High school baseball: Caleb Laster of Texas tops strikeouts leaderboard with 166

By Thomas Frey May 17, 2023, 11:00am

Rio Hondo senior leads nation in strikeouts as the Bobcats gear up for the postseason.

Caleb Laster of Rio Hondo (Rio Hondo, Texas) leads high school baseball nationally with 166 strikeouts according to statistics submitted to MaxPreps. The senior has helped the Bobcats to the playoffs after going 16-2 with a 0.75 ERA. In a stretch of six starts between March 31 and May 4, Laster struck out 71 batters over 29 innings.

Walker McDuffie of Lee County (Sanford, N.C.) is tied for second on the list with 146 strikeouts. The junior is committed to North Carolina and has a 0.79 ERA for the Yellow Jackets. McDuffie hit double-digit strikeouts in every start except one and had a season high 17 Ks on March 17.

Michael Savarese of Hernando (Brooksville, Fla.) is also tied for second in the nation with 146 strikeouts. Savarese has an 8-1 record with a 0.61 ERA for the Leopards, who reached the Florida regional semifinals. The senior started the season by striking out at least 11 batters in each of his first six starts and has struck out 17 on three occasions.

Read on for a complete look at the nation's strikeout leaders.



Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1166
2146
3146
4140
5138
6136
7133
8132
9130
10130
11130
12130
13130
14129
15128
16127
17127
18127
19126
20126
21126
22123
23121
24121
25121
26121
27121
28120
29119
30119
31119
32118
33117
34117
35117
36117
37116
38116
39116
40115
41115
42114
43113
44113
45113
46112
47112
48112
49111
50111
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