Top Baltimore Orioles Prospect Sets Norfolk Single-Game RBI Record

Heston Kjerstad is one of the Baltimore Orioles' top prospects and on Wednesday he put together the biggest night in Norfolk Tides history.

Mar 19, 2024; Dunedin, Florida, USA; Baltimore Orioles right fielder Heston Kjerstad (13) hits a / Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports

The Baltimore Orioles have a ton of talented players waiting in the wings at Triple-A Norfolk. Many of their Top 30 prospects, some of whom are among the Top 100 prospects in baseball.

One is outfielder Heston Kjerstad, who spent a few games with the Orioles late last season but on Wednesday night had a career — and Norfolk Tides record-breaking — game against Charlotte.

The Tides won, 27-11, and Kjerstad had five of the Tides’ 29 hits.

He made the most of them, setting a Tides record for 10 RBI in a single game.

In the first inning, Kjerstand doubled, which scored Jackson Holliday, who is the Orioles’ No. 1 prospect and the No. 1 prospect in baseball.

After he struck out to lead off the third inning, he doubled in the fourth inning and later scored on a fielder’s choice ground ball by Kyle Stowers.

From there Kjerstad started picking up speed.

In the sixth, Kjerstad hit a three-run home run to score Errol Robinson and Holliday to give the Tides a 15-8 lead. In the seventh inning, he singled to center, which scored David Banuelos and Holliday to make it 19-8 Tides.

In the eighth, Kjerstad clobbered a grand slam, which scored Robinson, Holliday and Connor Norby, which pushed the Tides’ lead to 25-8. It was also Kjerstad’s fourth home run of the season.

For the game, Kjerstad went 5-for-7 with two home runs, two doubles, four runs and 10 RBI.

He wasn’t the only one with a big game, either. Stowers drove in seven runs as he went 4-for-7 with three runs scored. He also homered three times.