Prep Baseball Nebraska Diamond Notes: Week 2

April 4, 2024
Pascal Paul
Prep Baseball Nebraska

Starting on Opening Day, our scouts will be out covering the 2024 season, publishing scout notes and additional in-season content along the way, like Power Rankings updates, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes.

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DIAMOND NOTES | WEEK 2

Chance Vertin OF / LHP / Hastings, NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 32 / POS: 8

6-for-10 (.600 BA, .722 OBP) at the plate with 4 walks.

4 innings pitched, 11 K's, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA

3/3 last night in season opener
Triple, double, single, with 3 RBIs @TopDoggBaseball @hhstigerbasebal @Prospects_NE @PBR_Nebraska pic.twitter.com/fnyR96LIiy
— Chance Vertin (@ChanceVertin) March 16, 2024

Kyle Troutman 1B / Lincoln Southeast, NE / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 129 / POS: 8

7 IP, 1 ER, 4 K vs. Elkhorn

Caden Sterling 3B / RHP / Papillion Lavista, NE / 2025

7IP, 3H, 5K vs Pius X on Mar 27th

Karter Chamberlain SS / RHP / Lincoln Southwest, NE / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 38 / POS: 7

4.2 IP, 7 Ks, 0 Walks, 0 ER

‘25 RHP/SS Karter Chamberlain l @lswathletics

Easy projection on the long athleticism Karter possess. The Hutchinson CC (@BlueDragonBSB) commit touched 89 today sitting 85-87 for most of outing@KChamberlain44 #BeSeen pic.twitter.com/g1RWtn7jkb
— Prep Baseball Nebraska (@PrepBaseballNE) March 19, 2024

Lucas Matejka / Blair, NE / 2024

Lucas started against Norris and went 5.1 innings giving up 4 runs, walked 2 and struck out 5. Lucas also drove in the two winning runs in the top of the 11th inning to propel us past Norris for our first win of the year.

Dylan Kotik OF / 2B / Lincoln Northwest, NE / 2024

Dylan went .500 going 5/10, driving in 8RBIs, including a 2B, and a 3 run game tying HR in the Class A Van Metre Tournament.

Omar Ramirez RHP / Omaha Bryan, NE / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 105 / POS: 26

Bellevue commit was 8-14, 4 doubles, 7 RBI on the week

Cameron Curtis LHP / 1B / Papillion LaVista South, NE / 2025

4IP 1ER 2BB 9K vs Elkhorn South

Hunter Thoms OF / 2B / Waverly , NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 40 / POS: 10

.625 BA, .556 OBP, 5-8, 3 RBI, 2 Runs, 4 SB

‘25 Hunter Thoms l OF l @WaverlyBase_V @PBR_Uncommitted with good metrics at ‘24 PSAS🏃‍♂️-6.67 , 💣-91.4, 💪-OF 85.

Compact left handed stroke lines this one through the middle for a lead off single.#BeSeen pic.twitter.com/f8TTuOzms4
— Prep Baseball Nebraska (@PrepBaseballNE) March 29, 2024

Cody Pluta SS / OF / Ashland Greenwood , NE / 2024

4 games, 16PA, 13AB's, 8H, .615BA, .687OBP. 5SB, 3 RBI, 3R

Brooks Berliner SS / RHP / Elkhorn South, NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 87 / POS: 12

Went 7 Innings against undefeated Gretna East. 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K's