5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS

EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT

SCOPE

REGION 3

CONTACT

KINGS · CONTACT%PT 1/2

R3 · (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.

SCOPE

REGION 3

QUIET

EXCELLENCE · BB / KPT 1/2

R3 · HITTERS · ELITE RATE, NOT TOP-10 IN OPS+

The craftsmen behind the leaderboard headlines.

MADE THE

5A VARSITY

ROSTER · 2026

INDIAN LAND

PLAYS

5A

BASEBALL

The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.

MATTHEW BETTER · INDIAN LAND

SO FIRST OF ALL —

THANK

YOUR MOM

For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.

INDIAN LAND

AND THANK YOU TO

THE DUGOUT

THAT COUNTS ON YOU

INDIAN LAND IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.

MATTHEW BETTER

FROM TEE-BALL

TO 5A

Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. MATTHEW BETTER did, in INDIAN LAND colors.

2026 SC 5A BASEBALL

YOUR POSITION

2ND BASE

THE PIVOT

It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.

MATTHEW BETTER · INDIAN LAND