Prep Baseball Nebraska Diamond Notes: Week 4

April 17, 2024
Pascal Paul
Prep Baseball Nebraska

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DIAMOND NOTES | WEEK 4

Danny Wallace OF / RHP / Papillion LaVista South, NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 1 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 40 / POS: 7

The 2023 Future Games MVP took the mound this week and tossed a complete game against Papillion LaVista. In that outing, Wallace struck out 8 and allowed just one hit.

‘25 Danny Wallace l OF/RHP l @PLSTitansBB

23 Futures Games MVP sat 87-90, breaking ball was 78-81 feel with sharp late break, mixed in occasional CH at 77. 7IP, 8Ks, 1H for the @OSUBaseball commit@ShooterHunt l @prepbaseball pic.twitter.com/tdd5fN9ZPu
— Prep Baseball Nebraska (@PrepBaseballNE) April 13, 2024

Jordan Lemon RHP / 3B / Lincoln Northeast , NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 64 / POS: 16

5-for-14, 2 2B, 4 BB, 5 RBI in last 5 games

Harrison Hoiekvam / Omaha Central, NE / 2024

Harrison pitched a complete game vs. Elkhorn South. He led the Eagles to victory by striking out 3 and giving up 0 earned runs. Central won 5-2.

Sam Dinkelman SS / RHP / Grand Island Northwest, NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 25 / POS: 3

8-for-15 .533 3-2B 4RBI 7R 2SB.

‘25 Sam Dinkelman l SS l @GISHbaseball

Gets out of the box well on this Backside 2RBI double here in his 3rd ab, line out in 2nd, long AB ending in a hustle double in 1st.

24 PSAS Metrics📊
🔹7.08 - 60
🔹87 - SS
🔹 95.5 exit#BeSeen l @PBR_Uncommitted pic.twitter.com/fGInEettGb
— Prep Baseball Nebraska (@PrepBaseballNE) April 11, 2024

Crew Moeller OF / RHP / Norris, NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 35 / POS: 9

EMC Championship vs Elkhorn: 7 innings pitched Win 5 Hits 6 Runs 8 Strikeouts

Braden Caito 3B / RHP / Creighton Prep, NE / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 3 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 354 / POS: 27

5 IP, CG, 3 H, 1 ER and 8 Ks against Bellevue East

Nick Conant SS / 2B / Adams Central, NE / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 108 / POS: 13

7 Inning complete game shutout vs. Lincoln Lutheran.
7.0IP. 2 Hits, 10 Strikeouts, 1 Walk

9-15 at the plate, 3 Runs Scored, 4 RBI's, 3 2B's, 1 3B, 2 SB

Jace Ziola RHP / 3B / Omaha Skutt , NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 5 / POS: 2

3-4, 2B, 2R, RBI and 6 1/3IP, 3H, 3R, 11K vs no. 3 ranked Bellevue West

‘25 Jace Ziola - @BaseballSkutt

The @HuskerBaseball commit poured in 11ks over 6.1 IP and also added this #NEBombsquad to help get the W over #️⃣3️⃣ Class A team in the state #BeSeen pic.twitter.com/PqmKie5Gl6
— Prep Baseball Nebraska (@PrepBaseballNE) April 10, 2024

Eli Johnston LHP / 1B / Bishop Neumann , NE / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 127 / POS: 16

1st round of Conference Tournament vs Nebraska City: 8IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 11K, 5H, 1BB, W

Kole Throckmorton C / 3B / Kearney, NE / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 73 / POS: 13

8-13 .615 AVG 4 XBH and 6 RBI in 4 games.

Ashton Schroder LHP / 1B / Mount Michael Benedictine, NE / 2024

At the plate - 5 for 8, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 HBP

On the mound - 2 App, 7 IP, 4 ER, 4 K

2024 DIAMOND NOTES

2024 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK