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Batting averages, SB's, fielding %'s and extra base hits are easily fabricated by many HS scorekeepers.  I'm sure there are a good percentage of people that score games straight up but with the advent of the digital scorebooks, people really don't know how to score a game properly any longer.  Strikeouts and home runs are pretty black and white, but I see a clean single with a runner in scoring position scored a double on the throw to home more times than not.  SB's get awarded on a passed ball or WP and hits are given away like candy when errors were clearly made.  Collegiate coaches might take notice of a pitcher averaging 2 plus K's per innings or high home runs totals, the extreme stuff someone else referenced but for the most part I don't think much attention is paid to general stats.    

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