According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps,
Demetrius Hardnett of
Lakeside School (Eufaula, Ala.) leads high school baseball nationally with 153 strikeouts. The senior is one of three players from the same school among the nation's top 25 strikeout leaders.
Junior
Brayden Harris of
St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.) and senior
Jackson Peavy from
Peach County (Fort Valley, Ga.) are both committed to play at college baseball powerhouses. Harris is fourth in the nation with 116 strikeouts and will play at Florida State. Peavy is fifth with 115 and will play at Georgia.
Read on for a look at the nation's top 25 strikeout leaders this season. See the complete
baseball statistical leaderboard here.
Cooper Underwood of Allatoona (Ga.) is No. 14 in the nation with 106 strikeouts this season. The lefty has 53 strikeouts in his past four games, including 16 on March 26. (PHOTO: Ed Turlington)
The senior struck out every batter in a playoff appearance this week for the Chiefs. He opened the season with a complete game, 17-strikeout no-hitter and has hit double-digit strikeouts in every outing were he has gone at least five innings.
The Shelton State commit allowed just three earned runs in 60 innings this season. On March 6 he hit a season-high 18 strikeouts for the Bulldogs. This season topped 13 strikeouts in all seven outings that he went at least five frames.
Went five-straight games between March 14-April 10 with at least 10 strikeouts, including 15 on March 20. Picked up a postseason win April 19 as the Tigers advanced in the playoffs.
The Florida State pledge had a season-high 18 punch outs in a first-round playoff matchup. The future Seminole also helps himself in the batter's box with a .372 batting average.
Struck out 25 batters in nine innings during his final two starts of the season. The Georgia commit hit double-digit strikeouts in five consecutive starts between Feb. 22-March 18.
T6. Rupert Sproles, Jr., Pensacola (Fla.), 113
T8. Jayce Rollins, Sr., Pasco (Dade City, Fla.), 112
T8. Boston Brown, So., Lakeside School, 112
10. Kyle Kern, Sr., East Duplin (Beulaville, N.C.), 110
11. Josh Gaitan, Jr., Charlotte (Texas), 109
12. Andrew Martin, Jr., Midland (La.), 108
13. Danny Aguilar, Sr., Livingston (Calif.), 107
T14. Cooper Underwood, Sr., Allatoona (Acworth, Ga.), 106
T14. Zane Minton, Jr., Amite School Center (Liberty, Miss.), 106
T14. Brody Roberts, Sr., Manchester Academy (Yazoo City, Miss.), 106
T17. Jackson Hoyt, Sr., Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, Fla.), 104
T17. Jacob McCurry, Sr., Whitwell (Tenn.), 104
T19. Cooper Moss, Sr., Arnold (Panama City Beach, Fla.), 103
T19. Carson Scott, Sr., Lakeside School, 103
21. Landon Hood, Sr., Canyon View (Waddell, Ariz.), 102
T22. Aaron Watson, Sr., Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 101
T22. Rivers Kurland, Sr., Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.), 101
T22. Gus Wilfong, Jr., Cayuga (Texas), 101
T22. Donovan Thiery, Jr., Coral Shores (Tavernier, Fla.), 101
