Andre Lipcius continues strong spring at plate for Tigers

Lakeland, Fla. — The first cut might’ve deeper had it not been for the WBC. With infielders Jonathan Schoop, Andy Ibanez and Javier Báez out of camp, several players are getting some extended looks this week.

One of those is infielder Andre Lipcius, who continues to impress at the plate. He blasted his third home run of the spring Tuesday. He and teammate Jake Rogers were tied for the Grapefruit League home run lead at that time. He’s hitting .428 with six RBIs.

“He’s a smart hitter,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said. “He knows how to put together a game plan, he commits to the game plan when he goes up there and he generally executes inside the strike zone. I can see why his track record has…