NC Dream Team Breakdown
April 10, 2020
During this time of quarantine, several state directors across PBR put together "Dream Teams" for their area, consisting of players in the 2020 - 2023 classes. As part of a social media challenge, each PBR territory has submitted a Dream Team. Today we take an in-depth look at Team North Carolina, the possible lineup, and reasons this may be the top roster in the entire PBR Challenge. We have also listed information on voting.
North Carolina Dream Team
TEAM NOTES
- 4 players have played with Team USA
- The outfield features two sub 6.55 runners, including Michael Gupton, who may be the fastest baseball player in the country
- Both pitchers are left-handed and each worked at 93mph or higher this spring
- The catching corp features one that has been 89 mph out of his crouch with pop times at 1.81 in workout, and sub 2.05 in games, with accuracy.
- Offensively, there is next level thump with Ryan Clifford, Trey Truitt, and Nolan McLean.
- Joey Rezek and Chandler Riley have consistently produced hard barrel contact against the best arms in the country, with swings designed to drive the baseball, working gap-to-gap.
- Defensively, this club will be extremely athletic and quick, especially up the middle with Austin St. Laurent anchoring the the infield from shortstop.
- Commitments: 10 of 11 committed. Clifford, the No. 1 player in the 2022 class overall, remains uncommitted at this time
- Commitments: 2 ACC, 1 SEC, 1 Big XII, 1 PAC 12, 3 AAC, 1 CUSA, 1 CAA
PITCHERS
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Liam Norris LHP / 1B / Green Hope, NC / 2020Rankings StateRank: 1 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 43 / POS: 5 PBR Draft BoardRank: 82 / POS: 11 HS Draft 100Rank: 43 / POS: 5
Committed to North CarolinaSTATISTICS
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Philip Abner LHP / 1B / Charlotte Christian, NC / 2021
Committed to FloridaSTATISTICS
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CATCHERS
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Bryan Arendt C / 3B / Holly Springs , NC / 2021
Committed to UNC WilmingtonSTATISTICS
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Joey Rezek C / OF / Northwest Guilford, NC / 2020
Committed to East CarolinaSTATISTICS
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INFIELDERS
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Ryan Clifford OF / 1B / Leesville Road, NC / 2022
STATISTICS
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Chandler Riley SS / 2B / Cox Mill, NC / 2020
Committed to CharlotteSTATISTICS
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Nolan McLean SS / RHP / Garner, NC / 2020Rankings StateRank: 2 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 63 / POS: 16 PBR Draft BoardRank: 105 / POS: 24 HS Draft 100Rank: 63 / POS: 16
Committed to Oklahoma StateSTATISTICS
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Austin St. Laurent SS / RHP / Western Alamance, NC / 2020
Committed to East Carolina STATISTICS
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OUTFIELDERS
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Trey Truitt OF / RHP / East Mecklenburg, NC / 2020
Committed to East CarolinaSTATISTICS
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Archie Dean Herring OF / SS / Greensboro Day , NC / 2021
Committed to StanfordSTATISTICS
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Michael Gupton OF / Rolesville, NC / 2022
Committed to North Carolina StateSTATISTICS
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LINEUP AND DEFENSIVE PLACEMENT
VOTING
Voting will take place daily on @PrepBaseball. The Twitter and Instagram voting areas both have the same address. On Instagram, the voting will be posted under Stories. Twitter will run a poll. PBR will tally the votes from both resources naming a winner and advancing the team to the next bracket. The North Carolina Dream Team could face off with either Oklahoma or Wisconsin in the second round, if we get past PBR Washington.
Round 1 on Twitter >> https://twitter.com/prepbaseball/status/1248335419541946370
Round 1 on Instagram >> https://www.instagram.com/prepbaseball (Go to Stories)