Keston Hiura #72

Graduated from Valencia (CA) High School and attended the University of California-Irvine...His .442 batting average (a program record) and .567 on-base percentage as a junior last season led the nation (56g, .442, 8hr, 42rbi)...Was named 2017 Big West Field Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big West as he led the conference in batting average (.442), on-base percentage (.567), slugging percentage (.693), doubles (24) and walks (50)...Was a semifinalist for the 2017 Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the top amateur player in the country...Enters the 2018 season as the third-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America...Hit safely in 37 of his 42 games in his first season as a professional between Rookie Arizona (14 of 15) and Class-A Wisconsin (23 of 27)...Began his professional career on a 10-game hitting streak, batting .405 (17-for-42, 3hr, 14rbi)...Hit safely in his first 12 games after being transferred on 7/19 to Wisconsin, batting .408 (20-for-49, 7rbi)...Finished last season on the Wisconsin disabled list (8/16-9/2) with a strained left hamstring...Produced a 52-game on-base streak as a sophomore in 2016, the longest streak in the country...Follow him on Twitter (@Kestdaddy).

2017

Selected by Milwaukee in the first round (ninth overall) of the First-Year Player Draft..... signed by Wynn Pelzer.