| # | PLAYER | HITS | |
| 1 | KYLE TOMLINSON | 298 | |
| 2 | DAVID CASTLE | 288 | |
| 3 | DENNIS PEARSON | 276 | |
| 4 | CHANDLER PHILLIPS | 250 | |
| 5 | MARK BRANNAN | 225 | |
| 6 | DYLAN BRADEN | 223 | |
| 7 | BRANDON CORBETT | 218 | |
| 8 | STEPHEN WERNER | 210 | |
| 9 | EVAN BORTMAS | 203 | |
Only nine players in WSEM have surpassed the 200 hits milestone. Stephen Werner has done it in the fewest seasons (2014-present). Evan Bortmas has done it in the fewest at-bats (549). The 2,191 hits between these nine players account for 28.5% of all hits in the history of the league. Kyle Tomlinson and David Castle will both go beyond 300 hits in 2019; Kyle likely doing so in Week 1. Dennis Pearson will sit out 2019 recovering from back surgery; hopefully the rehab from that goes easy and well for him. Chandler Phillips is the only other player in reach of 300 in 2019. He's had 44 and 45 H the past two seasons, so it's not out of the question, but it will take yet another career year to get there.
Downshifting gears: so, how about the players with a chance to reach 200 hits this year?
Downshifting gears: so, how about the players with a chance to reach 200 hits this year?
| # | PLAYER | HITS | |
| 10 | GREG BRANNAN | 195 | |
| 11 | CHRIS PAQUIN | 185 | |
| 12 | NICK BRADEN | 180 | |
| 13 | ALEX LINEBRINK | 179 | |
| 14 | STEPHEN FARKAS | 177 | |
| 15 | CRAIG SKINNER | 168 | |
Greg Brannan will easily reach 200 in 2019. He'll probably reach that number on home runs alone. Paquin isn't signed up yet, but he's never had fewer than 17 hits in a season. If he comes back, he should have no problem reaching 200. Nick Braden has gone 25 H, 23 H, 24 H over the last 3 years, so getting 20 this season seems like an easy bet. Alex Linebrink is averaging 24 hits over the last three seasons, so he's also in line to reach 200 in 2019. It appears Farkas has retired, so 177 H will be where he ends. Craig Skinner rounds out the list of hopefuls, sitting at 168 H and needing 32 more. Craig had 37 hits in the 2018 season, so it's definitely doable for him; however, he also had just 9 hits in 2017. I'll leave the call on that one up to the professional (possibly problematic) gamblers.
