it’s a start

If there were doubts that Hunter Owen could hit at the pro level, with a wood bat, he has provided some answers in his first two games with the independent Edinburg Roadrunners. The former Millsaps star, the school’s career homer and RBI leader, went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his Friday debut, then followed that effort by going 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs on Saturday. Owen, who tried out but couldn’t get a job with a major league organization, is hitting cleanup for Edinburg, which plays in the United League. There is a fairly long list of players who have used indy ball as a springboard to the affiliated game. Owen could be another.
P.S. Congratulations are in order for former Jackson State star Tommie Campbell, who will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in September. He was a first-round pick by the New York Mets in 1967 and, by all accounts, a pretty good player. He played four years in the Mets’ system, reaching the Double-A level. For the record, and contrary to JSU’s information, Campbell did not play for the ’69 champion Mets. There is no record that he was ever on their 40-man roster that season.