2023 High School Preview: Midland Valley
March 1, 2023
Midland Valley Preview
PROGRAM INFORMATION
HIGH SCHOOL NAME Midland Valley
MASCOT Mustang
CLASSIFICATION 4A
REGION 4AAAA
HEAD COACH Brad Richardson
HOME FIELD: 227 Mustang Drive. Graniteville SC 29829
PROGRAM HISTORY
PROGRAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
AAA Lower State, State Champs 1997, District Camps 2008, 2019, Lower State Camps 2019, Region 5AAAA Champs 2019
RETIRED PRO BASEBALL ALUMNI
Josh Adams
PREVIEWING 2023
PRESEASON EVENT:
Scrimmage: Feb 8 at ARC 6:00pm, Feb 14 vs. Barnwell 5:30pm, Feb 21 vs Pelion 5:00pm
Pre season at Emerald: Feb 24 vs Emerald 7:30pm, Feb 25 vs Abbeville 3:00pm, March 1 vs Ninety Six 5:00pm, March 4 TBA
SPRING BREAK:
Gilbert and Lexington HS: April 1 at Gilbert vs Emerald 11:15am, April 3 at Lexington vs Aiken 2:30pm, April 3 at Gilbert vs Newberry 11:15am
STARTERS RETURNING: 5
RETURNING PITCHERS: 10
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
Expected Team Strength - We will be very young but the potential looks very good. A lot of our players came up as 8th, 9th and 10th graders last year to start about a third way into the year. They gained valuable experience that will pay off in the future.
QUOTE FROM THE COACH:
Very excited to see these young pups develop throughout the season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Landon Johnson, SS/RHP, 2026, All Region as an 8th grader in 2022. Tremendously hard worker, has power, consistent, Top prospect for his class
Kam Langley, LF/LHP, 2026, Started 15 games as an 8th grader, tough competitor, good speed, good arm, Top prospect for his class
Jad Bennefield, 3B/RHP, 2026, good arm, great frame (6'3), Top prospect for his class
Nate Evans, 2B/RHP, 2027, Great all around player, good speed, good arm, good knowledge of the game, The Top prospect for his class
Turner Scott, 1B/LHP, 2027, good arm, nice body frame, good instincts, Top prospect for his class
Tripp Moyer, C/RHP, 2025, great worker, good arm, has power
Landon Stringer, 1B/RHP, 2024, good competitor, good glove, contact hitter, leadoff batter