Daniel Hampton of Howell is contending for the Livingston County baseball batting title again, which is nothing new.
Hampton has finished in the top 10 the past three seasons and missed out by one percentage point two years ago when he hit .443 to finish second to Pinckney’s Nolan Carruthers, who hit .444. Hampton was 10th with a .344 average in 2023 and fourth with a .427 average last season.
Hampton, who recently set the school record for career hits, leads all hitters in the county who have at least 25 at-bats this season with a .463 average. Cole Dryer of Charyl Stockwell is hitting .500 in 22 at-bats, so he could take the lead once the Sentinels get in some more games.
Here are the Livingston County baseball statistical leaders through April:
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Batting average
(Minimum 25 at-bats)
.463, Daniel Hampton, Howell
.429, Nate Houck, Brighton
.420, Aden Bailey, Brighton
.394, Chase Inge, Brighton
.386, Michael Bernardi, Hartland
.386, Brady Hamilton, Howell
.368, Dylan Crowe, Hartland
.353, Henry Taube, Pinckney
.352, Preston Spisz, Hartland
.342, Easton McGlothin, Pinckney
.333, Ben Holster, Brighton
.328, Jacob Hernandez, Howell
.327, Alex Larson, Brighton
.326, Erik Helminen, Fowlerville
.326, Owen Zylka, Pinckney
.317, Johnny Cove, Howell
.310, Carson Perkins, Hartland
Runs batted in
17, Aden Bailey, Brighton
17, Ben Holster, Brighton
17, Henry Taube, Pinckney
16, Luke Ribble, Brighton
14, Michael Bernardi, Hartland
13, Brady Hamilton, Howell
12, Daniel Hampton, Howell
11, Carson Perkins, Hartland
11, Ryan Eikey, Charyl Stockwell
10, Dylan Crowe, Hartland
10, Jacob Hernandez, Howell
10, Erik Helminen, Fowlerville
Runs
24, Preston Spisz, Hartland
20, Jacob Hernandez, Howell
18, Daniel Hampton, Howell
17, Dylan Crowe, Hartland
14, Josh Metz, Brighton
14, Cole Dryer, Charyl Stockwell
11, Nick Brevik, Brighton
11, Brady Hamilton, Howell
11, Everett Sidorski, Howell
10, Brogan Forney, Howell
10, Alex Larson, Brighton
10, Ben Holster, Brighton
10, Jax Raymond, Pinckney
Doubles
9, Henry Taube, Pinckney
8, Daniel Hampton, Howell
7, Jacob Hernandez, Howell
6, Easton McGlothin, Pinckney
4, Brady Hamilton, Howell
4, Alex Larson, Brighton
4, Ben Holster, Brighton
4, Luke Ribble, Brighton
4, Cole Dryer, Charyl Stockwell
Triples
3, Aden Bailey, Brighton
2, Daniel Hampton, Howell
Home runs
3, Daniel Hampton, Howell
Stolen bases
17, Jacob Hernandez, Howell
13, Dylan Crowe, Hartland
10, Preston Spisz, Hartland
10, Cole Dryer, Charyl Stockwell
9, Brady Hamilton, Howell
9, Josh Metz, Brighton
8, Owen Zylka, Pinckney
7, Everett Sidorski, Howell
7, Michael Bernardi, Hartland
Earned run average
(Minimum 10 innings)
0.44, Shane Bittikofer, Brighton
0.50, Nick Brevik, Brighton
0.88, Josh Metz, Brighton
1.08, Erik Helminen, Fowlerville
1.65, Nate Houck, Brighton
2.44, Joshua Carpentier, Pinckney
2.47, Michael Bernardi, Hartland
2.63, Johnny Cove, Howell
3.07, Graysen Lesniak, Howell
3.25, Nick Myers, Howell
3.38, Dylan Closson-Torres, Howell
3.73, Logan Randall, Hartland
Strikeouts
36, Owen Zylka, Pinckney
25, Nick Brevik, Brighton
22, Shane Bittikofer, Brighton
22, Ryan Eikey, Charyl Stockwell
21, Nate Houck, Brighton
21, Logan Randall, Hartland
20, Michael Bernardi, Hartland
19, Nick Myers, Howell
18, Jax Raymond, Pinckney
17, Alex Larson, Brighton
17, Johnny Cove, Howell
17, Cole Dryer, Charyl Stockwell
16, Justin Miner, Pinckney
16, Joshua Carpentier, Pinckney
16, Graysen Lesniak, Howell
16, Geoffrey Bickley, Fowlerville
16, Kaleb Dobbins, Fowlerville
15, Dylan Closson-Torres, Howell
15, Ethan Aho, Hartland
14, Josh Metz, Brighton
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