ALL-STATE

5A · 2026PT 4/9

SCBCA · 41 HONOREES

FORT DORCHESTER · R8 · TWO-WAY

168 OPS+ · .459 AVG  |  3.75 ERA · 30 K · 22.4 IP

● HITTING right  ● PITCHING left

BIG

BOARDPT 3/4

2026 5A · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE

GAP HITTERS

TOP DOUBLESPT 2/6

5A · HITTERS

PLATE

DISCIPLINARIANSPT 2/4

5A · BB / K RATIO

Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.

CONTACT

KINGS · CONTACT%PT 3/4

5A · (AB − K) / AB · LOWEST STRIKEOUT RATE

Bat-to-ball artistry — the players who refuse to walk back to the dugout. The rarest skill in modern baseball.

QUIET

EXCELLENCE · BB / KPT 4/4

5A · HITTERS · ELITE RATE, NOT TOP-10 IN OPS+

The craftsmen behind the leaderboard headlines.

5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS

EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT

WALKS > STRIKEOUTSPT 2/6

38 hitters in 5A · 12+ BB · 1.5× K ratio

A walks-over-strikeouts season is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school where pitching is so dominant.

THE .350 CLUBPT 1/13

86 qualified hitters batting .350+

A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.

SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER

2-HOMER GAME

FORT DORCHESTER · R8

VS PROVIDENCE

APR 9 · 2026

SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER

2-HOMER GAME

FORT DORCHESTER · R8

VS PROVIDENCE

APR 9 · 2026

SCOPE

REGION 8

TOP 5

OPS+

R8 · HITTERS

SCOPE

REGION 8

BIG

BOARDPT 1/2

2026 R8 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE

SCOPE

REGION 8

BURNERS

TOP STOLEN BASESPT 1/2

R8 · HITTERS

SCOPE

REGION 8

GAP HITTERS

TOP DOUBLESPT 1/3

R8 · HITTERS

SCOPE

REGION 8

SPARK PLUGS

TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 1/2

R8 · HITTERS

SCOPE

REGION 8

STRIKEOUT KINGS

TOTAL STRIKEOUTSPT 3/3

R8 · PITCHERS

SCOPE

REGION 8

TOP ACES

R8 · ACE SCOREPT 2/2

Our composite: average percentile rank across ERA · WHIP · K/9 · IP, scaled 0–100.

SCOPE

REGION 8

RUN PREVENTION

R8 · ERA+PT 2/2

Run prevention vs the 5A average (league ERA 3.50). 100 is average — higher is better.

SCOPE

REGION 8

PURE STUFF

R8 · K-TO-BBPT 1/2

Strikeouts per walk — command married to swing-and-miss.

SCOPE

REGION 8

HIDDEN IN

THE HITS · BABIPPT 1/2

R8 · BATTING AVG ON BALLS IN PLAY

Hit the ball hard — solve all problems. The hitters whose batted balls find grass at the highest rate.

SCOPE

REGION 8

PLATE

DISCIPLINARIANSPT 1/2

R8 · BB / K RATIO

Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.

SCOPE

REGION 8

CONTACT

KINGS · CONTACT%PT 1/2

R8 · (AB − K) / AB · LOWEST STRIKEOUT RATE

Bat-to-ball artistry — the players who refuse to walk back to the dugout. The rarest skill in modern baseball.

SCOPE

REGION 8

K MACHINE

R8 · K / 9PT 1/2

Strikeout artistry by rate. The arms hitters can't square up.

SCOPE

REGION 8

SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER

2-HOMER GAME

FORT DORCHESTER · R8

VS PROVIDENCE

APR 9 · 2026

SCOPE

REGION 8

SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER

3-STEAL GAME

FORT DORCHESTER · R8

VS TBD- 03/08/26, 9:00 AM

MAR 8 · 2026

MADE THE

5A VARSITY

ROSTER · 2026

FORT DORCHESTER

PLAYS

5A

BASEBALL

The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.

BANKS WICKERSHAM · FORT DORCHESTER

SO FIRST OF ALL —

THANK

YOUR MOM

For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.

FORT DORCHESTER

AND THANK YOU TO

THE DUGOUT

THAT COUNTS ON YOU

FORT DORCHESTER IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.

BANKS WICKERSHAM

FROM TEE-BALL

TO 5A

Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. BANKS WICKERSHAM did, in FORT DORCHESTER colors.

2026 SC 5A BASEBALL

YOUR POSITION

CATCHER

FIELD GENERAL

It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.

BANKS WICKERSHAM · FORT DORCHESTER