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THE .350 CLUBPT 8/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.382
Stratford
34-for-89
0.381
Lugoff-Elgin
37-for-97
0.379
West Florence
33-for-87
0.379
River Bluff
44-for-116
0.379
Dorman
36-for-95
0.379
Clover
25-for-66
0.379
Spring Valley
25-for-66
+ 30 more
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REGION 5 · CARDS FEATURING LUKE SMOAK
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TOP 5
ERA
R5 · PITCHERS
#1
Blythewood Bengals · R5
2.12
#2
Blythewood Bengals · R5
2.24
#3
Blythewood Bengals · R5
2.25
#4
Lugoff-Elgin Demons · R5
2.40
#5
Spring Valley Vikings · R5
2.45
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Top-5 ERA · Region 5
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RUN PREVENTION
R5 · ERA+PT 1/2
Run prevention vs the 5A average (league ERA 3.98). 100 is average — higher is better.
#1
188
ERA+
#2
178
ERA+
#3
177
ERA+
#4
166
ERA+
#5
163
ERA+
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Run Prevention · 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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K MACHINE
R5 · K / 9PT 2/2
Strikeout artistry by rate. The arms hitters can't square up.
#6
9.8
25 K · 22.9 IP
#7
8.9
33 K · 33.4 IP
#8
8.4
41 K · 43.7 IP
#9
8.4
18 K · 19.2 IP
#10
8.2
37 K · 40.4 IP
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K/9 leaders · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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QUIET
EXCELLENCE · BB / KPT 2/2
R5 · HITTERS · ELITE RATE, NOT TOP-10 IN OPS+
The craftsmen behind the leaderboard headlines.
#24
0.82
#4
1.63
#19
1.00
#16
1.14
#6
1.50
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Quiet excellence · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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MADE THE
5A VARSITY
ROSTER · 2026
SPRING VALLEY
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5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
LUKE SMOAK · SPRING VALLEY
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
SPRING VALLEY
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
SPRING VALLEY IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
LUKE SMOAK
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. LUKE SMOAK did, in SPRING VALLEY 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.
LUKE SMOAK · SPRING VALLEY
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Luke Smoak
Spring Valley · Region 5
Reaches base 45% of the time.