Week 4: Player and Pitcher of the Week
March 28, 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.
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK - MARCH 20 - 25, 2023
Wesley Jones, RHP, Charlotte Christian School, 2023
On Tuesday, Charlotte Christian matched up with Wesleyan Christian and our Pitcher of the Week, Wesley Jones went pitch for pitch vs. Sam Cozart. Jones earned the 1-0 win, firing 73 pitches in a complete game effort. He gave up 1 hit without issuing a walk or surrendering a run, while striking out 11. Jones worked at a 75% strike rate, getting 6 groundouts and 3 fly balls to go with the strikeouts. Jones faced 23 total hitters, getting ahead with a 1st pitch strike vs. 18 of them, a 78% clip. Jones is listed at 6-foot-4, 2-5 pounds. He has plans to continuing playing at Charlotte after his graduation.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MARCH 20 - 25, 2023
Luke Stevenson, C, Wake Forest HS, 2023
The North Carolina commit put together a monster offensive week while guiding his pitching staff to three shutouts. Wake Forest out scored their opponents in 3 games by a score of 47-0. For the week, Stevenson went 8-11 with 2 doubles, 3 Home Runs, 8 Runs Scored and 12 RBIs. In Game 3 of the week, Game 2 vs. Knightdale, Stevenson launched 3 home runs, knocking in 7 total runs, en route to a 3-3 day.
