According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps,
Colton Sampson of
Lakeside School (Eufaula, Ala.) is high school baseball's national leader in strikeouts.
The senior southpaw has 158 strikeouts for the Chiefs over 76.2 innings. He hit double-digit strikeouts in 10 of his 13 starts when he threw at least four innings. In a 4-0 complete game win March 19, Sampson struck out 15 batters while registering two hits at the plate, including a double.
Jackson Peavy of
Peach County (Fort Valley, Ga.) comes in at No. 2 with 141 strikeouts over 59 innings. The junior lefty is committed to Georgia and has a 0.83 earned run average this season. On April 4 he had a season-high 19 strikeouts in a complete game 9-1 victory. Twice this season Peavy went six innings without allowing a hit including on Feb. 17 when he struck out 15 batters.
At No. 3 is
Eli Heyen of
Hondo (Texas) with 136 strikeouts. Headed to Ranger College, the senior has a 0.96 ERA over 65.2 innings. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder showed his power with both the ball and the bat in his hands. In a 7-1 win on April 23, Heyen struck out 16 batters over six innings and hit a home run.
Read on for a look at the top 50 strikeouts leaders in high school baseball.
