2026 Diamond Notes - Week 8

May 13, 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.

Kaden Dickhaut RHP / SS / North Oldham High School, KY / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 67 / POS: 25

.600 AVG | 6 H | 4 R | 3 RBI | 1 2B | 1 BB

7.0 IP | 8 H | 3 R | 2 BB | 7 K | 1 W

Kannon Cook 1B / OF / Madison Central High School, KY / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 44 / POS: 2

.313 AVG | 5 H | 4 R | 6 RBI | 1 2B | 3 HR | 1 BB

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

Rankings StateRank: 79 / POS: 14

.400 AVG | 6 H | 1 R | 5 RBI | 1 2B | 2 SB | 1 BB

4.2 IP | 5 H | 2 R | 2 BB | 6 K | 1 W

Jackson Bowen 2B / RHP / North Oldham High School, KY / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 181 / POS: 11

.444 AVG | 4 H | 4 R | 2 RBI | 2 2B | 1 BB

7.0 IP | 3 H | 1 R | 6 K | 1 W

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

Rankings StateRank: 27 / POS: 4

.833 AVG | 10 H | 7 R | 15 RBI | 1 2B | 3 HR | 1 SB | 5 BB

6.0 IP | 5 H | 4 R | 2 ER | 1 BB | 2 K | 1 W

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

Rankings StateRank: 143 / POS: 11

.375 AVG | 6 H | 3 R | 2 RBI | 3 2B | 1 SB | 1 BB

Brady Skaggs SS / RHP / Larue County, KY / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 107 / POS: 20

.600 AVG | 6 H | 6 R | 9 RBI | 1 2B | 2 HR

Jacob Cissell RHP / 1B / West Jessamine High School, KY / 2027

6.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 7 K | 1 W

Tyler Giles RHP / SS / West Jessamine High School, KY / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 120 / POS: 36

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

Trace Cunningham LHP / OF / Warren East High School, KY / 2028

6.0 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 2 BB | 7 K | 1 W