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BIG
BOARDPT 3/4
2026 5A · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#11
168 OPS+
.459/.566/.653
#12
168 OPS+
.413/.511/.706
#13
168 OPS+
.500/.602/.617
#14
167 OPS+
.354/.452/.759
#15
165 OPS+
.478/.602/.597
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TOP STOLEN BASESPT 1/5
5A · HITTERS
#1
29
SB
#2
28
SB
#3
27
SB
#4
26
SB
#5
24
SB
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BURNERS · statewide (pt 1/5)
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Hidden in the Hits
HIDDEN IN
THE HITS · BABIPPT 2/4
5A · 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
0.547
#7
0.543
#8
0.542
#9
0.542
#10
0.542
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BABIP leaders · statewide (pt 2/4)
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PLATE
DISCIPLINARIANSPT 3/4
5A · BB / K RATIO
Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.
#11
2.23
#12
2.17
#13
2.17
#14
2.13
#15
2.13
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BB > K · statewide (pt 3/4)
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Quiet Excellence
QUIET
EXCELLENCE · BB / KPT 4/4
5A · HITTERS · ELITE RATE, NOT TOP-10 IN OPS+
The craftsmen behind the leaderboard headlines.
#20
1.83
#16
2.00
#9
2.38
#14
2.13
#18
1.88
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Quiet excellence · statewide (pt 4/4)
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5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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WALKS > STRIKEOUTSPT 3/6
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.
22 BB
Stratford
11 K
30 BB
Carolina Forest
20 K
29 BB
TL Hanna
19 K
16 BB
Dorman
6 K
25 BB
West Florence
16 K
17 BB
Ridge View
8 K
23 BB
Carolina Forest
14 K
+ 17 more
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Numbers · walks-over-strikeouts (pt 3/6)
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THE .350 CLUBPT 1/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.542
James Island
52-for-96
0.511
Dorman
48-for-94
0.500
Eastside
47-for-94
0.478
Ridge View
32-for-67
0.467
Riverside
28-for-60
0.465
White Knoll
33-for-71
0.459
Fort Dorchester
45-for-98
+ 79 more
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Numbers · 350-club (pt 1/13)
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Crazy Game
SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
3-STEAL GAME
RIDGE VIEW · R5
3-4
H-AB
3
SB
1
HBP
VS EAU CLAIRE
MAR 18 · 2026
SPEED RANK
3 SB, then 4 times on base (3H +0BB +1HBP)
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Crazy game · speed
REGION 5 · CARDS FEATURING CEDRIC O'NEIL
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SCOPE
REGION 5
TOP 5
OPS+
R5 · HITTERS
#1
West Florence Knights · R5
198
#2
Blythewood Bengals · R5
170
#3
Ridge View Blazers · R5
165
#4
West Florence Knights · R5
161
#5
West Florence Knights · R5
159
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Top-5 OPS+ · Region 5
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REGION 5
BIG
BOARDPT 1/2
2026 R5 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#1
198 OPS+
.383/.537/.901
#2
170 OPS+
.354/.528/.709
#3
165 OPS+
.478/.602/.597
#4
161 OPS+
.379/.526/.644
#5
159 OPS+
.378/.523/.634
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REGION 5
BURNERS
TOP STOLEN BASESPT 1/3
R5 · HITTERS
#1
29
SB
#2
26
SB
T-3
22
SB
T-3
22
SB
T-5
18
SB
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GAP HITTERS
TOP DOUBLESPT 2/3
R5 · HITTERS
#6
8
2B
T-7
7
2B
T-7
7
2B
T-7
7
2B
T-10
6
2B
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STRIKEOUT KINGS
TOTAL STRIKEOUTSPT 1/2
R5 · PITCHERS
#1
75
K
T-2
52
K
T-2
52
K
#4
47
K
#5
44
K
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HIDDEN IN
THE HITS · BABIPPT 1/2
R5 · BATTING AVG ON BALLS IN PLAY
Hit the ball hard — solve all problems. The hitters whose batted balls find grass at the highest rate.
#1
0.542
#2
0.542
#3
0.500
#4
0.486
#5
0.483
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REGION 5
PLATE
DISCIPLINARIANSPT 1/2
R5 · BB / K RATIO
Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.
#1
2.13
#2
2.00
#3
1.67
#4
1.63
#5
1.56
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BB > K · Region 5 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 5
CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 2/2
R5 · (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.
#6
88.1%
#7
86.6%
#8
86.2%
#9
83.8%
#10
83.0%
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Lowest K% · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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REGION 5
K MACHINE
R5 · K / 9PT 1/2
Strikeout artistry by rate. The arms hitters can't square up.
#1
13.8
32 K · 20.9 IP
#2
12.6
47 K · 33.6 IP
#3
11.2
75 K · 60.4 IP
#4
10.2
52 K · 46.0 IP
#5
10.1
44 K · 39.2 IP
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K/9 leaders · Region 5 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 5
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
RIDGE VIEW · R5
8
STRAIGHT GAMES
.682
AVG IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 3 → MAR 19
Longest run of consecutive games with a hit. 0-AB games don't break it.
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MADE THE
5A VARSITY
ROSTER · 2026
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PLAYS
5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
RIDGE VIEW IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
CEDRIC O'NEIL
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. CEDRIC O'NEIL did, in RIDGE VIEW colors.
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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.
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Cedric O'Neil
Ridge View · Region 5
Third baseman. Hot corner — reaction time is the job.