Austin Jackson is moving up.  Not to the New York Yankees just yet, but through the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lineup.

After proving he could adjust to Triple-A pitchers with a .360 batting average through the first 29 games of the season, Austin was promoted to the second spot in the SWB order on Sunday night.

Boasting the fifth best batting average in the International league, Austin says his approach at the plate won’t change with the move.

“I think if I start trying to hit the ball out of the park, I think my strikeouts will go up and I won’t be making as much contact,” Jackson told the Scranton Times.

“I think the thing right now is to just keep trying to get hits.”

Jackson’s Season Stats – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)
AVG – .342; 2B – 5; 3B – 2; HR – 0; RBI – 13; BB – 16; SO – 33; OPS – .841

Read Chad Jennings’ full article on Austin here