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GAP HITTERS
TOP DOUBLESPT 3/6
5A · HITTERS
T-5
11
2B
T-12
10
2B
T-12
10
2B
T-12
10
2B
T-12
10
2B
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5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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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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Numbers · walks-over-strikeouts (pt 5/6)
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THE .350 CLUBPT 6/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.396
Indian Land
36-for-91
0.394
James Island
26-for-66
0.391
Spartanburg
34-for-87
0.390
Hillcrest
30-for-77
0.388
Sumter
33-for-85
0.388
Chapin
38-for-98
0.386
Carolina Forest
34-for-88
+ 44 more
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Numbers · 350-club (pt 6/13)
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SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
BIG DAY AT THE PLATE
SUMTER · R5
3-4
H-AB
1
HR
4
RBI
1
2B
1
3B
1
BB
1
SB
VS DREHER
APR 7 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.3
1×1.27(2B) + 1×1.62(3B) + 1×2.10(HR) + 1×.69(BB) + 1×.20(SB) = 5.9 production + 4×0.6(RBI) = 8.3
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Streak
SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
SUMTER · R5
29
STRAIGHT GAMES
.519
OBP IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 6 → MAY 16
Longest run of consecutive games reaching base (hit, walk, or HBP).
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REGION 5 · CARDS FEATURING JOSEPH CHAPMAN
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SCOPE
REGION 5
BIG
BOARDPT 2/2
2026 R5 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#6
156 OPS+
.381/.464/.670
#7
154 OPS+
.388/.519/.600
#8
154 OPS+
.344/.447/.672
#9
153 OPS+
.425/.500/.613
#10
153 OPS+
.325/.509/.600
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Big Board · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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GAP HITTERS
TOP DOUBLESPT 1/3
R5 · HITTERS
#1
11
2B
#2
10
2B
T-3
9
2B
T-3
9
2B
T-3
9
2B
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SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 2/2
R5 · HITTERS
T-4
28
R
T-7
26
R
T-7
26
R
T-7
26
R
T-7
26
R
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SPARK PLUGS · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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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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CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 1/2
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.
#1
91.8%
#2
90.9%
#3
89.6%
#4
89.4%
#5
89.4%
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Lowest K% · Region 5 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 5
SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
BIG DAY AT THE PLATE
SUMTER · R5
3-4
H-AB
1
HR
4
RBI
1
2B
1
3B
1
BB
1
SB
VS DREHER
APR 7 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.3
1×1.27(2B) + 1×1.62(3B) + 1×2.10(HR) + 1×.69(BB) + 1×.20(SB) = 5.9 production + 4×0.6(RBI) = 8.3
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Crazy game · hitting
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REGION 5
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
SUMTER · R5
8
STRAIGHT GAMES
.500
AVG IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 24 → APR 7
Longest run of consecutive games with a hit. 0-AB games don't break it.
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Hit streak
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REGION 5
SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
SUMTER · R5
29
STRAIGHT GAMES
.519
OBP IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 6 → MAY 16
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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PLAYS
5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
JOSEPH CHAPMAN · SUMTER
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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
SUMTER IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
JOSEPH CHAPMAN
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. JOSEPH CHAPMAN did, in SUMTER colors.
2026 SC 5A BASEBALL
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YOUR POSITION
1ST BASE
TAKE THE THROW
It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.
JOSEPH CHAPMAN · SUMTER
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5A · R5
Joseph Chapman
Sumter · Region 5
Top-25 in 5A contact rate at 89%.