Every other week through the 2019 spring season, the staff at PBR sat down to haggle over the Power 25... the only rankings system in North Carolina High School Baseball to rank the top 25 teams in the state regardless of their classification of play. 

The premise is very difficult as several metrics may not carry over from one classification to another.  The eye test is used as our staff saw over 225 high school teams play this spring, but the eye test can be limited to what was seen on one specific night.  The staff at PBR poured over stats, notes, comments, conversations with coaches, the PBR/NCBCA Poll, and any other information that could shine a light on who are the top teams in the state.

After hours or arguing and debate, we are proud to release the Final Power 25 of 2019.

The Power 25

Prev Rank	Rank	School	Record
2	1	New Hanover	28-2
3	2	Charlotte Christian	27-6
7	3	DH Conley	26-5
1	4	Crest	26-1
NR	5	Mooresville	24-9
9	6	Wesleyan Christian	16-6
14	7	Corinth Holders	23-8
6	8	Holly Springs	21-7
11	9	Reagan	21-7
4	10	Myers Park	25-2
13	11	High Point Christian Academy	25-4
18	12	Christ School	20-5
21	13	Fike	22-2
10	14	Terry Sanford	24-3
NR	15	North Lincoln	26-6
NR	16	Marvin Ridge	26-8
8	17	Jordan	23-4
17	18	Randleman	27-6
20	19	Jesse Carson	28-4
5	20	Davie	16-10*
NR	21	New Bern	22-5
15	22	Midway	21-2
24	23	North Gaston	22-6
16	24	East Surry	23-3
NR	25	Uwharrie Charter	26-5

 

Power 25 Notes

Six State Champions Make the Cut

• New Hanover HS checks in at No. 1 in the State of NC.  The Wildcats were tested in the state tournament, beating a top draft pick in the quarterfinals and being pushed to the verge of elimination by DH Conley HS in the Eastern Region Finals, taking game 3 in walk-off fashion in extra-innings.  The Wildcats answered every challenge throughout the year, with multiple star players, including the 1st round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Blake Walston.