Diamond Notes: Week of March 20th - 25th
March 29, 2023
Diamond Notes is a weekly compilation of notes on North Carolina players from last week. Each week Coaches from across the state send in player notes and stats as the PBR staff is working to name a PBR Player of the Week. PBR scouts are also compiling player notes from attended games, as well as box scores from across the state.
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Pitcher of the Week
Wesley Jones, P, Charlotte Christian, 2023
+ 7ip, 1 hit, 0 bb, 0 runs, 11 k’s
+ Against Wesleyan Christian Academy to lead the Knights to a 1-0 win.
+ 25 ip, 31 k’s, 0.56 ERA
Player of the Week
Luke Stevenson, C, Wake Forest HS, 2023
+ No. 2 Wake Forest went 3-0 on the week, out scoring opponents 47-0
+ Hit .727 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 Runs, 12 RBI
+ Game 3 was 3-3 with 3 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI
+ On Base .750 / Slug 1.818
DIAMOND NOTES
Cooper Clark, P/OF, Wake County Homeschool Warriors, 2023
+ .625avg 3HR, 10RBI, 5R + 3+IP 7ks in combined no-hitter vs. Pro5
+ Pitched with Sam Bevin in combined no-hitter vs. Pro5 and homered in 3 of 4 games.
+ .382avg, 5HR, 21RBI, 12R + pitching 3-0, 23k, .55era
Sam Bevin, SS/P, Wake County Homeschool Warriors, 2023
+ .600avg (6-10), 3 2b, 9R, 10SB + 3+IP 6ks in combined no-hitter vs. Pro5
+ Pitched with Cooper Clark in combined no-hitter vs. Pro5.
+ .412avg, 18r, 16sb + pitching 2-0, 22k, 2bb, 1.13era, .57whip
Richard Noble , RHP, North Duplin , 2023
+ 6IP 11ks 2BB 0H vs Jones Senior
Max McGinn, RHP/3B, Greensboro Day School , 2024
+ 5 INN 12 strikeouts, 4-5 at the plate 2B 3RBI
+ 3-0 on the mound 28 strike outs 11 Innings, ERA .636/Hitting 10-17 9 RBI, 1 2B avg .588
Sam Harris, RHP, Broughton, 2025
+ Complete game shutout win over Heritage, 10k, 2bb, 2h.
Ashton Wolfe, LHP, Butler, 2023
+ 6 IP 2 H, 0ER, 1R, 7K, 1 huge conference win
+ Game was for first place in the League
Dylan Story, Pitcher, High Point Christian Academy, 2023
+ 5 IP, 1 hit allowed, 0 runs, 1 BB, 8 K's, got the win vs Randleman HS 1-0.
+ 14.1 IP, 3-0, 8 hits allowed, 8 BB, 24 K's, 1.95 ERA
Hudson Morgan, IF, East Forsyth , 2023
+ .750 (3 for 4) with a double and 5 RBIs, 4R, 2 HBP
Ethan Norby, P/OF, East Forsyth , 2023
+ 1-0 5IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 14K vs Mount Tabor
.500 (3 for 6) 2HR, 4RBI, 2R
Braxton Stewart, P/OF, East Forsyth , 2023
+ 1-0 6IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 9K vs Mount Tabor
.600 (3 for 5) 2R, 1SB
Jason Howe, iF, East Forsyth, 2023
+ .500 (2 for 4) with a triple, 2RBI, 3R
Josh Herbert, OF, East Forsyth, 2023
+ 1HR, 5 RBIs, 2 runs, 3 SB
+ Hit a grand slam and knocked in 5 runs in 18-0 win over Mount Tabor
Brittyn Barnes , OF, Morehead HS (Eden), 2024
+ Stats from the week: .600 BA, .714 OBP, 3 H’s, 4 R’s, 4 RBI’s and 3 SB’s
Landon Roberts, 1B, Morehead HS (Eden), 2024
+ Stats from the week: .429 BA, .556 OBP, 3 H’s, HR, 3 RBI’s
Anderson Nance , RHP/SS, Morehead HS (Eden), 2024
+ (W) 5 IP, 3 H’s, 13 K’s
+ 4-0, 20 IP, 46 K’s, .70 ERA
Boone Herman , 3b, Hickory High School, 2023
+ 4-5 in 2 games / 2 doubles/4 rbis/4 runs scored
Henry Stewart, c, Hickory High School, 2023
+ 2-6 with 2 doubles
Isaiah McDowell, of, Hickory High School, 2024
+ 3-7 2 doubles/ 4 rbis
Tate Jones, RHP, Walter Williams High School, 2024
+ 5IP | 0 HITS | 7K | 4BB | O EARNED RUNS | 1 RUN
+ Tate continued to dominate against a good offensive team. FB up to 87 and slider at 81/82. They scored their only run on an error and WWHS was unable to scratch across any runs.
+ Has only given up 3 runs in 4 games and those are all unearned.
Trace Hicks, RHP, Walter Williams High School, 2024
+ 4IP | 1 HIT | 3K | 2BB | O RUNS
+ Appeared in relief on both Tuesday and Friday and held them scoreless both times.
