Victor Scott II #5

Two-sport athlete at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga., as a three-time captain of the baseball team and also played basketball...Recognized as a Cobb County All-Star...Played three seasons at West Virginia University (2020-22), where he was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree...Earned his degree from West Virginia during 2023 offseason...Was 38-of-45 in stolen base attempts in 2022, ranking sixth in NCAA Division I and setting the Mountaineer single-season record...Swiped 62 bags over three seasons at West Virginia, second-most in school history and the most since 1965...Both his father, Victor, and mother, Mary, ran track at Morris Brown College (Atlanta, Ga.) and his father is in their Hall of Fame...Hobbies include fishing and bowling...Worked at a bowling alley during an offseason and would bowl after hours, improving up to a score of 250...Learned fishing from Peoria Chiefs teammates Nathan Church, Jimmy Crooks and Cooper Hjerpe...Nicknamed "Swiper" and "Man of Steal" by Tink Hence...Created and released an online music album entitled "Write my Wrongs" under the name "Argo."...Was a fan of Andrew McCutchen and Starling Marte as a child. His father was Pirates fan from Pittsburgh, although Victor II grew up a Braves fan...Signed by TC Calhoun...Resides in Dallas, Texas.

2023

Hit .303/.369/.425 (166-548) with nine home runs, 10 triples, 20 doubles, 94 stolen bases and .794 OPS in 132 games between Peoria (A+) and Springfield (AA)...Finished second in all of Minor League Baseball in hits (166) behind Thomas Saggese (170). His 166 hits led the Cardinals organization and were the most by a Cardinals minor leaguer since 2002 Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year John Gall (166)...Ranked among minor league leaders in stolen bases (T-1st), hits (166, second), triples (10, T-3rd), plate appearances (618, fourth) and at-bats (548, fourth)...Led the Cardinals organization in plate appearances, at-bats, hits, stolen bases, and triples, ranked second in runs (95), total bases (233) and batting average (.303); T-2nd in games (132) and sacrifice flies (six); fifth in hit by pitches (15); and 10th in on-base pct. (.369) and OPS (.794)...Stole 94 bases in 2023, tying Chandler Simpson (Rays) for most in Major or Minor League Baseball...His 94 stolen bases was the fifth-highest total among Cardinals minor leaguers since 1962...Prior to Scott II and Simpson, Delino Deshields (101 in 2012) and Billy Hamilton (155 in 2012) were the last Minor Leaguers to swipe as many bags...Logged an 87.03% stolen base success rate (94-for-108)...Stole multiple bases in a game 21 times, including three bags in eight different games...Combined to record a .992 fielding percentage in 129 games in center field between Peoria and Springfield, 10th-best among Minor League outfielders...Began the season batting .282/.365/.399 (75-266) with 50 stolen bases and .763 OPS in 66 games with Peoria...Promoted to Springfield (AA) on 6/27...Finished the season hitting .323/.373/.450 (91-282) with 44 stolen bases and .824 OPS in 66 games...Batted .231 (3-13) with a stolen base in three games for Springfield in the Texas League postseason...Singled and stole second and third base in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park...Recognized as an Arizona Fall League Rising Star. Hit .286/.388/.417 (24-84) with three home runs, eight RBI and 18 stolen bases in 23 games for Scottsdale...Following the season in Baseball America's Best Tools survey, was recognized as the Midwest League's "Best Baserunner" and "Fastest Baserunner," and Texas League's "Best Defensive Outfielder."