Diamond Notes is a weekly compilation of notes on South Carolina players from last week.  Each week Coaches from across the state send in player notes and stats as our staff is working to name a Prep Baseball SC Player of the Week.  South Carolina scouts are also compiling player notes from attended games, as well as box scores from across the state.

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Below we take a look at some of the top performers from each week of the high school season.  This week's SC Pitcher of the Week was from Lake View High School, Bryce King. The Player of the week was Carter Kelly from Fountain Inn High School. 

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DIAMOND NOTES

Brady Evans

Spring Valley High School

 LHP | 2026

 Stats: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 13 K

Mike Johnson III

 Georgetown High School

 Shortstop | 2028

 Recent: 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB, 1 HBP, .833 OBP; 3 IP, 1 K

 Notes: Only got out once in 2 weeks; went 5-5 last week with 1 HR, 5 RBI

 Season: .432 AVG, 2 HR, 4 2B, 11 RBI, 10 R, .533 OBP, .703 SLG

Connor Hardee

 Georgetown High School

 Pitcher / 3B | 2028

 Stats: 3-6, 4 RBI, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 BB; 4 IP, 0 ER, 6 K

 Notes: Winning pitcher vs Aynor; added 2 doubles and 3 RBI

 Season: .324 AVG, 5 2B, 10 RBI, 4 R

Luke Young

 Clinton HS

 C | 2026

 Game: 7 PA, 6 AB, 4 H (1B, 2B, 2 HR), 5 RBI, 1 BB

 Season: .455 AVG, 7 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B, 22 RBI, 11 BB, 3 HBP (13 games)

Evan Johnson

 Wando High School

 1B / RHP | 2027

 Hitting: 12 PA, 4-5, .917 OBP, 1.717 OPS, 7 BB, 5 RBI, 0 K

 Pitching: 3 IP, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 RA

 Season: .421 AVG, .645 OBP (31 PA) 

Daniel Butts

 Airport HS

 RHP | 2027

 Game: 7 IP CG shutout, 11 K, 3 H, 0 BB

 Notes: Dominant outing vs North Augusta

Parker Davis

 Fountain Inn HS

 CF / LHP | 2026

 Pitching: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 11 K, 1 BB

 Hitting: 5-9, 2 HR, 3 R, 10 RBI 

Brady Quirk

 Fort Dorchester HS

 SS | 2028

 Stats: .571 AVG, 2 2B, 2 RBI; 2 IP, 3 K

 Notes: Up to 91 MPH on the mound

Nathan Clark

 Fort Dorchester HS

 CF | 2026

 Stats: .600 AVG, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

 Notes: Both HR over 400 ft

AJ Kipybida

 Atlantic Collegiate Academy

 1B | 2027

 Stats: 12 AB, .583 AVG, 7 H, 3 2B, 4 RBI

Logan Newcomb

 Atlantic Collegiate Academy

 Pitcher | 2026

 Stats: 6 IP, 13 K, 1 BB, 1 H 

Maddox Nuckols

 Augusta Christian

 Pitcher | 2028

 Game: 7 IP, 7 K, 2 BB, 3 H, CG Win

 Notes: Region win vs previously unbeaten Cardinal Newman; first win there in 5 years

 Season: 5-0, 34.1 IP, 56 K, 8 BB, 1.43 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, .194 BAA
 

Colby Marlowe

 Andrews High School

 CF / C | 2027

 Stats: .714 AVG, 1.857 OPS, 1.143 SLG, 5 H, 5 R, 6 RBI