Diamond Notes: Week of April 25th - April 30th
May 5, 2022
Diamond Notes is a weekly compilation of notes on South Carolina players from last week. Each week Coaches from across the state send in player notes and stats as the PBR staff is working to name a PBR Player of the Week. PBR scouts are also compiling player notes from attended games, as well as box scores from across the state.
Below we take a look at some of the top performers from this past week of the high school season. The SC Pitcher of the Week was from Broome High School, 2022 Jeb Dawson. The Player of the week was Cade Norton from Blue Ridge High School.
Weekly Updates - SC HS Season:
DIAMOND NOTES
Demetrius Warren , LF , Saluda High School , 2023
+ .500 (5/10), 7 RBI, 7 runs scored, 5 BB
+ Avg .405, 17 RBI, 17 R, OBP: .545, SLG: .571, 10 SB
Keillor Osbon, LHP/CF, James Island Charter High, 2023
+ .500avg, 3-6, 2-2Bs, 2BB, 3 Runs / 1-0, 5ip, 7K, 1 BB, 1er 7H,
+ .403, 27-67, 6-2B, 1-3B, 13 rbi, 31 runs, 21 bb, 9 k / 3-1, 2 saves, 25.1ip, .829 era, 26 hits, 7bb, 33Ks
Watson Young, DH/1B, DW Daniel High School, 2024
+ .455 Avg, 5 Hits, 3 Doubles, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 Runs Scored in 3 Games
+ 3-4 with 2 Doubles and a HR vs Walhalla on April 20
Elijah Tiller, Catcher, Greenwood, 2023
+ 5-9 3 HRs, 2 doubles, 9 RBI
+ .476 Average 6 HRs, 4 2Bs, 21 RBI
Lowndes Still, SS, Greenwood, 2022
+ 4-12 HR 5 RBI 1 SB
Dylan Smith, IF, North Central High School, 2024
+ Batting: 7-11 0.636 2 Doubles Pitching: 4 IP / 0 ER / 6Ks
+ BA- 0.453 / OBP- 0.521 / 8 Doubles
Eli Hudgins, RHP/SS, Powdersville, 2024
+ Pitching: 7 inn (CG), 5 Hits, 1 Run, 2 BB, 7 SO, W batting: 2/5, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 2B
+ CG effort in big 7-1 over Blue Ridge
+ Pitching: 40.2 innings, 7-0 record, 21 H, 3 ER, 15 BB, 59 SO, .516 ERA, .147 BAA Batting: 33/71 (.465 avg, .537 obp), 6 2B, 2 3B, 18 RBI, 27 R, 5 BB/4 SO, 16/20 SB
Evan Moon, RHP/C, Powdersville, 2024
+ 7 innings (CG), 6 H, 1 Run, 1 BB, 6 SO, W
+ Threw complete game in victory over Blue Ridge to complete the sweep.
+ Pitching: 36 innings, 4-2 record, 1/1 saves, 35 H, 12 runs, 8 BB, 37 SO, 2.33 ERA, .240 BAA Batting: 17/52 (.327 avg, .426 OBP), 2 2B, 12 RBI, 4 R, 6 BB/10 SO
Byers Smith, OF, Dorman, 2022
+ 9 ab, 7 h, 6 r, 3 bb, 0 k, .778 ave, .883 obp
Wilson Wages, Outfield, Clinton High School, 2023
+ 8 for 11, 4 runs, 4 rbis, 2 bb, 4 sb,
+ 71PA, 52 ab,.615avg,.700 obp,1.623 ops, .923slg, 32h, 20 1b,8 2b,4 3b, 17rbi, 26r, 12bb
Preston Finley , pitcher, Clinton High School, 2022
+ 5 innings k12 no hitter won 15-0,
+ No hitter vs Whitmire. The week before last Preston had a huge pinch hit 2 out double 2 rbi to tie our cross rival Laurens
+ This was in his third appearance of the year only 5 innings on the season before start
Brady Jones, RHP/OF, Broome High School, 2024
+ 4-12, 2 Triples
+ Brady continues to flash an impressive bat and has been superb as the closer for the Centurions. He was instrumental at the plate in the Centurions come from behind victory over Chesnee.
+ .295 BA, 3 triples. 4-4 in save opportunities. 39 K's in 17 innings.
Brandt Miller, OF/LHP, Blue Ridge , 2022
+ Incredible Week all around: 4-6 with 2 doubles, 1 HR, 5 bb, 5 rbi, 3 rs. Reached base in 9 of 11 plate appearances. Also had 4 IP, 0 earned runs, 6 K, 0 bb
Mitch Wilson, C/RHP, Dorman HS, 2024
+ 10 ab, 4 h, 1 2b, 3 rbi, 1 r, .400 ave, .455 obp--- 5 ip, 1-0, 0 H, 4 bb, 4 k, .000 era
+ Mitch had a big hit in game 3 to drive in 2 runs and pitched 5 no hit innings to get the win.
Braeden Harrison, OF/P, Dorman HS, 2022
+ 9 ab, 4 h, 1 2b, 2 rbi, 1 r, 2 bb, 2 k, .444 ave, .545 obp-- 5 ip, 1-0, 5 h, 1 r, 2 bb, 4 k, 1.40 era
+ Braeden pitched 5 solid innings in game 2 to lead the cavs to a 3-2 victory.
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