in h.s. baseball everyone can hit, however if u can have a guy throw 90s and can change speeds he can carry u to a few games. but u need a solid catcher and be strong up the middle. i think if u have a stud pitching and good defense up the middle you can easily win 60% of your games. A second strong pitcher can carry you to atleast regionals. to go to a state tournament you can get there with a stud, a good pitcher, two relievers that could start for a lesser team and a rock solid d with a decent offense. to be a state champ you have to have three quality starters and then some relievers. a defense that has a fielding % of 80 and some guys in the lineup that get on base, can hit for average, and hit for power. to be a national contender just look at farragut. im not a farragut fan one bit, but i do respect that murder's row lineup that can do it all. then bring in two stud pitchers who can play anywhere and if any ball does get hit they will make the play. one guy alone can win maybe 2 or 3 games but baseball is all around the team. u can always pitch around one hitter and just bunt against one amazing pitcher, but u cant bunt on a good fielding team or pitch around nine guys that can swing it. i like this topic.