STATEWIDE · CARDS FEATURING MCLEOD DARNELL
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Contact Kings
CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 4/4
5A · (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.
#16
90.7%
#17
90.5%
#18
90.2%
#19
90.2%
#20
89.8%
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5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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THE .350 CLUBPT 2/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.453
Eastside
53-for-117
0.451
Byrnes
41-for-91
0.449
Dutch Fork
40-for-89
0.446
Easley
41-for-92
0.444
St. James
40-for-90
0.444
Byrnes
36-for-81
0.442
JL Mann
42-for-95
+ 72 more
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Numbers · 350-club (pt 2/13)
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Streak
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
JL MANN · R1
13
STRAIGHT GAMES
.558
AVG IN STREAK
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
FEB 28 → MAR 30
Longest run of consecutive games with a hit. 0-AB games don't break it.
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REGION 1 · CARDS FEATURING MCLEOD DARNELL
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BIG
BOARDPT 2/2
2026 R1 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#6
150 OPS+
.442/.527/.558
#7
146 OPS+
.370/.452/.610
#8
143 OPS+
.398/.550/.490
#9
138 OPS+
.362/.436/.565
#10
129 OPS+
.317/.398/.537
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Big Board · Region 1 (pt 2/2)
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CLEANUP SPOT
TOP RBISPT 2/3
R1 · HITTERS
T-6
23
RBI
T-6
23
RBI
#8
22
RBI
T-9
20
RBI
T-9
20
RBI
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GAP HITTERS
TOP DOUBLESPT 2/3
R1 · HITTERS
#6
9
2B
T-7
8
2B
T-7
8
2B
T-7
8
2B
T-7
8
2B
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HIDDEN IN
THE HITS · BABIPPT 2/2
R1 · 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
0.484
#7
0.482
#8
0.477
#9
0.475
#10
0.458
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BABIP leaders · Region 1 (pt 2/2)
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PLATE
DISCIPLINARIANSPT 2/2
R1 · BB / K RATIO
Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.
#6
1.22
#7
1.21
#8
1.14
#9
1.13
#10
1.08
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BB > K · Region 1 (pt 2/2)
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CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 1/2
R1 · (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
90.5%
#2
90.2%
#3
88.5%
#4
88.4%
#5
88.2%
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SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
JL MANN · R1
13
STRAIGHT GAMES
.558
AVG IN STREAK
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
FEB 28 → MAR 30
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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SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
JL MANN · R1
19
STRAIGHT GAMES
.577
OBP IN STREAK
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
FEB 28 → APR 14
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.
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
JL MANN
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
JL MANN IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
MCLEOD DARNELL
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. MCLEOD DARNELL did, in JL MANN colors.
2026 SC 5A BASEBALL
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YOUR POSITION
CATCHER
FIELD GENERAL
It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.
MCLEOD DARNELL · JL MANN
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Diamond Prospects
2ND
McLeod Darnell
JL Mann · Region 1
#6 in Region 1 OPS at 1.085.