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STATEWIDE · CARDS FEATURING TRIP OSTERGARD
HSBASEBALL
STATS
Big Board
BIG
BOARDPT 3/4
2026 5A · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#11
168 OPS+
.459/.566/.653
#12
168 OPS+
.413/.511/.706
#13
168 OPS+
.500/.602/.617
#14
167 OPS+
.354/.452/.759
#15
165 OPS+
.478/.602/.597
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THE LONG BALL
TOP HOME RUNSPT 3/6
5A · HITTERS
T-11
6
HR
T-11
6
HR
T-11
6
HR
T-11
6
HR
T-11
6
HR
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CLEANUP SPOT
TOP RBISPT 2/5
5A · HITTERS
#6
37
RBI
#7
35
RBI
T-8
33
RBI
T-8
33
RBI
T-8
33
RBI
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SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 1/5
5A · HITTERS
T-1
57
R
T-1
57
R
#3
54
R
#4
48
R
T-5
41
R
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SPARK PLUGS · statewide (pt 1/5)
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TRIPLE THREAT
TOP TRIPLESPT 1/3
5A · HITTERS
#1
5
3B
T-2
4
3B
T-2
4
3B
T-2
4
3B
T-5
3
3B
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TRIPLE THREAT · statewide (pt 1/3)
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Top OPS by Position
2ND BASE
THE PIVOT
JACKIE TURNED TWO
5A · TOP 5 BY OPS+
#1
225
OPS+
#2
168
OPS+
#3
151
OPS+
#4
149
OPS+
#5
146
OPS+
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Top OPS+ at 2B
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Contact Kings
CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 3/4
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.
#11
91.8%
#12
91.8%
#13
91.7%
#14
91.5%
#15
90.9%
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Lowest K% · statewide (pt 3/4)
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5A · STATEWIDE · ALL REGIONS
EVERY BALL PLAYER IN 5A EARNED IT
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Every 5A player · cloud
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Numbers Tell a Story
WALKS > STRIKEOUTSPT 5/6
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.
16 BB
James Island
9 K
15 BB
Eastside
8 K
19 BB
Summerville
12 K
13 BB
Carolina Forest
6 K
18 BB
James Island
11 K
20 BB
Dutch Fork
13 K
15 BB
Sumter
9 K
+ 3 more
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Numbers · walks-over-strikeouts (pt 5/6)
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Numbers Tell a Story
THE .350 CLUBPT 4/13
86 qualified hitters batting .350+
A .350 average over a full season is the platonic ideal of contact hitting.
0.416
Dorman
37-for-89
0.415
Sumter
34-for-82
0.414
Carolina Forest
41-for-99
0.413
James Island
45-for-109
0.411
Indian Land
39-for-95
0.410
James Island
32-for-78
0.409
Riverside
27-for-66
+ 58 more
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Numbers · 350-club (pt 4/13)
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Crazy Game
SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
4-HIT GAME
JAMES ISLAND · R8
4-4
H-AB
1
HR
5
RBI
1
2B
VS FORT DORCHESTER PATRIOTS
APR 20 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.2
2×.89(1B) + 1×1.27(2B) + 1×2.10(HR) = 5.2 production + 5×0.6(RBI) = 8.2
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Crazy game · hitting
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Multi-Homer
MULTI-HOMER · 2× THIS SEASON
MULTI-HOMER GAMES
JAMES ISLAND · R8
3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI
MAY 11 · VS STRATFORD
8.1
BAT
2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI
MAR 17 · VS BERKELEY
7.3
BAT
Multiple two-homer games in one season — rare 5A power. Bat Score = weighted bases + 0.6×RBI.
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Multi-homer game
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Streak
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
JAMES ISLAND · R8
11
STRAIGHT GAMES
.436
AVG IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
APR 29 → MAY 30
Longest run of consecutive games with a hit. 0-AB games don't break it.
