VHSL State Quick Hits: June 9

June 9, 2024
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This weekend was the 2024 VHSL State Championships and the end of the season. Six new State Champions were crowned on Saturday:

Class 1-Rappahannock
Class 2-Poquoson
Class 3-York
Class 4-Atlee
Class 5-First Colonial
Class 6-McLean

Be sure to follow @PrepBaseballVA for all of our live coverage of future seasons. Here are highlights from our coverage of the weekend's action.

Class 6

South Lakes

Rocky Green RHP / 1B / South Lakes, VA / 2024

‘24 #ReignOn commit Rocky Green (@SLakesbaseball)

Picks up a two-out knock here in the fourth as he rips this one past the diving shortstop for a single up the middle.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/SpkaL4ceOb
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

‘24 #ReignOn commit Rocky Green (@SLakesbaseball) now in to pitch.

Comes out of the ‘pen and collects two quick outs including a K.

All FB in the short look, sitting 87-90, grabbing one 91 early in the second AB.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/44fR5UmFvY
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

CJ Kemmerer SS / South Lakes, VA / 2025

🚨 WALK-OFF GAME WINNER 🚨

‘25 Christopher Kemmerer WALKS IT OFF for the Seahawks w/ this RBI single back up the
middle into center.@SLakesbaseball completes a miraculous 3-run comeback as they advance to the #VHSLClass6 STATE TITLE GAME 🏆@ksallday19 @JJonesPBVADC @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/KBdeni5qOv
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

‘25 Christopher Kemmerer (@SLakesbaseball)

Collects the first hit of the game here in the first inning as he laces a one-out single into right field. #VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/Ewb8JvHNsO
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Keegan Porter SS / OF / South Lakes, VA / 2024

Seahawks pull within ONE 💥

‘24 Keegan Porter lays a PERFECT BUNT down as he reaches first safely along with picking up the RBI.

Score now 3-2, runners back on the corners again with still nobody out.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/AQC7WTamGz
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Colin Rutland RHP / 1B / South Lakes, VA / 2024

Following a defensive mishap to put South Lakes on the board in B7, ‘24 Colin Rutland times up this breaker and sends it into shallow LCF.

Still no outs, runners on the corners down 3-1.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/KBLGqeDhLe
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Campbell Short LHP / South Lakes, VA / 2025

‘25 Campbell Short takes the ball for @SLakesbaseball in the #VHSLClass6 semifinals.

Scoreless through three frames.

Mixing pitches well. Some AS feel for the FB, sitting 78-80, T81. CB/CH mix having success below the zone, inducing S/M.@VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/CXz6fyeH4s
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Western Branch

Eli Carroll OF / Western Branch, VA / 2025

‘25 Eli Carroll takes the mound for @WBHSBasebal

Works out of a bases-loaded jam in the second to keep this one scoreless.

FB working both halves of the plate, frequently going to the breaker inducing tons of weak contact.

FB: 86-87, T88
CB: 73-76#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/Kd0hzqigrI
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Parker Coyle C / 2B / Western Branch, VA / 2024

🚨 @WBHSBasebal strikes first 🚨

‘24 Parker Coyle breaks the scoreless tie as he rips this offering back up the middle for a RBI single.

Mid 5 | Bruins lead 1-0.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/nR45TviY6p
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

‘24 Parker Coyle (@WBHSBasebal)

Gives the Bruins another insurance run here in the seventh as he attacks the first pitch and hits a sacrifice fly to center field.

Western Branch leads 3-0, looking for three outs in B7.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ https://t.co/mKhBHpl0FP pic.twitter.com/kJzMSdNG8I
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Markise Smith RF / Western Branch, VA / 2024

‘24 Markise Smith (@WBHSBasebal)

Hard line drive off the bat here and sends into the right-center gap, however it’s run down by the centerfielder.

Runner on second, two down for the Bruins in the fifth.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/2d96UKLst7
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Payton Tone 1B / RHP / Western Branch , VA / 2024

‘24 PJ Tone (@WBHSBasebal)

Second leadoff single of the day as he leads off the top of the seventh with this line drive into right field.

Tone would then come around to score on a wild pickoff throw to give Western Branch a 2-0 lead.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ https://t.co/EOTvbq8b6Y pic.twitter.com/hkh130ikFs
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Joshua Wright SS / 2B / Western Branch, VA / 2024

‘24 #RMC commit Joshua Wright (@WBHSBasebal)

Leads off the bottom of the fourth inning here as he lines a single straight back up the middle into center field.

South Lakes would then force a double play to end the fourth still scoreless.#VHSLClass6 @VHSL_ pic.twitter.com/pLCBRQPY09
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Class 5

Maury

Derek Baker RHP / 3B / MAURY HIGH, VA / 2025

Get a chance to see a @PBR_Uncommitted ‘25 we have been waiting on all spring.

Derek Baker (Maury) has been 87-89 T90x3 through 2 IP. Showed a 78-80 mph CH to LHH & a 74-76 mph SL to RHH.

Maury leads 5-4 through 5 complete. @VHSL_ #VHSLClass5 pic.twitter.com/Zg90v3BmAh
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Hunter Gillespie SS / RHP / Maury, VA / 2025

‘25 Hunter Gillespie (Maury) minimizes in the first after having bases loaded and 1 out.

Was able to land mostly FB’s at 82-84.@VHSL_ #VHSLClass5 pic.twitter.com/68na1DhGnY
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Mills Godwin

Edward Berkley Smallwood OF / 1B / Mills E. Godwin , VA / 2024

‘24 Berkley Smallwood @pdc_baseball commit (@BaseballGodwin)

Smallwood sends this pitch into right for a RBI triple to extend the Godwin lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the third.@VHSL_ #VHSLClass5 pic.twitter.com/bjuCOnUnwI
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Luke Smyers LHP / OF / Mills Godwin, VA / 2025

Smyers works out of another jam to leave it at 1-0 @BaseballGodwin

Headed to B3. #VHSLClass5 https://t.co/JtU1vhB9Ss pic.twitter.com/1NZrBP5mx3
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

‘25 #RollTide commit Luke Smyers helps himself out w/ an RBI single through the right side.@BaseballGodwin has extended their lead to 3-0 in B3 and still threatening.@VHSL_ #VHSLClass5 pic.twitter.com/yxRw3FcHp0
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

David Trenkle OF / RHP / Mills Godwin , VA / 2024

‘24 David Trenkle @pdc_baseball commit (@BaseballGodwin)

Trenkle legs out an infield single to bring in a run.

Godwin leads 4-0 and still threatening in the bottom of the third.@VHSL_ #VHSLClass5 pic.twitter.com/l6XbArw2n4
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024

Hudson Williams OF / 1B / Godwin, VA / 2025

‘25 Hudson Williams (@BaseballGodwin)

Williams fouls some tough pitches off and puts a good swing on this pitch for a line out to center.#VHSLClass5 pic.twitter.com/BsjjHjQBUL
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) June 7, 2024