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 the Prep Baseball staff is working to name a PB Player of the Week.  Prep Baseball scouts are also compiling player notes from attended games, as well as box scores from across the state.

 
Below we take a look at some of the top performers from the second week of the high school season. The SC Pitcher of the Week was Bradley Anderson from Fox Creek HS. Weston Mize from Crescent earned Player of the Week Honors. 

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Jay Riddle, Pitcher, Trinity Collegiate , 2024

+ 7 innings No hits 2 BB 8 K
+ No hitter against Pinewood Prep at Pinewood Prep   

Brady Smouse , SS, Blue Ridge , 2025

+ Leadoff hitter:  vs. Chesnee: 3-4 with 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 RS ... 6 assists and 2 putouts / vs. Rabun Gap 2-4 with 2 RS and 1 stolen base ... 5 assists and 1 putout   
+ 14/32 with 2 doubles / 3 HR / 13 RBI / 11 RS / 4 STOLEN BASES  

Alex Kinry , P/DH/1B, Blue Ridge , 2024

+ vs. Chesnee 1-3 with 1 RBI / 1 RS .. also pitched last 3 innings allowing 0 R  on 2 hits with 4 K (inherited bases loaded nobody out in 5th and induced DP and recorded a K ... vs. Rabun Gap 2-4 with 3 RBI and 2 RS including walk-off 3R HR ... also had 6 putouts at 1B in the game before coming in to P
+ See Above  
+ 11/29 with 3 HR / 13 RBI / 9 RS  

Skiler Jackson, RHP, Lugoff-Elgin , 2024

+ 7.0 IP.   1ER.   12K’s. 2BB 

Jack Painter, SS, Dreher, 2024

+ 8-13 (10RBI)  
+ BA .429 OBP .571 12 hits 14 RBI 1HR 

Jacob Muir, RHP, Dreher, 2024

+ 14 K , 3 ER 
+ 20K ERA 2.377 

Hank Grider, P, Dillon High School, 2026

+ 7IP CG, W, 0ER, 0BB, 9K, 5H
+ 16.1 IP, 2-1 Record, 1.286 ERA, 26 K, 2 BB 

Parker Sutley, C, Ninety Six High School, 2027

+ 5-8 .625 AVG, 4 1B, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 
+ Two hits Tuesday, one with two outs and two strikes for an RBI hit on Tuesday to tie the game in the top of the 7th inning at Newberry 
+ 11-21, .524 AVG, 3 2B, 9 RBI, 3K'S, 4 BB 

Ayden Clay, OF, Pendleton, 2025

+ .750 avg, 12 Plate Appearances, 4 singles, 2 doubles, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 0 K's, 4 SB's
+ Big bases loaded clearing double in the region game vs. West Oak last Thursday   

Cody Williams, OF, Pendleton, 2025

+ .625 avg, 11 PA, 3 singles, 2 HR's, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K's
 

Drew Hayes, RHP, Summerville HS, 2025

+ 1 hit CG Win v. Dutch Fork- 5 IP 1 Hit, 0 R, 8 K's
+ Hayes has made three starts: 3-0, three shutouts, 1 no hitter and 1 one hitter 
+ (3-0) 3 GS 16 IP 2 H 0 R 2 BB 22 K's 0.00 ERA 

PJ Morlando, CF, Summerville HS, 2024

+ 3 GP (5-10) .500 avg. 4 Runs 1 RBI 4 BB 1 2B 2 SB  
+ 9 GP .560 avg. (14-25) .676 OBP 1.516 OPS (2) 2B (1) 3B (1) HR (4) RBI (9) R ((7) BB (4) SB 

George Massingill, RHP, Southside Christian , 2024

+ 6 IP 9K 2BB 1H vs. Hillcrest
+ George allowed 1 hit and struck out 9 vs. AAAAA non-region opponent Hillcrest last week.  Southside Christian swept the series 4-2 and 7-5. 
  

Jake Amman, 3B/1B, James Island Charter High School, 2025

+ 6-7 (12PA), 2-2Bs, 1HR, 4RBI, 7 Runs, 5 BB
 

Taj Marchand, James Island Charter High School, 2026

+ 2.0ip, 4Ks, 1H, 2BB / 6-9 (13PA), 1-2B, 1-3B, 3RBI, 5 Runs, 4BB
 

Brody Linker and

Carson Roberts, P, Crescent High School, 2024

+  Each with 7 IP, 1 Win, 5 H (Brody) 6 H (Carson), 0 ER, 6 SO
+ Against Seneca 

Carson Glenn, Pitcher, Clinton High, 2024

+ 6 1/3   4 Hits 1 Run   13 SO 5 walks 
+ Carson picked up a big conference win in the first region game of the year. The Devils defeated the region favorite Yellow Jackets 7-2. Carson also picked off two of the four hits he allowed from first base. 

Keagan Brown , MIF, St.James High, 2024

+ Batted .600 w/ 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 4 Runs, 4-4 SB, .625 OBP