Diamond Notes: Week 10
May 10, 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.
Below we take a look at some of the top performers from Week 9 of the high school season as well as our NC Pitcher and Player of the Week.
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Pitcher of the Week
Sam Harris, RHP, Broughton, 2025
+ 7ip, 2h, 11k/2bb, CG, Win
+ Complete game win to secure Broughton's first conference championship since 1991.
+ 52ip, 82k, 0.40era
Player of the Week
Isaac Armstrong, SS, East Lincoln, 2023
+ 4-7 3 Runs, 6 RBI's, 3 Homeruns
+ In a must win week for our team Armstrong came up big for us, at North Iredell on Tuesday down 4-1 hit a 3R HR to tie the game in the 4th inning, At North Lincoln on Friday down 4-1 hit a 2R Home Run then in the top of the 7th in a tied game hit a solo shot that proved to the game winner
Diamond Notes
Blake Hill, 3B, East Rowan, 2023
+ 6-7, 8 Rbi's 2 HR 4 2B
+ Walk off 3 run Homer run, 2 Run home run in the 1st (semi Finals
Chance Mako, 1B Pitcher, East Rowan, 2023
+ 4-7 2 HR (5 RBI"s)
+ Grand slam in Championship game
Ethan Yarbrough, Pitcher, Oak Grove, 2023
+ Stats vs Ledford
7 IP,O Runs Allowed,8 K's, 1 BB, 98 pitches (66/98 were strikes)
+ Shutout #1 3A team in the state for the conference tournament championship victory
+ Record: 4-2, 43.2 IP, 3.527 ERA, 53 K's, 14 BB's
+ Hitting: 5-8 (.625 BA) (.750 OBP), SLG- 1.000, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R's, 3 BB
+Pitching: 2 IP, Stuck out 5 of 6 batters faced allowing no hits or runs to get the save in conference semis against North Davidson.
+ Hit a 2 run HR in the first inning of the conference championship game against Ledford + BA- .400, OBP- .587, 5 2b, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 22 R's, 27 BB's
Alex Moody, 1st/ 3rd, Rosman High School, 2024
+ AVG .800, 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 5 RBIs, 2 Runs scored
Brady Stober, Of, Hickory High School, 2025
+ 3-6 with 2 doubles
+ 0.383
Boone Herman, 3b/ss, Hickory High School, 2023
+ 3-7 2 doubles
+ 0.339
Nate Hollenbeck, RHP, Rolesville High School, 2024
+ 1 GS, 8.1 IP, 6 K, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 97 pitches
+ Nate pitched 8.1 IP against Heritage and threw 97 pitches. We won the game in the bottom of the 9th. He also had 5 assists in the field as the pitcher.
JAXON LUCAS, P/IF, GARNER MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, 2023
+ BEAT CORINTH HOLDER 2-0
8 IP 0 RUNS PITCHING
3-5 WITH AN RBI AND RUN SCORED, 2 SB
CJ Burleson, 2nd, catcher, Mountain Heritage, 2024
+ 3-5 2 doubles. 4 putouts.
+ Batting .683 on the season. Only 1 error.
Noah Sugg, Pitcher, John Paul II Catholic High School, 2026
+ 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 5K, 2BB, 60.4 S%
+ Complete game win in rivalry game.
Cade Gardner , Shortstop, AC Reynolds , 2024
+ AB 7-10 2 2B, 3SB, 2RBI
+ Clutch hits in big spots to solidify two conference wins against McDowell HS.
+ .387 BA, 25 SB, 10 RBI, 6 2B. .519OBP.
3.10 ERA 27 k
Jack Strom, RF, Millbrook, 2025
+ 3/8, 2 1B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 ROE, 3 TC, 3 PO
+ 1 for 3 with a HR off Cooper Allen, 1 RBI, 2 R in Championship Game vs Wake Forest. Hit HR to tie the game at 1
+ .311, 19 H, 10 RBI, 16 R, 15 BB, 3 ROE, 14 1B, 4 2B, 1 HR, 35 TC, 35 PO
Conner Thomas, P, Millbrook, 2025
+ 5.1 IP 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 SO, 1.313 ERA
+ 2 games vs Wake Forest. Came in in 5th in championship game and went 3 scoreless innings to secure tournament championship title
+ 29.0 IP, 4-2, 12 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 21 BB, 50 SO, 4 HBP, 1.448 ERA, 1.138 WHIP
Cowan Myers, P, Millbrook, 2023
+ 4.0 IP, 1-0, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 1 HBP, 1.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 2 TC, 1 A, 1 PO
+ Dominate performance at Wake Forest in Conference Tournament Championship game
+ 32.2 IP, 3-1, 23 H, 17 R, 9 ER, 31 BB, 33 SO, 4 HBP, 1.929 ERA, 1.653 WHIP
Tate Jones, RHP, Walter Williams, 2024
+ 6 IP | NO HITTER | 0 RUNS | 0 WALKS | 7K
+ After facing the same team the final week of conference play, he came back and fired a no hitter
+ Lowered season long era to 0.25. Has been dominant all season for us
Dan Mahan, C, Walter Williams, 2025
+ 4-8 with a double, 2 homeruns and 3 RBI
+ Homered on the first pitch of the conference championship game and added another in the top of the 2nd
Owen Michelson, Catcher / Relief Pitcher, Enka High School, 2023
+ 6-11 1 HR 7 RBI's 1 Save
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+ .508 AVG .624 OBP 3 HR's 12 SB 3 Saves
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