Triple-A Albuquerque hitting coach John Shelby hasn't seen much of his team's newest star, but in what he has seen from outfielder David Dahl, there's more than a lot to like.

The Rockies' second-ranked prospect went 4-for-5 and reached on an error in his final at-bat, giving him 10 hits and a 1.733 OPS through his first three Pacific Coast League games, as Albuquerque fell to visiting El Paso, 6-4, on Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

Coming off consecutive three-hit nights, Dahl picked up where he left off with a double to left field in the first inning and followed with an RBI double to left in the third.

"He's getting hits," Shelby said with a laugh. "He's just getting a lot of hits. He's hitting the ball to left field, right field, center field, hitting the ball hard, swinging at strikes and making good contact."

Those parameters may seem simple enough, but they're leading to eye-popping numbers for a 22-year-old getting his first taste of Triple-A. Dahl is batting .667/.667/1.067 with four extra-base hits, four RBIs and three runs scored since joining the Isotopes on Monday. He added an RBI single to right field in the fifth and a single back up the middle leading off the seventh.

"He's got a good eye so far, from what I've seen," Shelby said. "He's swinging at strikes and putting the ball in play, and he's not chasing pitches out of the zone. He looks very relaxed and comfortable up at the plate. He has an aggressive approach, but it's under control. Right now, from what I've seen, he's just displaying some good hitting ability."

MLB.com's No. 40 overall prospect also has impressed his hitting coach with his even distribution of knocks. Of Dahl's 10 hits, three have gone to left, three to center and four -- including his first Triple-A homer on Monday -- have gone to right.

"He's hitting strikes and taking good swings on them and making solid contact. So far, wherever the ball is pitched, he's hitting it there," Shelby said. "He's not really trying to be a pull hitter or a slap hitter. He's just reacting and showing great hand-eye coordination. Right now, everything he's doing is working."

Triple-A won't be all multi-hit performances and big headlines for Dahl, and learning how to thrive at a new level means learning how to adjust day to day. Shelby and the rest of the Isotopes staff will eagerly watch as Dahl leads his club into a four-game set this weekend at Las Vegas, his first PCL road trip.

"It's getting at-bats and repetition," Shelby said of adapting to a new level. "With him, he's faced the same team the last three games, so now we're getting ready to play a different team. It'll be interesting to see how they pitch him and what type of approach he has for them."

Dahl, who reached on an error charged to first baseman Diego Goris in the ninth, drove in a pair of runs. And both times, it was starting pitcher Kyle Freeland coming around to score. Freeland, Colorado's No. 7 prospect, went 2-for-3 with a double while charged with six runs -- four earned -- on 10 hits over seven innings.

"He had a hit his first game, so from what I hear, he can swing the bat," Shelby said. "He's a pretty good athlete. It was good to see him go out, get some hits, score a couple runs. I wish we'd been able to get more runs and get him a win."

Padres No. 3 prospect Hunter Renfroe went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Austin Hedges matched that line with two RBIs of his own for the Chihuahuas.