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WALKS > STRIKEOUTSPT 5/6
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.
16 BB
James Island
9 K
15 BB
Eastside
8 K
19 BB
Summerville
12 K
13 BB
Carolina Forest
6 K
18 BB
James Island
11 K
20 BB
Dutch Fork
13 K
15 BB
Sumter
9 K
+ 3 more
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THE .350 CLUBPT 4/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.416
Dorman
37-for-89
0.415
Sumter
34-for-82
0.414
Carolina Forest
41-for-99
0.413
James Island
45-for-109
0.411
Indian Land
39-for-95
0.410
James Island
32-for-78
0.409
Riverside
27-for-66
+ 58 more
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BIG
BOARDPT 2/2
2026 R8 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#6
160 OPS+
.394/.556/.606
#7
156 OPS+
.410/.531/.603
#8
155 OPS+
.386/.455/.670
#9
155 OPS+
.369/.554/.569
#10
141 OPS+
.366/.482/.538
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BURNERS
TOP STOLEN BASESPT 2/2
R8 · HITTERS
T-4
13
SB
#7
12
SB
T-8
11
SB
T-8
11
SB
#10
10
SB
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BURNERS · Region 8 (pt 2/2)
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THE LONG BALL
TOP HOME RUNSPT 2/3
R8 · HITTERS
T-6
4
HR
T-6
4
HR
T-6
4
HR
T-9
3
HR
T-9
3
HR
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THE LONG BALL · Region 8 (pt 2/3)
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TRIPLE THREAT
TOP TRIPLES
R8 · HITTERS
#1
5
3B
T-2
2
3B
T-2
2
3B
T-2
2
3B
T-2
2
3B
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HIDDEN IN
THE HITS · BABIPPT 2/2
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.
#6
0.471
#7
0.462
#8
0.453
#9
0.430
#10
0.418
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BABIP leaders · Region 8 (pt 2/2)
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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.
#1
7.75
#2
2.40
#3
2.38
#4
1.78
#5
1.64
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MADE THE
5A VARSITY
ROSTER · 2026
JAMES ISLAND
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PLAYS
5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
BRAYDEN EASTERLING · JAMES ISLAND
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
JAMES ISLAND
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
JAMES ISLAND IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
BRAYDEN EASTERLING
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. BRAYDEN EASTERLING did, in JAMES ISLAND colors.
2026 SC 5A BASEBALL
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YOUR POSITION
3RD BASE
THE HOT CORNER
It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.
BRAYDEN EASTERLING · JAMES ISLAND
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2ND
Brayden Easterling
James Island · Region 8
OPS+ of 156 — 1.56× the 5A baseline.