Breaking down the field for this week’s Clark’s Pump-N-Shop State Baseball Tournament at the University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. Teams and players ranked among the top 25 in the state noted in parentheses:
KHSAA RPI
1. Owensboro Catholic, .67011 (No. 2 in state)
2. McCracken County, .66006 (No. 3)
3. Beechwood, .64633 (No. 5)
4. St. Xavier, .64100 (No. 7)
5. Madison Central, .63049 (No. 9)
6. Danville, .62030 (No. 15)
7. Russell County, .61212 (No. 19)
8. Central Hardin, .60717 (No. 23)
9. Christian County, .60573 (No. 25)
10. Hazard, .60517
11. Boyd County, .60301
12. Campbell County, .59573
13. Woodford County, .58882
14. Corbin, .58662
15. DeSales, .54097
16. Johnson Central, .47359
Enrollment
1. Madison Central, 2,023 students
2. McCracken County, 2,002
3. Central Hardin, 1,872
4. Campbell County, 1,415
5. Woodford County, 1,285
6. St. Xavier, 1,271
7. Christian County, 1,260
8. Johnson Central, 1,048
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9. Corbin, 917
10. Boyd County, 857
11. Russell County, 839
12. Danville, 525
13. Beechwood, 468
14. Owensboro Catholic, 417
15. DeSales, 328
16. Hazard, 306
Current winning streak
1. Owensboro Catholic, 15
2. McCracken County, 10
3. Madison Central, 8
4. (tie) Boyd County, 7
4. (tie) Central Hardin, 7
6. (tie) Christian County, 6
6. (tie) Hazard, 6
6. (tie) Russell County, 6
9. (tie) Campbell County, 5
9. (tie) DeSales, 5
9. (tie) Woodford County, 5
12. (tie) Beechwood, 3
12. (tie) Corbin, 3
12. (tie) Danville, 3
12. (tie) Johnson Central, 3
12. (tie) St. Xavier, 3
Runs per game
1. Beechwood, 9.4 (No. 5 in state)
2. Corbin, 8.8 (No. 9)
3. Hazard, 8.7 (No. 10)
4. Owensboro Catholic, 8.5 (No. 12)
5. Danville, 8.39 (No. 15)
6. Boyd County, 8.38 (No. 16)
7. Russell County, 8.1 (No. 24)
8. Madison Central, 7.83
9. Christian County, 7.75
10. Campbell County, 7.6
11. Central Hardin, 7.2
12. DeSales, 6.81
13. McCracken County, 6.77
14. St. Xavier, 6.68
15. Johnson Central, 5.5
16. Woodford County, 5.1
Home runs
1. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood, 15 (tied No. 1 in state)
2. Jake Bennett, St. Xavier, 13 (No. 3)
3. Nathan Lawson, Russell County, 12 (tied No. 4)
4. Brady Baxter, Danville, 11 (tied No. 8)
5. (tie) Kade Elam, Corbin, 9 (tied No. 17)
5. (tie) Elijah Underhill, Christian County, 9 (tied No. 17)
7. (tie) Cameron Combs, Corbin, 8 (tied No. 21)
7. (tie) Logan Smothers, Danville, 8 (tied No. 21)
9. Jack Bennett, McCracken County, 7 (tied No. 25)
10. (tie) Preston Barnes, Danville, 6
10. (tie) Mitchell Berger, Beechwood, 6
10. (tie) Brady Morse, Danville, 6
10. (tie) K.J. Stanfield, Danville, 6
10. (tie) Zakery Spurrier, Central Hardin, 6
15. (tie) Jacob Baker, Corbin, 5
15. (tie) Brice Estep, Beechwood, 5
15. (tie) Brett Holladay, Beechwood, 5
15. (tie) Conner Lemaster, Johnson Central, 5
15. (tie) Alex Martin, Boyd County, 5
15. (tie) Sam Matherly, Danville, 5
15. (tie) Keygan Pelfrey, Johnson Central, 5
15. (tie) Luke Preston, Boyd County, 5
15. (tie) Keith Stewart, Madison Central, 5
15. (tie) Greg Vineyard, Campbell County, 5
RBIs
1. Jake Bennett, St. Xavier, 60 (No. 1 in state)
2. (tie) Brice Estep, Beechwood, 54 (tied No. 5)
2. (tie) Bradley Poynter, Madison Central, 54 (tied No. 5)
4. Brady Baxter, Danville, 52 (No. 7)
5. (tie) Kade Elam, Corbin, 47 (tied No. 10)
5. (tie) Brady Morse, Danville, 47 (tied No. 10)
7. Cameron Combs, Corbin, 46 (tied No. 15)
8. Kellen Brandenburg, Central Hardin, 45 (tied No. 19)
9. Nathan Lawson, Russell County, 44 (tied No. 24)
