Week 9: Player and Pitcher of the Week
May 2, 2023
Player of the Week nominations are submitted by High School coaches across North Carolina each week. Along with the nominations, Prep Baseball Report is diving into box scores, talking to coaches and scouts, and attending as many games as possible.
PBR's staff sifts through the information sent in and seen by our scouts to determine the PBR Player of the Week every Tuesday. You can see a full list of players off to a hot start in Diamond Notes, a collection of notes, stats, and highlights from the past week, published every Wednesday during the season.
This week’s Player and Pitcher of the Week will cover Week 9 of the North Carolina High School season. Our Pitcher of the Week racked up 14 strikeouts in a 1 hit complete game. Out hitter of the week came alive in a conference series, hitting 4 home runs and driving in 9.
Player of the Week
Caleb Gant, OF, Porter Ridge HS, 2023
The Catawba commit came alive in the three game series vs. Sun Valley, allowing his Porter Ridge Pirates to win the series and claim the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament this week. In games 2 and 3 of the week, Grant went 4-6 with 4 home runs, driving in 9 runs. He also scored 5 runs during the week. Porter Ridge finished their regular season 9-6 in the Southern Carolina 4A Conference.
Pitcher of the Week
Sean Smith, RHP, New Hanover HS, 2023
The UNC Greensboro commit was simply fantastic on Tuesday at Laney HS. Smith fired a complete game shutout, propelling No. 5 New Hanover to a 7-0 conference road win. Smith only allowed 1 hit, facing just 1 over the limit for the game, striking out 14. In the 92 pitch appearance, Smith threw 73% of his pitches for strikes.
