Who are Gastonia, Shelby area baseball's top hitters? Here's a look
The final week of the 2026 high school baseball season is upon us.
Here’s a look at the top hitters in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, surveying players’ batting averages (minimum of 30 at bats), hits, home runs and RBIs through Friday, April 24.
Regular season action concludes May 1, with baseball playoff brackets unveiled Monday, May 4. Postseason action begins the following evening. Third- and fourth-round play is scheduled for May 12 and 15, respectively, with regional championship series to take place May 19-23. NCHSAA state championship series are scheduled for May 27-30.
Batting Average
(min. 30 at bats)
- Luke Rayfield, Crest: .561
- Tucker Sigmon, North Lincoln: .537
- Cole Hendrickson, South Point: .516
- A.J. McClain, Ashbrook: .500
- Jack Scholz, Stuart Cramer: .483
- Noah Cooper, Gaston Christian: .481
- Jackson Livingston, North Gaston: .481
- Christian Cherry, Lincoln Chrter: .472
- Blayne Richardson, Crest: .470
- Canton Bare, Lincoln Charter: .458
- Isaac Aycock, Forestview: .455
- Jackson Swenson, Crest: .454
- Gavin Smith, South Point: .448
- Reed Osborne, Lincoln Charter: .446
- Carsten Green, Gaston Christian: .444
- Brock Melton, Crest: .443
- Caleb Costner, Crest: .442
- Brock Bumgardner, Cherryville: .439
- Jonathan Kalmbach, South Point: .434
- Chris Wurster, Stuart Cramer: .433
Hits
- Tucker Sigmon, North Lincoln: 36
- Canton Bare, Lincoln Charter: 33
- Luke Rayfield, Crest: 32
- Cole Hendrickson, South Point: 31
- Jack Scholz, Stuart Cramer: 29
- Chris Wurster, Stuart Cramer: 29
- Carter Mason, North Gaston: 27
- Cason McGinnis, North Lincoln: 27
- Brock Melton, Crest: 27
- Noah Cooper, Gaston Christian: 26
- Greyson Evans, North Lincoln: 26
- A.J. McClain, Ashbrook: 26
- Connor Presley, East Lincoln: 26
- Gavin Smith, South Point: 26
- Isaac Aycock, Forestview: 25
- Adam Rodgers, Lincoln Charter: 25
- Reed Osborne, Lincoln Charter: 25
- Christian Cherry, Lincoln Charter: 25
- Jackson Swenson, Crest: 25
- Four players with 24 RBIs
Home runs
- Eli Black, Crest: 6
- Anthony Marano, Gaston Christian: 6
- Luke Rayfield, Crest: 5
- Canton Bare, Lincoln Charter: 4
- Drew Dixon, Burns: 4
- Xander Sutton, Gaston Christian: 4
- Tyler Waterman, Lincoln Charter: 4
- Noah Brown, Lincoln Charter: 3
- Brock Bumgardner, Cherryville: 3
- Christian Cherry, Lincoln Charter: 3
- Reed Osborne, Lincoln Charter: 3
- Riley Parker, Lincoln Charter: 3
- Tucker Sigmon, North Lincoln: 3
- Yates Toney, Burns: 3
- 10 players with two home runs
RBIs
- Brock Bumgardner, Cherryville: 40
- Luke Rayfield, Crest: 32
- Tucker Sigmon, North Lincoln: 28
- Jack Scholz, Stuart Cramer: 27
- Elijah Cunningham, North Gaston: 27
- Jack Scholz, Stuart Cramer: 27
- Jonathan Kalmbach, South Point: 26
- Carsten Green, Gaston Christian: 25
- Christian Cherry, Lincoln Charter: 24
- Elijah Cunningham, NOGA: 24
- Cason McGinnis, North Lincoln: 24
- Carter Rowe, Gaston Christian: 24
- Carsten Green, Gaston Christian: 23
- Jonathan Kalmbach, South Point: 23
- Anthony Marano, Gaston Christian: 23
- Carter Mason, North Gaston: 23
- Carter Browning, Gaston Christian: 22
- Camden Kanupp, North Gaston: 22
- Anthony Marano, Gaston Christian: 22
- Eli Black, Crest: 21
- Kohen Boye, North Gaston: 21
- Landry Ohmstead, Crest: 21
- Reed Osborne, Lincoln Charter: 21
- Gavin Smith, South Point: 21
- Three with 20 RBIs
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Top hitters in Gastonia, Shelby baseball going into season's final week
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