"I start playing and then I stopped playing because of my back, and then I start playing again and I got hit in the wrist, so I had to stop playing again," Correa said to MLB.com. "You need two weeks of playing every day to really settle in. Now I'm getting to go out and work hard. I hope I can stay healthy and play every day and keep working hard every day with this team."

Correa is batting .385 in May after batting .221 in April. He has three home runs, four doubles, 17 RBI, 19 walks and 22 runs in 25 games.

"I've never experienced the cold," Correa said of his early struggles, per MLB.com. "I'm trying to work as hard as I can and do the best I can for my team. It's been very challenging, but I know I have to fight through adversity."

Correa was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft, but Quad Cities manager Omar Lopez said the team isn't putting any pressure on the burgeoning prospect to produce in his first full season in the minors.

"It's not that he's chasing the ball or he's got a bad approach or that he's overmatched," Lopez said of Correa's numbers. "Sometimes he's too anxious. He's 18 and anxious. He needs to be more under control. I understand. He probably has high expectations and high goals for this season -- we don't."

"It felt great. You work in the cage, put the work in every single day. It gives me confidence obviously to just keep working on your plan and do what you're doing," Correa said, per MLB.com. "The first one was on a fastball down the middle and I hit it to center field. The second one was a 2-2 slider, I knew that one was gone."

Correa has slowed down a bit after a torrid start to the season, but he's batting .256 with three homers and 13 RBI in 11 games. He also has 10 walks, .396 on-base percentage, .535 slugging percentage and .931 OPS.

"It's been a great start to the season for the team, I feel good. It's a long season so you just keep working," Correa said.

Correa is batting .400 (6 for 15) with a homer, two doubles and eight RBI in three games. He was 4 for 7 Saturday, which included a double, a home run, five RBI and a stolen base.

"My first season, I definitely started a little slow," Correa said. "I think this might be the first time I've ever really started fast. But it's definitely a good thing. It means my plan is good and that I should keep it. Just keep my rhythm and keep working on pitch selection and this will happen."

Correa drew the start and hit second Wednesday as the Astros featured a lineup filled with prospects and minor-leaguers. Correa finished 1 for 4 with an RBI on a fielder's choice and stole his second base in as many games with the team.