Diamond Notes: MAR 11 - 17

March 20, 2019
Brandon Hall
North Carolina Director of Scouting

Each week throughout the high school season the staff at PBR will compile some of the top performances from across the state of North Carolina for Diamond Notes. Many of these players have been considered for the PBR Player of the Week, but only one can win the award. Diamond Notes allows the staff at PBR to recognize players that have played at a high level.

High school coaches, pro scouts, college coaches, and PBR's scouting staff are able to turn players in for recognition. Each player is highlighted with notes from the last week, and from the entire season where warranted.

Diamond Notes: March 11 - 17, 2019

Ben Miller, 3B/RHP, C.E. Jordan HS, 2019

PBR Player of the Week: March 11 - 17
Penn commit
2018 NC Baseball Coaches Association AAAA Player of the Year
Big part of a 3-0 week for Jordan, with two wins over city rival Riverside and a win over Corinth Holders.
Hit .500 with a Double, HR, and 2 RBI
Walk-off HR on Saturday vs. rival Riverside. His 2^nd walk-off HR of the year
On the bump went 1-0, 6IP, 5H, 0R, 0BB, 7K
Threw 60 of his 86 pitches for strikes (75%), working ahead of 15 of the 22 hitters faced

Trey Lambert, LHP, East Wilkes HS, 2020

PBR Player of the Week: March 11 – 17
Threw his 2^nd consecutive No-Hitter in win over North Wilkes
CG Win, 6IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 14K
Struckout the 1^st 7 hitters of the game
Struckout 6 of the final 7 hitters of the game
Threw 60 of his 98 pitches for strikes, working ahead of 12 of the 20 hitters faced
Last two outings: 10IP, 0H, 1R, 4BB, 20K

Trey Deutsch, RHP, Clayton HS, 2019

UNC Greensboro commit threw a no hitter at Harnett Central
Win, 7IP, 0H, 0R, 4BB, 16K in 9-0 win
For the season: 18IP and 37 strikeouts16 K’s. 3 BB. 1 HBP. Now has 37 K’s in 18 innings.

Jake Craddock, RHP, North Stokes HS, 2019

Belmont Abbey Commit threw a Perfect Game vs. East Wilkes
CG, Win, 5IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 9K in the 14-0 win
38 of his 55 pitches were for strikes (69%)
Hit .400 on the week in 15 at-bats with 2 doubles and 4 RBI

Carson Whisenhunt, LHP/1B, Davie County HS, 2019

ECU Commit threw 6 innings in a combined No Hitter vs. West Rowan
Win, 6IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 17K in the no-no
62 of his 97 pitches were for strikes in the outing
3-0 on the year, giving up just 3 hits, 1R, 4BB, while striking out 38

Gabe Rentz, INF, Asheville HS, 2019

Florence-Darlington Tech commit
Hit .857 with 6 hits
Included a 2B, 3B, and home run with 6 RBI
On Base for the week in 7 of 8 plate appearances

Michael Posse, INF, Northwoods HS, 2021

In two games over Cedar Ridge, was 5-6 at the plate, hitting .833
Included 3 Doubles, a Grand Slam and 8 RBI
Picked up a save in a 2-1 game, working 1.1 IP, striking out 3

Nolan DeVos, RHP, Hickory Ridge HS, 2019

Uncommitted senior continues to put up gaudy numbers
Worked 6 innings in a win over Mount Pleasant
Win, 6IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 16K
71 of his 106 pitches were strikes
For the year, DeVos has retired 35 of 38 outs with a strikeout

Isaiah Hairston, 1B, Southwest Guilford HS, 2019

WSSU signee but now has reopened his recruitment due to the program shutting down last week. Big statement week as the process re-opens
3 Home Runs in 4 games, including a walk-off 2 run shot against Ragsdale
Hit .417, 2B, 3 BB, 7 RBI

Coley Kilpatrick, RHP/1B, Millbrook HS, 2020

Reached base in every plate appearance, going 3-5 with an HBP
Hit .600, 2 Doubles, 3 RBI
Worked 2 scoreless innings on the mound with 2 strikeouts
For 2019, has played 1B, 3B, OF, and pitched 11 innings

Cameron Burgess, RHP/1B, South Brunswick HS, 2022

In two conference games vs. Ashley and Hoggard, came up big on the mound and at the plate
Win in 5.2IP vs. Ashley, giving up 3 Hits, 2 walks, 1 earned run, while punching 7
Game winning RBI vs. Hoggard
Hit .571 in 7 at-bats with 1 run and 4 RBI

Tommy Hawke, OF/SS, South Brunswick, 2021