3A State Championship Preview

Thu June 1, 2023
Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

2023 NCHSAA 3A State Championship Preview

SCHEDULE:

*Game 3 is schedule if necessary

West Henderson - 2023 3A West Champions

Record and Notes:
25-5 Overall Record
11-1 in The Mountain 7 3A Conference
15-4 Home Record
10-1 Road Record
0-0 at Neutral
Scored 242 Runs
Given up 85 Runs
Won 2 Games in a Row
8-2 in their Last 10 Games

Season Notes:

Had a 13 game win streak from March 21st through April 25th
Outscored opponents 56-22 in the playoffs
1st State Title appearance since 1992
Won The Mountain Seven Conference by 3 games

Players to Know:

Truitt Manuel, RHP/OF, 2024 - NC State commit
Alex Anderson, C/UTL, 2023 - SMC commit
Jackson Lyda, IF, 2024
Eli Shinn, IF, 2024
Jude Lyda, UTL, 2024
Colin Ingle, IF/P, 2023
Nicky Stanko, OF/P, 2023
Jake Lindsey, IF, 2024
Grant Putnam, IF/P, 2024

JH Rose - 2023 3A East Champions

Record and Notes:
26-3 Overall Record
11-1 in Big East 3A/4a Conference
14-3 Home Record
10-0 Road Record
2-0 at Neutral
Scored 287 Runs
Given up 80 Runs
Won 13 Games in a Row
10-0 in their Last 10 Games

Season Notes:

Opened the season 9-1
Currently Ranked No. 6 in the NC Power 25
Won the Big East 3A/4A Conference by 1 game, Only Conference Loss to 4A DH Conley
Coach Ronald Vincent won his 1,000 game on April 12th this year

Players to Know:

Hugh Collins, LHP, 2023 - North Carolina commit
Andrew Wallen, RHP/IF, 2024 - North Carolina commit
Hunter Pope, IF/RHP, 2023
Mitch Jones, IF, 2023 - Virginia Tech commit
Alex Popovich, IF, 2024
Ives Howard, IF, 2024
Matthew Aldridge, OF/LHP, 2025
Owen Simmons, RHP/OF, 2025
Perry Eveleth, C, 2023
Davis Hathaway, RHP/OF, 2024
Campbell Seymour, OF/RHP, 2023