Orange County high school baseball leaders announced
Orange County high school baseball leaders have been announced through March 22. The statistics cover various categories, including batting average, runs batted in, runs scored, earned-run average, and strikeouts. Westminster's Jordan Solis leads with a remarkable batting average of .706. Anthony Lopez from Saddleback follows with .600, and Rudy Carrillo of Bolsa Grande comes in at .538. Several players, such as Lincoln Adams from Laguna Beach and Aiden McNaughton from El Dorado, share a batting average of .500. In the runs batted in category, Aiden Echavarria from Whittier Christian stands out with 16 RBIs. John Coopman of Pacifica Christian and Kevin Reyes Mejia from Katella have 14 and 13 RBIs, respectively. Cooper Flemming from Aliso Viejo and Nolan Stottlemyer of Woodbridge are also among the top contributors. For runs scored, Nevan Namgoong and Kevin Reyes Mejia from Woodbridge and Katella each have 15 runs. Daniel Van De Kreeke of Trabuco Hills follows with 14 runs. Athan Perez from Estancia and Cooper Flemming are also notable scorers. In pitching, Jake Nobles from Villa Park leads with an earned-run average (ERA) of 0.00. Other top pitchers include Mike DeFrancesca from Trabuco Hills and Spencer Korzep from Capistrano Valley, both showcasing strong ERAs as well. Lastly, the strikeout leaders are Vincent De Marco from Woodbridge, with 46 strikeouts. Mike Erspamer of San Clemente and Caleb Orr from Sonora also rank high in this category. The performances indicate a competitive season for Orange County high school baseball.