5 cycles in 8 days

There were five cycles in minor league baseball over the span of March 22, 2012 to March 29, 2012. I'm going to take a moment to put those five players in the spotlight. 


Tony Plagman of the Erie SeaWolves had his cycle on March 22 in a 4 for 5 game with the Tigers Double A team. He hit a grand slam in the first inning, a double in the fifth, a triple in the seventh and a single in the ninth. For the season the outfielder is hitting .204/.276/.408 with 7 HR, 28 RBI, 15 R and 4 SB in 42 games. He was originally drafted by the Tigers in the ninth round in 2010.


Stefen Romero of the High Desert Mavericks also had his cycle on March 22 in a 4 for 5 game with the Seattle Mariners Class A Advanced team. He hit a double in the third, a two-run home run in the fourth, a triple in the seventh and a single in the eighth. For the season the third baseman in hitting .355/.385/.570 with 8 HR, 40 RBI, 35 R and 4 SB in 46 games. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the 12th round in 2010.


Travis Witherspoon of Inland Empire 66ers hit for his cycle on May 24 in a 4 for 5 game with the Los Angeles Angels Class A Advanced team. He hit a double in the first inning, a solo home run in the second, a single in the sixth and a triple in the eighth. For the season the outfielder is hitting .304/.371/.458 with 5 HR, 22 RBI, 40 R and 19 SB in 52 games.


Kyle Skipworth of the Jacksonville Suns had his cycle on May 26 in a 4 for 4 game with the Miami Marlins Double A team. He hit a double in the first inning, added a sac fly in the second, hit a single in the fourth, hit a  grand slam in the fifth and got his triple in the seventh. For the season the catcher is hitting .221/.290/.409 with 6 HR, 26 RBI, 18 R and 1 SB in 43 games. He was originally drafted by the Marlins with the sixth pick of the first round in 2008.


Chad Oberacker of the Stockton Ports hit for his cycle on May 29 in a 4 for 6 game with the Oakland Athletics Class A Advanced team. He hit a single in the third, a three run home run in the fourth, a triple in the sixth and a double in the eighth. For the season the outfielder is hitting .280/.352/.445 with 5 HR, 21 R, 24 R and 11 SB in 40 games combined between Class A and Class A Advanced. He was originally drafted by the Athletics in the 25th round in 2011.