On a rather uneventful morning in spring training, Jamar Hill strolled to home plate in batting practice and hilarity ensued.

The entire York Revolution makeshift defense slid over to the left side of the diamond. Meaning four outfielders, three infielders and a couple of positions you’d see in beer league softball were all to the left of second base.

This approach, of course, was to mock Hill’s dead-pull approach at the plate. Although he didn’t mind the practical joke one bit.

“I’m aiming to pull the ball,” Hill said matter-of-factly then. “(But) I’m usually good for probably about five opposite-field home runs a season. But that’s definitely on accident. It’s not something I try to do.”

This leads us to an interesting question: Why mess with what’s working?

Hill’s 4-for-5 night at the plate Wednesday in an 8-6 loss to Somerset served as one of the Revs’ best offensive performances of the season.

Hill pulled the ball with authority. He slapped an opposite-field single to right field. Then he clanked the Arch Nemesis with a two-run double, giving York a lead at the time.

The night was even more impressive considering Hill, the Revolution’s fifth outfielder, was having a tough time finding at-bats prior to Wednesday. That may not be a problem in the foreseeable future.

Hill was again in the lineup for Thursday’s finale with the Patriots. 

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