Each week, the PBR Missouri staff will highlight players from across the state that put up strong performances over their games in that given time frame. These spotlights, mentioned within this ‘Diamond Notes’ piece, are submitted to us by filling out our ‘Diamond Notes’ form, which we’ll tweet out on Tuesday of each week. Coaches can also submit players to be included via email to [email protected].

This week’s edition of ‘Diamond Notes’ starts from Wednesday, April 12th through the end of Wednesday, April 19th.

Learn more about a few names that were submitted via their high school coaches to be recognized within this week's 'Diamond Notes'.

WEEK 5

Jeff Chitwood, Valley Park, OF, 2023
Chitwood keeps getting it done at the plate for the Hawks at the plate in multiple ways. His ability to get on base is clear, as he reached in 10 of his 11 plate appearances over three games, all of them wins. Six of those were hits, and his .786 on-base percentage ranks amongst the highest in the St. Louis area. Chitwood scored six runs and drove in five runs last week, too.

Cy Darnell, Webb City, INF, 2023
The Missouri Southern signee continues to perform for the Cardinals. He went 6-for-12 throughout week five, including a home run, and he drove four runs in, too.

Kaden Durnin, Camdenton, RHP/3B, 2024
The Wichita State signee got it done on both sides of the ball for the Lakers in a big win over Glendale. He hurled seven shutout innings, fanning 11 and keeping the Falcons to just two hits. He homered at the plate and drove in three, finishing 2-for-4 at the dish, too. On the year, Durnin is batting .482 as of April 20th with a 6-0 record on the hill, striking out 63 batters over 38 innings of work.

Will Geary, Valley Park, 2025
Geary is another Hawks’ bat that reaches base at a high clip, finding himself in all 11 of his plate appearances last week. He went 5-for-5 with three doubles, a home run, and drove in seven, scoring seven times on his own, too. Out of the leadoff spot, Geary was batting .633 at the time of this submission with a .744 on-base percentage and 1.233 slug.

Mason Lee, Pattonville, 1B/LHP, 2025
Lee continues to perform for the Pirates, getting it done last week on both sides of the ball. He finished 8-for-15 at the plate with three doubles and five RBIs from the leadoff spot, while also hurling five innings of two-run ball, striking out eight. At the time of this submission, Lee was batting .408 with a 1.033 OPS on the year.

Dylan Stewart, Pattonville, 2023
Stewart was another Pirate’s bat to produce at the plate, bringing seven runs home over a 6-for-13 week. He swiped five bags too, batting .318 on the year with 13 RBIs and 16 total bags.

Drew Vonder Haar, Webb City, 2024
Vonder Haar is another upperclassmen that’s been getting it done for Webb City this spring. He doubled four times last week, finishing 6-for-10. Vonder Haar hopped on the mound too, fanning five over two innings of work.

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