If you’re going to be a competitive high school baseball team in South Jersey, you better have a damn good shortstop.
The past four years, Hammonton has had the luxury of having Kole Bagnell playing up the middle, and it’s no coincidence that the Blue Devils have been one of the top teams in the Cape-Atlantic League during his career.
The Devils made the Diamond Classic, CAL Tournament and state playoffs this season, and a big reason why was Bagnell’s offensive output. He batted .432, leading the team in hits (32), runs scored (27), RBIs (18) and stolen bases (25) while also adding 14 walks and a .500 slugging percentage.
For his career, Bagnell racked up 114 hits, 97 runs, 56 RBIs, 13 doubles, 69 walks, 41 stolen bases and batted .370.