Diamond Notes: Honorable Mentions for Player of the Week 1

Wed March 29, 2023
Andy Urban
KS/OK/MO/AR/CO/Creekside Scouting Supervisor

Diamond Notes is a weekly compilation of notes on Kansas players from last week. Each week Coaches from across the state send in player notes and stats as the PBR staff is working to name a PBR Player of the Week.  PBR scouts are also compiling player notes from attended games, as well as box scores from across the state. The players and their notes and stats are compiled here.

 

Blake O'Brien OF / RHP / St. Thomas Aquinas, KS / 2024

Rankings  StateRank: 4 / POS: 2 OverallRank: 424 / POS: 65

4 IP - 1 hit - 9 K - 1 bb

 

 

Donovan Johnson RHP / SS / Spring Hill, KS / 2023

Rankings  StateRank: 44 / POS: 15

4 1/3 Innings pitched, 12 SO, 3 BB, 1 Hit, 0 R

 

 

Nate Cochran C / OF / Spring Hill, KS / 2023

.571 Avg, 1.29 SLG, 1.91 OPS, Two 2B and One HR, Three RBI

 

 

Kael Shelite RHP / Hesston, KS / 2023

Rankings  StateRank: 50 / POS: 17

5 IP, 0 H, 11 K, 1 ER

 

 

Whit Rhodes RHP / Hesston, KS / 2024

Rankings  StateRank: 24 / POS: 9

6 IP, 1 H, 1BB, 1 R, 0 ER, 12 K

 

Luke Kessinger
RHP/DH/ Tonganoxie, KS / 2024

Luke went 4-7 in 2 games this week with a walk; 1 2B, 1 HR and 5 RBIs to with 2 runs scored.

 

 

Ace Monihen
RHP/ Council Grove, KS / 2025

5 innings pitche, 17 batters faced, 11 K, 1 BB, 0 hits. 10-0 no hitter. Also went 3-4 at the plate with 3 singles.

 

 

Brett BLack
RHP/ Wichita Collegiate, KS / 2023

7 IP, 28 BF, 12 K, 4 KL, 1 BB, 0 ER .185 BAA

Brett had a great performance for his first night out of the season, commanding the zone with all 3 of his pitches keeping batters off balance. Struck out 12 while only walking one.

Zac Fisher
OF/RHP / Onaga , KS / 2023

HITTING: 2GP, 4/8, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 7 R, 7 SB.
PITCHING: 1-0, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

In the season opener double header on Friday, March 24th, Zac went 4/8 on the night with two walks. He score 7 runs, which led the state 1-6A, and stole 7 bases, one behind the state lead 1-6A. He started on the mound in the second game and went 4 innings before Onaga won by run rule 17-0. He needed just 48 pitches to get the win, allowing 2 hits during that span, striking out 5, and walking 1. None of the three base runners Wabaunsee had in the game made it past first base.

Brett Cox
OF/ Hesston, KS / 2023

.800, 3 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI, 4 SB

 

 

Trever Keller
RHP/ SE of Saline , KS / 2023

Faced 9, struck out 8 with ne ground out for 3 perfect innings.

 

 

Grady Gebhardt
OF/ SE of Saline, ks / 2026

3 for 6 with a double and grand slam, 9 RBI in 2 games vs. Wichita Independent and Sedgwick on Sat 3/25

 

 

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