Prep Baseball Report

Diamond Notes: Week of March 14th-20th


PBR Staff
Prep Baseball Report of NC

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 NC Pitcher of the Week was Cameron Burgess from South Brunswick. Judd Utermark from Charlotte Christian received the Player of the Week honors.

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Diamond Notes

Wesley Driscoll, RHP, Wakefield, 2023
+ 4.1 innings 7 K's 2hits, 1 ER

Xavier Isaac, 1B/OF/LHP, East Forsyth High School, 2022

+ .750 (6 for 8) with a double, 2 homeruns, 7 RBIs, 5 runs, 4 walks
+ Went 4 for 4 with a double, home run and 3 RBIs vs Davie on Tuesday

Ethan Norby, LHP/OF, East Forsyth High School, 2023

+ .556 (5 for 9) with a double, home run, 3 RBIs, 3 runs, 2 walks
2-0 on the mound, 5 1/3 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1 walk, 12K

Braxton Stewart, LHP/OF, East Forsyth High School, 2023
+ 1-0 on the mound, 7IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 10K in win vs Davie
+ Complete game 2 hit shutout vs Davie 


Silas Isenhour , Catcher , St Stephens High School, 2022

+ .571 Batting average for week, 5 RBI, 2 Doubles, 1 Home Run

Julien Peissel, P, SS, St Stephens High School, 2022
+ 4 for 5 on the week with 2 walks, .800 batting average, 3 RBIs, 2 doubles.. 6.0 IP, 9 Ks, win vs. Hickory

Aubrey Smith , RHP, 2B, South Brunswick, 2022

+ .545 BA (6-11) 1-2B, 1-HR, 4-RBI's, 4-R,
+Pitching 6 IP, 1W, 5-H, 1-ER, 6-K's, 1.167 ERA

Banks Hartman, LHP, LF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ .636 BA (7-11), 1-2B,4-RBI's,
+Pitching 1-IP, 0-H, .000 ERA
 

Cameron Burgess, RHP, SS, South Brunswick, 2022
+ .400 BA (4-10), 3-RBI's
Pitching 10-IP, 2-W, 1- CG, 6-H, 2-R, 15-K's, .000ERA

Walker Jenkins, CF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ .545 BA (6-11), 1-2B, 1-HR, 3-RBI's, 6-RS,

Shawn Gerard, Catcher, Southside High School, 2022
+ .400 avg with 4 rbis, 2 doubles and 1 HR.

Austin Hawke, SS, Reagan, 2022
+ 13 AB, 5 Hits, 1 1B, 1 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 Runs, .385 AVG for the week
+  Grand Slam v. Glenn on Tues. 3/15
+ .308 AVG, 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI's, 3 SB 


Dylan Gastley, 1B/RHP, West Stokes HS, 2025
+ 5/11 with 4 rbi's, 2 Doubles. 4 IP's, with 4 k's and 1 ER
+ Batting a .357 with a .419 OBP with 10 RBI's, 4 doubles, 1 HR through 8 games. 11.2 IP with a 1.8 ERA and 15K's on the mound
+ Batting a .357 with a .419 OBP with 10 RBI's, 4 doubles, 1 HR through 8 games. 11.2 IP with a 1.8 ERA and 15K's on the mound 


Hayden Simmerson, P/SS, Carson High School, 2023
+ P 5.2 IP  13 K, 3 BB, 1 R
Hitting   3 for 7  2 Runs, 3 RBI
+ Hayden had a shut down game on the mound for us striking out 13 Batters . In what was a nail biter for 5 innings 

Jordan Overton, LF, Rolesville High School, 2022
+ 2-6, 2HR, 4RBI, 3R, 1BB, 2SB in 2 games
+ Last 2 ABs against Chapel Hill were 2 home runs resulting in 4RBI and 2R. 

Nate Hollenbeck, P, Rolesville High School, 2024
+ Complete Game win vs Chapel Hill, 6IP, 5K, 3H, 0ER

Levi Baker, 1st/3b, Wake County Homeschool Warriors, 2023
+ .429 (6/14), 2HR, 5RBI
+ HR in consecutive games v Wilson Christian and Forsyth

Trey Gibson, OF, North Stanly HS, 2024
+ 6-9, 4 2B, 8 RBI
+ 2-1 on the week with a sweep of Gray Stone Day (DH) and lost to Wst Stanly

Tyler Herkey, LHP, SouthLake Christian, 2022
+ George Mason commit
+ Win over Hickory Grove:  6.1IP, 1R, 12K
+ 1-3 in win over Gaston Christian

Tyler Howe, P, Hopewell HS, 2025
+ CG Win over Mallard Creek, 5IP, 1H, 11K

Eli Jerzembeck, RHP, Providence HS, 2022
+ South Carolina commit
+ CG Shutout over Marvin Ridge, 13K

Jacob Kirby, RHP, Ardrey Kell HS, 2023
+ 3-3, 2B, HR, 6RBI in win over Charlotte Catholic
+ 1-2, RBI, BB, SB in loss to Hough
+ Win over Weddington, 6IP, 4H, 1R, 11K

Jay Gooch, P, Cary Christian, 2022
+ No-Hitter vs. Coastal Christian, 2K
+ 3-6 at the plate for the week

Daniel Higdon, P, Voyager Academy, 2023
+ Win vs. Vance Charter, 4IP, 1H, 6K
+ 1 Hit vs. Vance Charter
+ 5-8, 1R, 1RBI in wins over Franklin Academy & Vance Charter

Ben Jones, INF, Durham Jordan HS, 2022
+ 5-9, , 2B, 2 HR, 8R, 5 RBI on the week
+ Jordan goes 3-0 on the week
+ Hitting .526 on the year with 5 HR, 2 2B, 17R, 10RBI

Cayden Goodwin, P/UTIL, Person High School, 2022
+ 8-12 (.667 AVG), 2 2B, RBI, 4 R, SB
+6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 11 K (W)
+ Cayden took a No-Hitter into the 7th inning against Cedar Ridge
+ .400 AVG, 7 R, 4 2B, 3 SB
2-0, 1.45 ERA, 14 1/3 IP, 28 K on the mound  

Bryce Thaxton, IF/C, Person High School, 2023
+ .375 AVG, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB
+ .400 AVG, 7 R, 4 2B, 3 SB
+2-0, 1.45 ERA, 14 1/3 IP, 28 K on the mound