Diamond Notes: Week of April 4-9
April 14, 2022
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 the second week of the high school season. The Pitcher of the Week was Joseph Ruller from Charlotte Catholic. Player of the Week honors went to Connor Kane from Laney
Weekly Updates - NC HS Season:
+ North Carolina Inside the Box
DIAMOND NOTES
Lane Essary, Pitcher, Fred T Foard, 2022
+ 7 innings zero runs 3 hits 1 walk 17 strikeouts
+ 4-1 on mound 4-0 in conference with 52K
Cross Clayton, RHP/INF, Orange High School, 2024
+ 6IP, CG, 1H, 0 runs, 10K’s, 1BB
+ 6IP was a complete due to the run rule. Cross didn't allow a runner on 2nd the entire game.
+ .500 BA, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI's, 5 Runs, 2 BB, 2 SB
+ Hit back to back HR's v. Parkland on 4/8
Jared Smith , 1B/ DH, Lake Norman HS, 2022
+ 5-9 2 HR 5 R 5 RBI 2 BB
+ 13 G, .486 avg (17-35) 8 runs, 16RBI, 2 2B, 3 HR.
Jimmy Shetzler, OF, East Forsyth, 2022
+ .667 (3 for 4) 1 double, 4 RBI's, 2SB
Ethan Norby, OF/LHP, East Forsyth, 2023
+ .500 (2 for 4) HR, 1 RBI, 1 Run
Joshua Herbert, OF, East Forsyth, 2023
+ .500 (2 for 4) 3 RBI's, 2Runs, 1 SB
+ .378 (14 for 37) 2 doubles, 1 triple. 1HR, 9 RBI, 17 R, 15BB, 12 SB
Steele Lee, RHP/IF, East Forsyth, 2023
+ .500 (1 for 2) double, 2 walks
+1-0, 5IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 8K
+ .378 (14 for 37) 2 doubles, 1 triple. 1HR, 9 RBI, 17 R, 15BB, 12 SB
Walker Jenkins, CF, South Brunswick , 2023
+ hit .625 (5-8) in 3 games 3-RBI's, 6- R, 2- 2B, 1-3B, 1-HR
Cameron Burgess, SS, RHP, South Brunswick , 2022
+ .500 (6-12) in 3 games. 2-2B, 1-HR, 8-RBI's, 3-R... Pitching 5 IP, .000ERA. 3-H, 8-K's
Connor Kane, RHP/DH, Laney, 2022
+ 5IP, 4 hits, 7ks (w)
4-8, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI
+ Win in relief vs. Topsail (game was suspended due to rain on Tuesday, he started the game when it resumed on Wednesday) 5 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 7 k’s.
+In that same game he was a triple shy of the cycle, 3-4 with a double and a 3 run HR in the top of the 7th to give us the lead.
+Friday vs New Hanover he hit a walk off double in the 11th inning to end our 11 game losing streak to NH.
Rylan Venable 2024 P Mount Airy HS
Vs North Stokes
7 IP, CG 2H, 0 ER, 9 K’s, 2 BB
Blaze Lawson, Pitcher/OF, North Stokes, 2023
+ 5-6, 2 2B, 4RBI///// 6IP 1ER 2H 6K Winning Pitcher
+ Beat first place Mt Airy going 4-4, 2 doubles, 4 RBI and pitching 6 innings
+ Currently batting .400, leading the team with 8 doubles and 18 RBI
Cody Ives, Pitcher, Camden High School, 2022
+ 7innings 2 hits 0 runs 16 K's against Northeastern Also pitched Friday before against First Flight 6 innings 4 hits 0 runs 14 K's
+ 16 K's in 7 innings
+ 36 innings ERA 0.34 71 K's
Zack Chavis, 1b, Cary High School, 2023
+ 5-7, 1 grand slam 8 RBIs. Team went 2-0
+ Beat green hope 12-0 in a suspended game. Zack was 3-3 with a sac fly rbi, 2 singles that knocked in 3 runs, and a grand slam to evoke the mercy rule
Jordan Daniels, DH, RHP, South Brunswick, 2023
+ Pitching - 7IP, .000ERA, 1-H, 9-K's
Hitting .444 BA (4-9) 1-HR, 3-RBI's, 3-R