ALL-STATE · ROME DERENZO
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ALL-STATE
5A · 2026PT 5/9
SCBCA · 41 HONOREES
H
James Island Trojans · R8
162 OPS+
.400/.492/.686
2W
JL Mann Patriots · R1
4.45 ERA · 162 OPS+
58 K · 40.9 IP · .372
H
St. James Sharks · R6
157 OPS+
.444/.550/.589
H
Dorman Cavaliers · R2
157 OPS+
.379/.560/.579
H
Lucy Beckham Bengals · R7
157 OPS+
.386/.522/.614
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ST. JAMES · R6 · HITTER
157 OPS+ · .444 AVG · 3 HR
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STATEWIDE · CARDS FEATURING ROME DERENZO
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BURNERS
TOP STOLEN BASESPT 2/5
5A · HITTERS
T-6
22
SB
T-6
22
SB
T-6
22
SB
T-6
22
SB
T-10
20
SB
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SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 4/5
5A · HITTERS
T-16
34
R
T-16
34
R
T-18
33
R
T-18
33
R
T-18
33
R
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SPARK PLUGS · statewide (pt 4/5)
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Top OPS by Position
1ST BASE
TAKE THE THROW
AMAZING GRACE
5A · TOP 5 BY OPS+
#1
190
OPS+
#2
164
OPS+
#3
162
OPS+
#4
157
OPS+
#5
156
OPS+
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5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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WALKS > STRIKEOUTSPT 4/6
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.
17 BB
Lexington
8 K
23 BB
Dutch Fork
14 K
21 BB
Berkeley
13 K
20 BB
Byrnes
12 K
19 BB
Gaffney
11 K
19 BB
Stratford
11 K
18 BB
St. James
11 K
+ 10 more
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Numbers · walks-over-strikeouts (pt 4/6)
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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)
REGION 6 · CARDS FEATURING ROME DERENZO
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REGION 6
TOP 5
OPS+
R6 · HITTERS
#1
Carolina Forest Panthers · R6
165
#2
St. James Sharks · R6
157
#3
Conway Tigers · R6
151
#4
Carolina Forest Panthers · R6
150
#5
North Myrtle Beach Chiefs · R6
140
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Top-5 OPS+ · Region 6
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BIG
BOARDPT 1/2
2026 R6 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#1
165 OPS+
.386/.526/.670
#2
157 OPS+
.444/.550/.589
#3
151 OPS+
.440/.515/.583
#4
150 OPS+
.316/.534/.557
#5
140 OPS+
.343/.471/.543
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Big Board · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 6
BURNERS
TOP STOLEN BASESPT 1/2
R6 · HITTERS
#1
22
SB
#2
20
SB
T-3
18
SB
T-3
18
SB
T-3
18
SB
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BURNERS · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 6
THE LONG BALL
TOP HOME RUNSPT 1/2
R6 · HITTERS
#1
5
HR
T-2
4
HR
T-2
4
HR
T-2
4
HR
T-5
3
HR
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THE LONG BALL · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 1/2
R6 · HITTERS
#1
34
R
#2
31
R
#3
27
R
#4
26
R
T-5
24
R
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SPARK PLUGS · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 6
HIDDEN IN
THE HITS · BABIPPT 1/2
R6 · 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
0.530
#3
0.487
#4
0.452
#5
0.451
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BABIP leaders · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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PLATE
DISCIPLINARIANSPT 1/2
R6 · BB / K RATIO
Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.
#1
2.17
#2
1.64
#3
1.64
#4
1.50
#5
1.44
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BB > K · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 1/2
R6 · (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
93.9%
#2
89.3%
#3
89.0%
#4
88.0%
#5
87.8%
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Lowest K% · Region 6 (pt 1/2)
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SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
3-STEAL GAME
ST. JAMES · R6
2-4
H-AB
3
SB
1
BB
VS SOCASTEE
APR 22 · 2026
SPEED RANK
3 SB, then 3 times on base (2H +1BB +0HBP)
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Crazy game · speed
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REGION 6
SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
ST. JAMES · R6
15
STRAIGHT GAMES
.644
OBP IN STREAK
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
APR 7 → MAY 11
Longest run of consecutive games reaching base (hit, walk, or HBP).
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On-base streak
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MADE THE
5A VARSITY
ROSTER · 2026
ST. JAMES
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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.
ST. JAMES
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
ST. JAMES IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
ROME DERENZO
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. ROME DERENZO did, in ST. JAMES 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.
ROME DERENZO · ST. JAMES
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Diamond Prospects
1ST
All-State
5A-D2
Rome Derenzo
St. James · Region 6
Roll call: Rome Derenzo, St. James. The kind of teammate the dugout counts on.