2026 Diamond Notes - Week 4

April 15, 2026
Prep Baseball KY Staff

Back for another week of Diamond Notes, highlighting some of the top performers around the state based on submissions from Kentucky high school coaches! Check out this week's lineup of standout players around the Bluegrass State.

Konnor Stargel RHP / Trinity, KY / 2026

7.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 8 K | 1 W

Drew Squires SS / 2B / Green County High School, KY / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 27 / POS: 4

8.0 IP | 4 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 5 K | 1 W | 1 SV

.375 AVG | 3 H | 3 RBI | 2 2B | 2 SB | 1 BB

Karson Powers RHP / SS / Johnson Central High School, KY / 2030

4.1 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 6 K | 1 BB

Mason Burton 1B / Bullitt Central High School, KY / 2026

.417 AVG | 5 H | 3 R | 7 RBI | 3 BB | 1 SB

Braiden Beach RHP / 3B / Grant County High School, KY / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 21 / POS: 7

6.0 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 0 ER | 3 BB | 11 K | 1 W

Case Williams LHP / 1B / Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY / 2027

9.0 IP | 4 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 3 BB | 6 K | 2 W

Keaton Haynes 1B / RHP / Glasgow, KY / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 143 / POS: 11

.538 AVG | 7 H | 6 R | 5 RBI | 3 2B | 2 SB | 2 BB

Kaiden Ford C / OF / Male, KY / 2028

Rankings StateRank: 19 / POS: 2

.571 AVG | 8 H | 5 R | 4 RBI | 1 2B | 1 HR | 1 SB | 1 BB

Kellen Goodman SS / RHP / Male, KY / 2026

.500 AVG | 6 H | 4 R | 5 RBI | 2 2B | 1 HR | 1 BB

Joaquin Acevedo OF / RHP / SAYRE Lexington, KY / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 79 / POS: 14

.500 AVG | 5 H | 2 R | 2 RBI | 1 2B | 1 HR