Skipworth picked 6th by Marlins
A big day for local prep baseball players at the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft started off early, as the Florida Marlins drafted Riverside Patriot catcher Kyle Skipworth with the 6th pick of the first round.
Skipworth, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound backstop, was an offensive machine for the Sunkist League-champion Warriors, batting a mind-boggling .543 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI in 94 at-bats. He also possesses a rocket arm and has shot up MLB draft boards in the past month.
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