ALL-STATE · SERGIO MELENDEZ
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ALL-STATE
5A · 2026PT 6/9
SCBCA · 41 HONOREES
H
Lugoff-Elgin Demons · R5
156 OPS+
.381/.464/.670
2W
Hillcrest Rams · R1
3.93 ERA · 156 OPS+
57 K · 44.5 IP · .400
H
River Bluff Gators · R4
155 OPS+
.379/.510/.612
H
Boiling Springs Bulldogs · R2
154 OPS+
.419/.533/.581
H
Blythewood Bengals · R5
153 OPS+
.425/.500/.613
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2026 ALL-STATE
BLYTHEWOOD · R5 · HITTER
153 OPS+ · .425 AVG · 3 HR
PERCENTILE VS ALL QUALIFIED 5A HITTERS
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STATEWIDE · CARDS FEATURING SERGIO MELENDEZ
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GAP HITTERS
TOP DOUBLESPT 2/6
5A · HITTERS
T-5
11
2B
T-5
11
2B
T-5
11
2B
T-5
11
2B
T-5
11
2B
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GAP HITTERS · statewide (pt 2/6)
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SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 2/5
5A · HITTERS
T-5
41
R
#7
40
R
T-8
39
R
T-8
39
R
#10
38
R
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SPARK PLUGS · statewide (pt 2/5)
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Top OPS by Position
SHORTSTOP
THE SIX HOLE
RIPKEN NEVER SAT
5A · TOP 5 BY OPS+
#1
240
OPS+
#2
177
OPS+
#3
159
OPS+
#4
157
OPS+
#5
153
OPS+
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Top OPS+ at SS
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Region Name Cloud
5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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Numbers Tell a Story
THE .350 CLUBPT 3/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.440
Conway
37-for-84
0.429
Woodmont
39-for-91
0.429
Wando
24-for-56
0.425
Blythewood
45-for-106
0.419
Boiling Springs
36-for-86
0.419
Eastside
39-for-93
0.416
Fort Mill
37-for-89
+ 65 more
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Numbers · 350-club (pt 3/13)
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Crazy Game
SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
2-HOMER GAME
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
2-2
H-AB
2
HR
4
RBI
1
BB
1
HBP
1
SB
VS SPARTANBURG VIKINGS
MAY 11 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.2
2×2.10(HR) + 1×.69(BB) + 1×.72(HBP) + 1×.20(SB) = 5.8 production + 4×0.6(RBI) = 8.2
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Multi-Homer
SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
2-HOMER GAME
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
2-2
H-AB
2
HR
4
RBI
1
BB
1
HBP
1
SB
VS SPARTANBURG VIKINGS
MAY 11 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.2
2×2.10(HR) + 1×.69(BB) + 1×.72(HBP) + 1×.20(SB) = 5.8 production + 4×0.6(RBI) = 8.2
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Multi-homer game
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Streak
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
12
STRAIGHT GAMES
.513
AVG IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
APR 10 → MAY 15
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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Streak
SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
27
STRAIGHT GAMES
.505
OBP IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 7 → MAY 15
Longest run of consecutive games reaching base (hit, walk, or HBP).
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REGION 5 · CARDS FEATURING SERGIO MELENDEZ
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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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SCOPE
REGION 5
BURNERS
TOP STOLEN BASESPT 2/3
R5 · HITTERS
T-5
18
SB
#7
17
SB
#8
15
SB
#9
13
SB
T-10
10
SB
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BURNERS · Region 5 (pt 2/3)
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SCOPE
REGION 5
THE LONG BALL
TOP HOME RUNSPT 2/3
R5 · HITTERS
T-5
5
HR
T-5
5
HR
T-5
5
HR
#9
4
HR
T-10
3
HR
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THE LONG BALL · Region 5 (pt 2/3)
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REGION 5
CLEANUP SPOT
TOP RBISPT 2/2
R5 · HITTERS
T-6
27
RBI
T-6
27
RBI
T-6
27
RBI
#9
26
RBI
#10
25
RBI
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CLEANUP SPOT · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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REGION 5
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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GAP HITTERS · Region 5 (pt 1/3)
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SCOPE
REGION 5
SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 1/2
R5 · HITTERS
#1
41
R
#2
40
R
#3
29
R
T-4
28
R
T-4
28
R
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SPARK PLUGS · Region 5 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 5
HIDDEN IN
THE HITS · BABIPPT 2/2
R5 · 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
0.460
#7
0.457
#8
0.457
#9
0.447
#10
0.442
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BABIP leaders · Region 5 (pt 2/2)
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REGION 5
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
2-HOMER GAME
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
2-2
H-AB
2
HR
4
RBI
1
BB
1
HBP
1
SB
VS SPARTANBURG VIKINGS
MAY 11 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.2
2×2.10(HR) + 1×.69(BB) + 1×.72(HBP) + 1×.20(SB) = 5.8 production + 4×0.6(RBI) = 8.2
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Crazy game · hitting
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REGION 5
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
12
STRAIGHT GAMES
.513
AVG IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
APR 10 → MAY 15
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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SCOPE
REGION 5
SEASON-LONG ON-BASE STREAK
BLYTHEWOOD · R5
27
STRAIGHT GAMES
.505
OBP IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
MAR 7 → MAY 15
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
BLYTHEWOOD
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PLAYS
5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
SERGIO MELENDEZ · BLYTHEWOOD
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
BLYTHEWOOD
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
BLYTHEWOOD IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
SERGIO MELENDEZ
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. SERGIO MELENDEZ did, in BLYTHEWOOD 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.
SERGIO MELENDEZ · BLYTHEWOOD
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Diamond Prospects
2ND
All-State
5A-D1
Sergio Melendez
Blythewood · Region 5
11 doubles — finding gaps all spring.