Hitting for cycle was just the start of a big week for Marlins prospect Victor Mesa Jr.

It’s safe to say Victor Mesa Jr. had a pretty good week with the Double A Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

It started on Tuesday when he hit for the first cycle of his pro ball career and just the second ever by a Blue Wahoos player.

It continued when he proceeded to hit .375 (9 for 24) with five RBI and two runs scored over Pensacola’s six-game series against the Birmingham Barons, the Double A affiliate for the Chicago White Sox. This included two more multi-hit games.

Mesa Jr.’s run to the cycle began with a two-out RBI single in the first followed by a leadoff double in the fourth, a one-out triple in the sixth and then a two-out, first-pitch home run in the eighth to cap the cycle. The home run went 407 feet to right-center field.

Through 14 games this season, Mesa leads the Blue Wahoos in hits (20), doubles (six), batting average (.351), slugging (.579) and on-base-plus-slugging (.962) while also having six RBI and six runs scored. He had safely reached base in 12 consecutive games before going 0 for 4 on Sunday and has struck out just 12 times in 60 plate appearances.

Defensively, 13 of his 14 starts have been in center field, where he already has a pair of outfield assists.

It’s the latest glimpse of what Mesa can provide long-term. The younger of the Mesa brothers, Victor Jr. is the No. 14 prospect in the Marlins’ system according to MLB Pipeline. The 21-year-old has a smooth left-handed swing and, according to his MLB Pipeline scouting report, has “some of the best feel for the barrel among Miami farmhands.”

“He controls the strike zone, uses the entire field and makes consistent contact, but he needs to add muscle so he can provide more impact,” the scouting report continues. “He’ll probably always be a hit-over-power guy, but he could swat 15-20 homers per season if he gets stronger and drives balls in the air more regularly. Mesa’s high baseball IQ helps him play quicker than his average speed. He runs the bases aggressively and uses good reads and routes to enhance his range in center field. He has a chance to stick in center, and his solid arm strength works anywhere in the outfield.”

More notable performances

▪ After giving up eight runs (five earned) over nine innings in his first two starts, top Marlins prospect Eury Perez tossed five shutout innings with five strikeouts on Thursday for Double A Pensacola. He gave up just two hits and one walk in the start.

▪ Jacob Amaya, the shortstop prospect Miami acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Miguel Rojas trade, put together his most productive week at the plate since joining the Marlins organization. He hit .375 (6 for 16) with two home runs, one double, two walks and three runs scored while driving in four runs and striking out just three times for the Triple A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Amaya, ranked as the No. 9 prospect in Miami’s system, is solid defensively. He needs to keep up consistency at the plate in order to get a potential call up.

▪ Nasim Nunez keeps getting on base. The Marlins’ shortstop prospect, the No. 21 overall prospect in the organization, had a .517 on-base percentage last week, going 8 for 22 with five walks. He stole five bases over his six games, bringing his season total to seven.

▪ Left-handed pitcher Patrick Monteverde is apparently human. The 30th-ranked prospect in the Marlins’ organization gave up his first run of the season on Friday, his third start of the season. He still struck out 10 without issuing a walk over his six innings of work, bringing his season total to 29 strikeouts against five hits, two walks and one hit batter over 19 innings in Double A.

▪ Right-handed pitcher Bryan Hoeing, an option to fill Trevor Rogers’ spot in the big-league rotation on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, has posted a 2.08 ERA with 20 strikeouts against just two walks over 17 1/3 innings with Triple A Jacksonville. Hoeing is inducing twice as many groundball outs as he is outs through the air, a quality combination to go with the increased strikeout rate.

▪ A few final quick hits: Infielder Jacob Berry (Marlins No. 2, MLB No. 55) hit his first home run for High A Beloit on Sunday. He’s on a three-game hit streak. ... Infielder Yiddi Cappe (Marlins No. 7) had three more multi-hit games this week with Beloit and now has multiple hits in seven of 15 games this season. ... 19-year-old right-handed pitcher Jacob Miller (Marlins No. 8) has a 2.87 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 15 2/3 innings through his first three starts with Single A Jupiter and is holding opponents to a .082 batting average against. Command eluded him in his latest start on Saturday, though, as he walked seven over 4 2/3 innings after issuing just one walk in his first two starts.