West Oak: 3                  Powdersville: 0

A complete game shutout from Austin Merritt would be all West Oak needed in this one. Merritt scattered 4 hits and 2 walks through 7 innings, punching the ticket for West Oak into the 3A State Championship Series.

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Scout Blog

Zechariah Gibson, UTL, West-Oak, 2023
Listed at 5-foot-8, 180 pounds. Short, strong athletic build. Defensively worked with quick motions in the feet and hands. Works through the ball.  Quick release and average to above arm with good carry. Offensively has a balanced approach with quick hands. Good feel of the barrel. Quick first step out of the box and extremely high baseball IQ when in the field and on the base paths. High energy.

Eli Hudgins, SS, Powdersville, 2024
Listed at 5-foot-10, 165 pounds. Good athlete with room in the frame to continue to mature. Rhythm in the feet allows for advanced range. Strong arm with whip action across the diamond. Offensively strong base with solid bat speed. Barrel feel will continue to get better as he matures. Quick runner posting a 3.9 from home to 1^st base.   

Zach Stover, OF, Powdersville, 2023
Listed at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds. Strong, tall athletic build. Offensively has strong rotation in the box with a balanced gap to gap approach. Solid timing in the box. Showed great barrel feel with his double in the 2^nd inning. Very aggressive with intent on each pitch that is thrown to him. Defensively has easy arm action from the outfield with a high level of accuracy and strong carry on his throws. Made some great reads out in the outfield during this game.