2026 South Dakota Diamond Notes: Week 3
April 22, 2026
Starting on Opening Day, our staff will be covering the 2026 season, publishing scout notes and additional in-season content along the way, like weekly roundups, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside these Diamond Notes.
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SOUTH DAKOTA DIAMOND NOTES 💎 WEEK 3
All players are submitted weekly by their high school coaches.
Names in alphabetical order.
| PLAYER | GRAD YEAR | SCHOOL | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Duncan | 2026 | Bishop O'Gorman | Bennett pitched 6 innings in a 4-0 win over Mitchell. 6IP 2H 0R 4K's |
| Caeyn Howard | 2027 | Bell Fourche | Complete game vs RC Christian. 3 hits allowed one run scored 8 strikeouts. Win 8-1 |
| Cale Cleveland | 2029 | Vermillion | 6.1 IP, 2 hits, 3 ER, 13 strike-outs in a 7-3 win over Canton. |
| CJ Den Boer | 2026 | West Central | CJ was 4-9, 3 RBIs, 2runs. Totals from Parker and SFC games |
| Conor Konvalin | 2027 | Rapid City Stevens | 1 GP / 18 BF / 81 P / 2 BB / 8 SO / 2 K-L / 0 ER / 1.5 WHIP |
| Drake Eastman | 2026 | Dell Rapids | 5-8 in 11 PA with a HR, a triple, 5 RBI, 6 Runs, 3 SB |
| Gunnar Alfson | 2027 | West Central | Gunnar with a win against Sioux Falls Christian. 4IP, 2h, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 7ks |
| Jackson Post | 2027 | Aberdeen | .600 AVG, .800 SLG, 1.400 OPS, 1 Triple, 3 RBI |
| Jacob Ebert | 2026 | Mitchell | Pitched 5.2 against Yankton in a win Sunday, 5 hits, 1 run, 5 Ks |
| Jaxx Kurtenbach | 2028 | Parkston/Ethan | 4-7 .571 BA, 1-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR, 4 RBI, 5 Runs |
| Kade Wede | 2027 | Harrisburg | 6 IP, 13K, 5H, 1ER |
| Kaiden Allen | 2026 | Mitchell | Pitched 6 innings in a win Thursday vs. Huron, 4 hits, 1 run, Went 6-7 Sunday vs. Yankton 1 run scored and 2 RBI. |
| Nolan Nygren | 2027 | Vermillion | 7.0 IP, 2 hits, 5 strike-outs, 1 walk in our 3-0 vs Beresford Area |
| Ryan Fenton | 2027 | Brandon Valley | 3 GP, 12 AB/12PA, .417 AVG, 5H, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB (Walk off HR vs OG) |
| Talec Schlimgen | 2028 | In 3 games this week Talec went 7 for 8 at the plate with 2B, 3B, 2RBIs, 3BB. |
MORE SOUTH DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL CONTENT
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Pitcher of the Week: Week 3 4/21/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Player of the Week: Week 3 4/21/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Diamond Notes: Week 2 4/15/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Pitcher of The Week: Week 2 4/14/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Player of the Week: Week 2 4/14/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 Border Battle Roundup: Day 2 4/12/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 Border Battle Roundup: Day 1 4/11/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Diamond Notes: Week 1 4/08/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Pitcher of the Week: Week 1 4/07/26
- DAKOTAS 2026 South Dakota Player of the Week: Week 1 4/07/26