Nate Billings, RHP, Walter Williams High School, 2024
+ 4IP | 2 HITS | 2K | 1BB | O RUNS
+ Threw 4 scoreless against perennial power Orange on Tuesday
Erik Rosas , RHP, North Duplin , 2023
+ 7IP 1BB 17Ks 0HNick Parham, SS / RHP, TC Roberson, 2023
+ Plate: 4-7 / 4 RBI / HR / 2B
Mound: Save / 1 IP / 2 Ks
Zeb Swangim, 3B, TC Roberson, 2025
+ 4-8 / 3 RBI / (2) 2B
Reno Jeter, RF / RHP, TC Roberson, 2024
+ Plate: 3-6 / 2B / 2 RBI
Mound: 3.1 IP / 4 Ks / 0 ER
Peyton Kowalski, RHP/1B, Glenn HS, 2023
+ Tuesday v. West Forsyth Peyton picked up the win 6IP, 2H, 0Rs, 3BB, 10Ks.
at the plate for the week PK was 2/7, with 3Rs, 3 RBIs, and 2Hrs ( both vs. Union Pines)
+ "PK" uncommitted went toe to toe against Harrison Lewis (UNC) for West. It was a classic pitching duel. PK pounded the zone and ran his FB up to 90 while getting a number of swing and misses on his slider.
+ 4 starts (2-1), 17 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 36 Ks (15 looking), .824 ERA, .706 WHIP, .102 BAA
Brayden Winters , CF, Glenn HS, 2025
+ 3/9, 4 RBs, double
+ In Tuesdays game v West, Brayden drove a big time double to the right center field wall driving in 2 big runs to secure the win.
Wednesday night at Union Pines with a 4-3 lead, Brayden drove a ball down the RF line driving in 2 runs to push the lead to 6-3 and secure the second win of the week.
+ 11/30, .367 avg., .486 OBP, .953 OPS, .467 SLG, 3 doubles. 8RBIs, 11Rs, 3SB
Chase Gora, C/LF, Glenn HS, 2024
+ 3/8, .375 avg., .375 OBP, .875OPS, .500 SLG, 1double, 1R,
Behind the dish: CS 4 SB-ATT 10 40% CS
+ In addition to his stats above, Chase played LF Wed. at Union Pines and made a diving play toward the line on a sinking LD that prevented an extra base hit and preserving our lead in the 4th.
Davis Best, RHP, Broughton, 2024
+ 7ip, CG, 6k/0bb, Win
+ 16ip, 1.28era
Robbie Smith, 2B, Rolesville High School, 2023
+ 7-8 with a .875 batting average in 4 games, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 8 Runs, 2 BB, HBP, 4 SB against Wakefield twice, Sanderson and Smithfield-Selma.
+ On the year, Robbie is batting .706 avg and is 12-17 with 2 2B, 3B, 10 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 4 SB
Holden Phillips, RHP, Hough, 2024
+ 2.2 IP , 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB's,7 K's
+ Relief appearance in 11-4 win against South Meck
+ 17.2 IP, 3-0 record, 4 hits , 0 earned runs, 2 BB's, 33 K's, 0.00 ERA
Anthonty Umbach , SS, Hickory Ridge, 2023
+ 9-16, .563 avg, 7 1b, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB
Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick , 2023
+ 4 for 4 , 1.000 avg, 4BB's, 2 Runs and 1 HBP
Grady Sotriffer, MIF, South Brunswick , 2026
+ 3 for 5, .600 avg, 4 BB's, 4 runs
Banks Hartman, OF, South Brunswick , 2023
+ 4 for 9, .444 avg, 1 2b, 5 RBI
Gavin Maines, LHP / 1B/ OF, Forbush High School, 2024
+ 6IP; 5H; 3ER; 3BB; 11Ks; 97 pitches
3 for 11; 2R; 1RBI; 2SB from leadoff spot
+ Beat West Wilkes this week; He leads 2ABaseball in strikeouts according to Max Preps and is 2nd in the state.
+ 3W - 1L ; 25 1/3 IP; 4ER; 99BF; 11H; 10BB; 54K
Reece Alverson, P/IF , East Henderson High School , 2023
+ Weekly Pitching Stats
7 Innings Pitched,0 Hits, 0 BB, 0 Errors , 12 Strikeouts
Weekly Hitting Stats -11 ABs, 6 Hits, 3 Doubles, 4 RBIs, 3 Runs Scored 1 BB
OBP .583 Batting Average .545, 3 Stolen Bases
+ In the Game Tuesday March 21 vs Franklin, Senior Pitcher Reece Alverson (UVA Wise Commit), threw the first PERFECT GAME in school history. He struck out 12 batters in the effort. He averaged 13 pitches per inning, and had a 76% 1st strike rate.
+ Pitching: Alverson has thrown 11 innings, 2 wins, given up 2 hits, 1 Earned Run, Struck out 18 Walked 2 and has a current ERA of .636
Alverson is also our 3 hole hitter and currently batting .529 with a .649 On base Percentage
Seth Way, Pitcher, Randleman, 2024
+ 6 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 15 k's
Isaac Miles, RHP/INF, First Flight High School, 2024
+ 5 IP, CG, 12 Ks, 1-BB, 1-H, 1 R, 0 ER.
+ Miles took a no-hit bid into the 5th inning before giving up his first hit of the night.
+ 10 IP, 24 Ks, 1-BB, 6-H, 1 ER, 0.70 ERA.
Jordan Kempton, MIF/RHP, First Flight High School, 2025
+ 7 IP, CG, 4 H, 1-ER, 8 Ks, 1-BB.
+ Kempton retired 15 Manteo hitters in a row at one point. He didn't allow a base-runner from the 4th hitter of the 1st inning, to the 2nd hitter in the 6th inning.
Gabe Kelly, C/OF/RHP, First Flight High School, 2024
+ 4/7 (.571 BA), 5 R, 3-2B, 1-RBI, 1-BB.
+ BA: .600 (.700-Conference), 5-RBI, 4-2B, 4-SB