Darius Hill #1

Darius has batted .299 (303-for-1,015) with 52 doubles, seven triples, 16 home runs and 108 RBI in 252 career Minor League games across four seasons in the Cubs organization....Tallied 166 hits between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa in 2022...the 166 hits were tied for the most in minor league baseball... Following the campaign, was named an MiLB.com Organizational All-Star....Was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Month in May 2021... batted a combined .337 (34-for-101) with five doubles, a home run and 16 RBI in 23 games between Single-A Myrtle Beach and Tennessee....Was selected by the Cubs in the 20th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft....Played at West Virginia University for four seasons, tying a Big 12 record with 79 career doubles...ranks second in West Virginia school history with 304 hits... Was a two-time ABCA All-East Region honoree....Graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, Tex... Was named a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American, a MaxPreps Second Team All-American, a Perfect Game Underclass Third Team All-American during his high school career.

2022

Darius in 2022 set career marks in average (.314), games (133), hits (166), runs (82), doubles (36), triples (five), home runs (nine), RBI (53) and walks (34) in 133 combined games between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa... His 166 hits were tied for the most in minor league baseball... Began the season with the Smokies, batting .308 (57-for-185) with 13 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 18 RBI in 44 games... Tallied a seven-game hitting streak from April 12-21, including four-straight multi-hit efforts from April 12-15... Was promoted to Iowa May 31, where he would play in 89 games to conclude the season, batting .318 (109-for-343) with 23 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 35 RBI... Led the I-Cubs with 109 hits, while his .318 average was the highest among players with at least 200 AB... Tallied three-straight three-hit games from June 10-12, including a season-high four hits on June 11 at Toledo... Following the season, was named an MiLB.com Organizational All-Star.