Niner Times · Apr 5, 2016
Hunter Jones: Taking one for the team
Hunter Jones gets hit by pitch against Southern Miss. Photo by Ben CoonHunter Jones elevates the phrase ‘taking one for the team’ to a national level.
The sophomore infielder from Indian Trail, N.C. currently sits atop the national leader board for sacrifice bunts with 13 so far on the season. Charlotte as a team comes in at 14 in the national rankings for sacrifice bunts.
The sacrifice bunt is an art form that is slowly dying out of the game. The last major league player to have 20 sacrifice bunts in a season was Juan Pierre in 2007 for the L.A. Dodgers. The sac bunt is something that the Charlotte squad, led by Jones, uses frequently to move runners into scoring position.