Prep Baseball Report

Diamond Notes: Week of February 28 - March 5th


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 opening week of the high school season. The NC Pitcher of the Week was 2023 southpaw Tanner Kaler from NW Cabarrus.  Kaler threw a perfect game with 19 strikeouts. The Player of the week was Mason Moseley from Freedom High School.

Diamond Notes


Carson Edmiston, RHP/SS, West Wilkes, 2023
+ vs Davie- 5.0 IP, W, 3 H, 1ER, 10 K, 2 BB
Overall: 3-8, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2BB 

Tucker Holland, Pitcher, The Burlington School, 2023

+ 5 IP 14 Ks 1 walk 0 hits
+ 5IP 14k 1 walk 0 hits 
+ 5 IP 0 hits 14 Ks 1 walk  


Tanner Kaler, Pitcher, Northwest Cabarrus, 2023

+ Complete game , 19 k’s perfect game
+ Tanner threw a perfect game with 19 strike outs against Kannapolis on Saturday.

Chase Gribble, 3rd base, Christ School, 2023
+ In 2 games Chase had 4 hits in 6 at bats with a Home run, double, and triple, 5 rbi

Joseph Webb, Pitcher, Burns High School, 2022
+ 1-0 7 IP 2 hits 16 strikeouts vs Kings Mountain

Max White, LHP, Hough, 2023
+ 5 IP; 2 BB's; 10K's; O Hits; 0 Runs

Aiden Evans, SS/OF, Hough, 2022
+ 3-7; 1 2B; 1 3B; 6 RBI
+ 2-4; 5 RBI against TC Roberson 


Lane Essary, Pitcher, Fred T Foard, 2022

+ 4 innings pitched 10 K 1 hit 2 BB

Mason Reising, catcher, South Caldwell, 2023
+ AB 11  Hits 7   RBI  4     Runs  6     BB  1   2B   2      3B  2    HR   1         3 Games last week
+ Hit back to back triples    and a 2 Run Homer  


Cameron Burgess, RHP/3rd.B, South Brunswick, 2022

+ Hitting 3-3, 2 Singles, 1 Double, 2 RBI's, 1 Run

Walker Jenkins, CF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ Hitting 2-3. 1 double, 1 Grand Slam , 6 RBI's, 2 runs
 

Nick Bruno, P/Of, West Craven High School, 2022
+ Pitching-5 IP with 0h 13 ks 1 bb (1-0) part of a no hitter
Hitting-2-7 2 RS 4 RBI 2B HR (Grand slam)
+ Part of no hitter

Judd Utermark, 3B, Charlotte Christian, 2022

+ .625 BA .700 OBP 1.250 Slug 1.950 OPS 6 RBI 2 Doubles and a HR  

Calvert Clark, OF /RHP, Charlotte Christian, 2022
+ .500 1 HR 3 RBI .600 OBP SLG 1.000 OPS 1.600  4 IP 8 K  0BB 0 R with the W

Ashton Plyler, Parkwood, 2022
+ 1 Start, 7 IP, 12 K, 1 BB, 1 hit in complete game shutout on 76 pitches.

Tommy Walker, Catcher, Providence, 2022
+ 3-4 7 RBI Walkoff Grandslam vs. Reagan

Eli Jerzembeck, Pitcher, Providence, 2022

+ 6IP 71 pitches 63 strikes 17 strikeouts 1 hit zero runs vs. Weddington

Mason Mozeley, C/P,  Freedom High School, 2022

+4-8 for the week with 2 home runs and 4RBIs

No hitter pitched vs East Burke on Friday with both RBIs in a 2-0 win. 

Bailey Faircloth, P/SS, Langtree Charter Academy, 2022
+Complete game no hitter, 2 BBs, 14Ks

Cuyler Baxter, SS/RHP, Greensboro Day, 2024

+Offensively 8-11 .727 4 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 8 Runs

+Pitching 2 Inn. 5 SO

+Fielding 13 total chances and no errors 

Jacob Terwilliger, Marvin Ridge HS, 2022, OF

+3-6 with a grand slam(vs Ardrey Kell HS) and a 2 run Homerun(vs Jesse Carson), 7 RBI, 1 SB

Skyler Locklear, Cleveland High School, 2022

+.600 Ave, (6-10), 4.0 IP 9 Ks, 1 Save

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

+5IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 9K vs #6 5A Blessed Trinity (GA)

Steele Lee, RHP/IF, East Forsyth, 2023

+6IP, 5H, 1ER, 3BB, 7K vs #1 6A Hartselle (AL)

Braxton Stewart, LHP/OF/IF, East Forsyth, 2023

+6IP, 1H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K vs Mountain Brook (AL)

Angel Pichardo, OF, Ledford High School, 2025

+Avg .667 / 1 2B / 1 3B / 1 HR / 6 RBI / 2 SB

Gavin Blackwood, Catcher, Highland School of Technology, 2023

+600 avg / 2.114 OPS / 1.400 SLG / 6 hits / 2 2Bs / 2 HRs / 3 RBIs / 8 Rs / 4 SBs / 4 BBs / 0 Ks

Tyler White, C/IF/RHP, Person HS, 2023

+1-5, 5 BB, 5 RBI, 2 R, 1 CS

Finley Spicer - INF/P - Union Pines HS - 2022

+9-10 - 3B - 2R, 4 IP - W - 3H - BB - 6K

Ryder Douglas - 1B/P - Union Pines HS - 2022

+5 IP - W - 0H - 2BB - 8K, 5 Inning No Hitter

Harrison Lewis, RHP/DH, West Forsyth High School, 2023

+(1-0) 6 IP, no hits, no runs vs Mooresville High School

+BA .500 (3-6), 3 RBIs, 2 BBs

David Waitt, OF, Orange, 2023

+5-11 6 RBI 2-2B's

+Christ the King 2-3 (with a perfectly executed drag bunt)

+2 innings in relief with 1H, and 2k's, 0ER

Gavin Houser, East Lincoln High School, 2022

+3-6, 2 HR's, 1 double, 3 Runs scored, 5 RBI's and 1 SB

AJ HIGH, Catcher, 3B, P, Southern Nash High School, 2022
+ 3 games batting avg .625 5-8 1 double 1 RBI,
+ Friday vs Neuse Charter 3-3 double and a run scored. Caught 6 innings and picked up the save on the mound 1 inn 2 k no hits 

Blake Strickland, SS, Southern Nash High School, 2024
+ Batting AVG .538 7-13 5 RBI, 4 runs scored batting lead off
+ Game 1 vs Neuse Charter 3-5 3 RBI, 1 Run scored
Game 2 vs Tarboro 3-4 2 RBI 2 runs scored.  

Caleb Summey, RHP / MIF, Bessemer City HS, 2023
+ Batting .750 through 2 games with 2 Doubles
1.62 ERA with 5 Strikeouts in first start

Zac Cimino , 2nd baseman , The Burlington School, 2023

+ 5-9 1 double 2 home runs 4 rbi 4 runs 

+ 4-5 triple away from cycle 2 rbi 2 runs
+ 5 IP 0 hits 14 Ks 1 walk  

Tymon Holloman, Pitcher, Berry Academy, 2023
+ CG/No-hit/SO 13k's vs. West Clt.

Tymon Holloman, Pitcher, Berry Academy, 2023

+ CG/No-hit/SO 13k's vs. West Clt.

Josh Wilson , LF, Wake Forest , 2022
+ 5-3 with 4 RBI
+ Great hitting all sides of the field 
+ .600 BA 

Ian Williams , CF, Wake Forest , 2025
+ 5-4  1 RBI
+ .600 BA 

Noah Parker, Pitcher, Fairmont High School, 2023

+ 8ip; 2-0 ; 21K's; 2BB; Batters faced 25; 0.00ERA, 1 pick off
+ Did not allow a hit in his 2 appearances to start the year

Zach Barnes, P/3B, Northwood,  2023

+6 inn, 1 win, 1 save.  4/7 at the plate, 2 runs, rbi

Noah Parker, Pitcher, Fairmont High School, 2023
+ 8ip; 2-0 ; 21K's; 2BB; Batters faced 25; 0.00ERA, 1 pick off
+ Did not allow a hit in his 2 appearances to start the year

Kyle Anderson, 3rd Base, Wakefield High School, 2022

+6-11 with 4 singles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 8 rbis, 3 runs scored

Cayden Goodwin, UTIL/RHP, Person HS, 2022

+4 IP, W, 1 H, 0 ER, 10 K: 3/11, 3 R, 1 SB

Bryce Thaxton, IF/C, Person HS, 2023

+4-10, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

Josh Herbert, OF, East Forsyth, 2023

+4 for 11 during the Perfect Game HS Showdown with 1 triple, 2 RBI’s, 1 walk and 1 stolen base.

Wyatt Stanley, OF/1B, Southwest Guilford HS, 2023

2 games played (2-0), 3/6, 3 Doubles, 6 RBI, 3 runs

Morgan McConnell-Young | 2nd, RHP | SouthLake Christian Academy | 2023

+ Mt Island Charter 3-3 (2dbl) 3rbis