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Hit streak
REGION 8 · CARDS FEATURING TRIP OSTERGARD
HSBASEBALL
STATS
SCOPE
REGION 8
TOP 5
OPS+
R8 · HITTERS
#1
James Island Trojans · R8
240
#2
Fort Dorchester Patriots · R8
169
T-3
Fort Dorchester Patriots · R8
168
T-3
James Island Trojans · R8
168
#5
James Island Trojans · R8
162
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Top-5 OPS+ · Region 8
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SCOPE
REGION 8
BIG
BOARDPT 1/2
2026 R8 · HITTERS · ★ = ALL-STATE
#1
240 OPS+
.542/.659/1.083
#2
169 OPS+
.363/.500/.725
#3
168 OPS+
.459/.566/.653
#4
168 OPS+
.413/.511/.706
#5
162 OPS+
.400/.492/.686
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Big Board · Region 8 (pt 1/2)
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SCOPE
REGION 8
THE LONG BALL
TOP HOME RUNSPT 1/3
R8 · HITTERS
#1
13
HR
T-2
6
HR
T-2
6
HR
T-2
6
HR
#5
5
HR
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THE LONG BALL · Region 8 (pt 1/3)
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SCOPE
REGION 8
CLEANUP SPOT
TOP RBISPT 1/3
R8 · HITTERS
#1
45
RBI
#2
41
RBI
#3
37
RBI
#4
33
RBI
#5
30
RBI
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CLEANUP SPOT · Region 8 (pt 1/3)
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SCOPE
REGION 8
SPARK PLUGS
TOP RUNS SCOREDPT 1/2
R8 · HITTERS
#1
57
R
#2
54
R
#3
33
R
#4
32
R
#5
31
R
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SPARK PLUGS · Region 8 (pt 1/2)
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SCOPE
REGION 8
TRIPLE THREAT
TOP TRIPLES
R8 · HITTERS
#1
5
3B
T-2
2
3B
T-2
2
3B
T-2
2
3B
T-2
2
3B
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TRIPLE THREAT · Region 8
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REGION 8
PLATE
DISCIPLINARIANSPT 1/2
R8 · BB / K RATIO
Walks over strikeouts. A ratio above 1.0 is rare anywhere in baseball — and almost mythical in high school.
#1
7.75
#2
2.40
#3
2.38
#4
1.78
#5
1.64
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BB > K · Region 8 (pt 1/2)
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REGION 8
CONTACT
KINGS · CONTACT%PT 2/2
R8 · (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.
#6
91.7%
#7
90.7%
#8
88.7%
#9
87.8%
#10
87.1%
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Lowest K% · Region 8 (pt 2/2)
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SCOPE
REGION 8
SINGLE-GAME OUTLIER
4-HIT GAME
JAMES ISLAND · R8
4-4
H-AB
1
HR
5
RBI
1
2B
VS FORT DORCHESTER PATRIOTS
APR 20 · 2026
BAT SCORE 8.2
2×.89(1B) + 1×1.27(2B) + 1×2.10(HR) = 5.2 production + 5×0.6(RBI) = 8.2
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Crazy game · hitting
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SCOPE
REGION 8
SEASON-LONG HIT STREAK
JAMES ISLAND · R8
11
STRAIGHT GAMES
.436
AVG IN STREAK
MAR
APR
MAY
APR 29 → MAY 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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MADE THE
5A VARSITY
ROSTER · 2026
JAMES ISLAND
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PLAYS
5A
BASEBALL
The toughest classification in South Carolina. Every game on the schedule earns it.
TRIP OSTERGARD · JAMES ISLAND
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SO FIRST OF ALL —
THANK
YOUR MOM
For the rides to practice. None of this happens without that.
JAMES ISLAND
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AND THANK YOU TO
THE DUGOUT
THAT COUNTS ON YOU
JAMES ISLAND IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT.
TRIP OSTERGARD
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FROM TEE-BALL
TO 5A
Most kids who pick up a bat in tee-ball never reach a varsity field. TRIP OSTERGARD did, in JAMES ISLAND colors.
2026 SC 5A BASEBALL
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YOUR POSITION
2ND BASE
THE PIVOT
It's a kid's dream to play this position. Don't ever lose that.
TRIP OSTERGARD · JAMES ISLAND
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Diamond Prospects
POY
Trip Ostergard
James Island · Region 8
Trip Ostergard of James Island — Ball Player, 2026. So is every name that flashes here. Varsity baseball is hard.