banksco96

The fact is a hitter is only in this game for a relatively short period of time unless he obeys the laws of physics and practices relentlessly. It doesn't matter where you go to high school. There are Summer teams, Area Code Games and certain showcases where a player can prove themselves alongside the best. That is where players from weaker regions need to go to be seen. Wood bats are the greatest equalizer of them all. It will be interesting when the BBCOR bats make their debut in high schools next year. The stats will suffer for sure then.

Any strike outs ?

Agreed. The fence distance matters only if the homerun lands right at the fence. Many HS HR's would not be contained in 400' parks. What matters is contact percentage and hard hits. The 6 second flight HR is hard to beat for entertainment at any level.

NW Tennessee HS player looking for summer team. 3rd baseman, catcher, bats: left.

Not so much HR but hard line drives. Hits out of the reach of hungry infielders. Infielders should stop the majority of hard grounders coming their way. Line drives and homers are tough outs.

Matt Beaty of Dresden has 7 homers as of April 1