10. Nate Lang, McCracken County, 41
11. (tie) Walker Landrum, Corbin, 39
11. (tie) Alex Martin, Boyd County, 39
13. (tie) Jacob Baker, Corbin, 38
13. (tie) Joshua Snorton, Christian County, 38
15. (tie) Cameron Boyd, Beechwood, 37
15. (tie) Keygan Pelfry, Johnson Central, 37
15. (tie) Zakery Spurrier, Central Hardin, 37
Hits
1. Brady Morse, Danville, 59 (No. 3 in state)
2. Brady Baxter, Danville, 58 (tied No. 4)
3. Cooper Smith, St. Xavier, 55 (tied No. 8)
4. (tie) Kade Elam, Corbin, 53 (tied No. 14)
4. (tie) Luke Evans, Owensboro Catholic, 53 (tied No. 14)
4. (tie) Hayden Robbins, Madison Central, 53 (tied No. 14)
7. (tie) Ryan Bibb, Central Hardin, 52 (tied No. 19)
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7. (tie) Cameron Combs, Corbin, 52 (tied No. 19)
9. (tie) Jack Bennett, McCracken County, 51 (tied No. 22)
9. (tie) Luke Preston, Boyd County, 51 (tied No. 22)
11. (tie) Brice Estep, Beechwood, 48
11. (tie) Nathan Lawson, Russell County, 48
13. (tie) Jake Bennett, St. Xavier, 47
13. (tie) Jake Biggs, Boyd County, 47
15. (tie) David Mullins, Hazard, 46
15. (tie) Sawyer Patrick, Hazard 46
15. (tie) Bradley Poynter, Madison Central, 46
Runs scored
1. Elijah Underhill, Christian County, 59 (No. 2 in state)
2. Luke Evans, Owensboro Catholic, 57 (No. 3)
3. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood, 55 (No. 4)
4. (tie) Kade Elam, Corbin, 52 (tied No. 9)
4. (tie) Max Johnson, Hazard, 52 (tied No. 9)
6. David Mullins, Hazard, 50 (tied No. 11)
7. (tie) Ryan Bibb, Central Hardin, 49 (tied No. 15)
7. (tie) Cooper Smith, St. Xavier, 49 (tied No. 15)
9. Keith Stewart, Madison Central, 48 (No. 19)
10. (tie) K.J. Stanfield, Danville, 46 (tied No. 21)
10. (tie) Greg Vineyard, Campbell County, 46 (tied No. 21)
12. (tie) Matthias Conner, DeSales, 44
12. (tie) Brett Holladay, Beechwood, 44
12. (tie) Lucas Lee, Central Hardin 44
12. (tie) Hayden Robbins, Madison Central, 44
16. (tie) Jake Biggs, Boyd County, 43
16. (tie) Jarius Bryant, Danville, 43
16. (tie) Hank Pelfrey, Hazard, 43
16. (tie) Alex Yurt, DeSales, 43
Pitching wins
1. Cody Luttrell, Russell County, 11-0 (No. 1 in state)
2. Brady Morse, Danville, 10-2 (No. 2)
3. (tie) Cole Dycus, Woodford County, 9-1 (tied No. 3)
3. (tie) Nathan Lawson, Russell County, 9-2 (tied No. 3)
5. (tie) Aiden Lewis, Christian County, 8-0 (tied No. 7)
5. (tie) Evan Brite, DeSales, 8-1 (tied No. 7)
5. (tie) John Girard, Madison Central, 8-2 (tied No. 7)
5. (tie) Brady Baxter, Danville, 8-3 (tied No. 7)
9. (tie) Mitchell Berger, Beechwood, 7-0
9. (tie) Jeremiah Gilbert, Corbin, 7-0
9. (tie) Ben Purnell, St. Xavier, 7-0
9. (tie) Ty Starke, St. Xavier, 7-0
9. (tie) Jack Bennett, McCracken County, 7-1
9. (tie) Bradley Poynter, Madison Central, 7-1
9. (tie) Garrett Miller, Hazard, 7-2
9. (tie) Evan Poore, Corbin, 7-3
Strikeouts
1. Elijah Underhill, Christian County, 132 (No. 2 in state)
2. Cody Luttrell, Russell County, 124 (No. 3)
3. Brady Baxter, Danville, 117 (No. 5)
4. Nathan Lawson, Russell County, 109 (No. 10)
5. Cole Dycus, Woodford County, 97 (tied No. 13)
6. Brady Morse, Danville, 94 (No. 17)
7. Jacob Napier, Campbell County, 93 (tied No. 18)
8. Caden Alvey, Central Hardin, 79
9. Sawyer Patrick, Hazard, 75
10. (tie) Jack Bennett, McCracken County, 72
10. (tie) Logan Smothers, Danville, 72
12. Bradley Poynter, Madison Central, 71
13. Zakery Spurrier, Central Hardin, 65
14. Ty Starke, St. Xavier, 64
15. Conner Lemaster, Johnson Central, 63
16. Ross Aldridge, McCracken County, 62
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs.