By Brandon Hall
Director of Scouting, PBR NC

Follow Prep Baseball Report of NC
Twitter: @PrepBaseballNC
Instagram: @PrepBaseballNC
Facebook: @PrepBaseballNC

Player of the Week nominations are submitted by High School coaches across North Carolina each week.  Along with the nominations, Prep Baseball Report is diving into box scores, talking to coaches and scouts, and attending as many games as possible. 

Forbush HS is off to a 15-1 start and is currently ranked No. 4 in the 2A PBR-NCBCA Poll.  A four game week, last week gave the Falcons a chance to continue to build on their impressive year.  In four wins, senior infielder Tyler Campbell (3B, Catawba Valley commit) led the way, hitting .667, while collecting eight hits, including five home runs.  Homering in each game of the week, Campbell also collected 14 RBI's and scored 9 runs. 

PBR North Carolina Player of the Week

Tyler Campbell, INF, Forbush HS, 2017
+  Hit .667 in 4 games, facing at least three arms projected to pitch in college
+ 14 RBI’s and 9 runs scored
+  Homered in each game, including two vs. North Surry on Friday

Honorable Mentions

Several players were in the running for player of week, having great spring break weeks.  TC Roberson HS and junior catcher Aaron McKeithan made it to the finals of the IMG Classic in Bradenton, FL.  PBR's National Crosschecker was on hand in Bradenton, bringing highlights of each day. 

Aaron McKeithan, C, TC Roberson, 2018
+  Named Tournament MVP at IMG National Classic
+  Hit .462 with 4 doubles and 4 RBI’s
+  3 Game Winning RBI’s
+ Defensive stalworth, picking off three runners and throwing out multiple steal attempts
+  Caught every inning in all 4 games
+  TC Roberson finished 2^nd in the National Tournament with a star studded field

Matt Suggs, C, Hoggard HS, 2018
+  Named Most Outstanding Player at the Ashley HS Spring Break Tournament
+  Hit .583 on the week with 2 doubles and 5 RBI’s
+  Hoggard HS won the spring break tournament consisting of an outstanding field

Hunter Baker, OF, Hough HS, 2017
+  Hit .625 on the week at the Queen City Invitational against Butler, Providence, and Marvin Ridge
+  Double, Triple, Home Run and 5 RBI’s on the week
+  Stole 4 bases and drew 4 walks

Timmy Townsend, RHP, Providence HS, 2018
+  Picked up a Win and a Save without allowing a run

Cameron Norgren, 3B, Panther Creek HS, 2017
+  Hit .455 in three games at the Hilltop Invitational in Durham
+  Week included 2 doubles, 7 RBI’s, and 5 runs scored

Koen Moreno, P, Panther Creek HS, 2020
+  Win vs the No. 1 2A team in the PBR-NCBCA Poll, South Granville
+  Worked 5.2 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts
+  Threw 58% of his 96 pitches for strikes

Riley Cameron, C/RHP, Union Pines HS, 2017
+  Hit .750 for the week, going 9-12
+  4 doubles and a HR on the week
+  15 total RBI’s, where 10 came in one game

Chandler Barber, OF, Union Pines HS, 2018
+ Hit .857, collecting 6 hits on the week
+ Scored 10 runs, while driving in 7
+ Hit 2 doubles and earned 6 walks on the week

Connor Norby, SS, East Forsyth HS, 2018
+ Collected the game winning hit vs. 3A No.1, and previously unbeaten, Northern Guilford
+ Named to the Beach Diamond Invitational All Tournament Team
+ Hit .364 with 4 hits, a triple and 2 RBI’s on the week

Grant Eidschun, LHP, East Forsyth HS, 2018
+  Held 3A No. 1 Northern Guilford scoreless for 7 innings
+  Gave up 6 hits and recorded 3 K’s
+  East Forsyth would win 1-0 after Eidschun exited. 
+  Named to Beach Diamond Invitational All Tournament Team

Kyle Blendinger, RHP, Southwest Guilford HS, 2017
+  Named MVP of the Bobby Murray Tournament in Raleigh
+  Lead SW Guilford to tournament championship
+  7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K in win over Millbrook

Nick Jodway, RHP, Draughn HS, 2017
+ 6.1 IP with 14 strikeouts in a win over Kings Mountain
+  Allowed No Hits over the 6.1 innings
+ Jodway threw 60 of his 101 pitches for strikes, working ahead of 14 of the 24 batters faced.

Chris Banks, 3B/RHP, AC Reynolds, 2017
+ Hit .700 with 7 hits on the week
+ Included in the week were 2 doubles, a home run, and 6 RBI's
+ From the mound, went 1-0 with 5 innings of work.  Did not allow a run and struck out 4

All Tournament Selections

With the spring break weeks, many teams will play in invitationals and tournaments.  As All-Tournament teams are named, PBR is working to collect the honored players and share the news.

Bobby Murray Tournament – Raleigh, NC

Kyle Blendinger, SW Guilford
Jacob Edwards, SW Guilford
Garrison Thornton, SW Guilford
Sean McIntosh, SW Guilford
Carson Sakowski, Corinth Holders
Mason Cooper, Corinth Holders
Cole Leneschmidt, Millbrook
Hunter Hood, West Johnston
Ras Ran Amon, Rolesville
Branden Kunz, Heritage
Penn Sealey, Broughton
Jake Forte, Middle Creek

IMG National Classic – Bradenton, FL

Aaron McKeithan, TC Roberson
Collin Watt, TC Roberson
Eric Wallington, TC Roberson

South Johnston Easter Invitational

John Stott, South Johnston (MVP)
Carter Beal, South Johnston (Defensive award)
Aaron Hedgepath, Triton (Offensive award)
Sawyer Roberts, South Johnston
Thomas Carpenter, South Johnston
Noah Bridges, South Johnston
Grant Millay, South Johnston
Kier Meredith, Glenn
Gavin Tippett, Glenn
Jackson Striplin, Glenn
Jordan Ward, Glenn
Grayson Joyner, Wake Forest
Aidan Brown, Wake Forest
Grant Smith, Wake Forest
Jordan Smothers, Cleveland
Tyler Keenan, Cleveland (Won HR Derby)
Bobby Dixon, Cleveland
Tyler Tuthill, Clayton
Ian Jones, Harnett Central
Chandler Lasater, Smithfield-Selma
Adam Capps, Triton