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CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 4/4
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.
#16
90.7%
#17
90.5%
#18
90.2%
#19
90.2%
#20
89.8%
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5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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WALKS > STRIKEOUTSPT 6/6
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.
18 BB
Catawba Ridge
12 K
13 BB
Westwood
8 K
12 BB
Hillcrest
8 K
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THE .350 CLUBPT 10/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.370
James Island
37-for-100
0.369
Fort Dorchester
24-for-65
0.368
Byrnes
32-for-87
0.368
Sumter
32-for-87
0.366
Summerville
34-for-93
0.366
Hillcrest
30-for-82
0.364
Spring Valley
24-for-66
+ 16 more
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TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 2/3
R1 · HITTERS
T-6
23
R
T-6
23
R
T-8
22
R
T-8
22
R
T-10
21
R
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DISCIPLINARIANSPT 1/2
R1 · BB / K RATIO
Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.
#1
1.53
#2
1.50
#3
1.42
#4
1.33
#5
1.29
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BB > K · Region 1 (pt 1/2)
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CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 1/2
R1 · (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.
#1
90.5%
#2
90.2%
#3
88.5%
#4
88.4%
#5
88.2%
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SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
HILLCREST · R1
16
STRAIGHT GAMES
.552
OBP IN STREAK
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 18 → APR 22
Longest run of consecutive games reaching base (hit, walk, or HBP).
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MADE THE
5A VARSITY
ROSTER · 2026
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5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
BRADLEY GENTZLER · HILLCREST
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
HILLCREST
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
HILLCREST IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
BRADLEY GENTZLER
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. BRADLEY GENTZLER did, in HILLCREST colors.
2026 SC 5A BASEBALL
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YOUR POSITION
SHORTSTOP
THE SIX HOLE
It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.
BRADLEY GENTZLER · HILLCREST
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Bradley Gentzler
Hillcrest · Region 1
The pyramid narrows every year in baseball. Bradley Gentzler kept climbing — all the way to Hillcrest varsity.