Local Hero Braden Booth Shines: Named National Player of the Week and Alabama's Top High School Baseball Player

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The final National Player of the Week for the 2024 spring season has been named, concluding an eventful high school baseball season. As states conclude their postseason tournaments, attention shifts to summer events and Player of the Year awards. This week, Braden Booth from Bob Jones High School in Alabama is in the spotlight for his exceptional performance in leading his team to a state championship.

Braden Booth, a senior committed to Mississippi State, demonstrated his skills in a key series against Central-Phenix City, Alabama's top-ranked team. Booth hit 7-for-10, including three home runs, and drove in four runs. He scored seven times and pitched a complete game in the series opener, allowing one run and striking out seven.

Booth's performance in the finals earned him the MVP title and the Prep Baseball Alabama Player of the Year. His role as both a pitcher and a batter helped Bob Jones High School finish with a 44-9 record and win the Class 7A state title. He had a .429 batting average, with 17 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, and 49 RBIs. As a pitcher, he maintained a 1.51 ERA over 83.1 innings, striking out 127 and achieving a 13-1 win-loss record.

Other notable performances include Ethan Schiefelbein from Corona High School in California and Ashton Roache from Tallulah Falls High School in Georgia. Schiefelbein, committed to UCLA, threw a complete-game shutout against Harvard-Westlake, with nine strikeouts and only two hits allowed. Roache, an uncommitted third baseman, hit two significant home runs in a crucial game.