Diamond Notes: Week 9
May 3, 2023
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 Week 9 of the high school season as well as our NC Pitcher and Player of the Week.
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Pitcher of the Week
Sean Smith, RHP, New Hanover HS, 2024
+ CG Win over Rival Laney HS
+ 7IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 14K
Player of the Week
+ Catawba commit
+ Took 2 of 3 from Sun Valley to secure a tie for 2nd in the Southern Carolina 4A
+ For the week, 4-8, 4 HR, 5R, 9 RBI
+ All four HR were in the 2 wins, after the team dropped the opener to the week
DIAMOND NOTES
Jackson Berini, S/S, Orange, 2023
+ 5-10 (.500) 2-2B, HR, 3RBI, 5R
David Waitt, OF, Orange, 2023
+ 5-10 (.500) 2RBI, 5R
Cam Guentensberger, OF, Orange, 2024
+ 5-12 (.417) 2B, 3RBI, 1R
Sean Jenkins, Pitcher, Fred T. Foard, 2025
+ 7 innings 14 K 5 hits 1 earned run
+ Vs East Linclon
+ 5-0 on the year 89K only 9 BB
Mason Reising, Catcher, South Caldwell, 2023
+ AB 4 R 3 H 3 RBI 8 BB 2 HR 3 VS. Ashe
+ Last Friday against Alexander Central down 5-3 hit a grand slam in the 6th inning to beat AC 7-5.
+ 61 AB 28 Hits 36 Runs 49 RBI 27 BB 9 2B 12 HR .459 AVG.1.197 Slugging %
Bryce England , Pitcher , Ledford , 2023
+ IP 5.2, H 5, R 2, ER 1, BB 2, SO 9, HR 0
+1-2 with a BB
+ First start in conference (spot start). On the road at North Davidson to clinch a share of the conference championship before we clinched out right in game 2.
+ 4-1 , 1 save , 33 Strikeouts , 1.37 ERA
Tate Jones, RHP, Walter Williams High School, 2024
+ 6.0 IP | 12K | 0 RUNS | 0 BB | 3 HITS
+ 2nd place in conference on the line & senior night and he shoved against an offense that has several players near the top of the conference and state in hitting.
+ 52IP | 87K | 2 EARNED RUNS | 6 TOTAL RUNS in 8 starts
Vince Coker, UTIL | RHP, Walter Williams High School, 2026
+ 3-4 from plate | 2 RBI | 2 HBP | .857OBP for week
Dylan Brooks, OF, Walter Williams High School, 2024
+ 3-5 from the plate with a double | .667OBP for the week
Seth Moon, Catcher, SouthLake Christian Academy, 2024
+ 4/6for the week BA.667 | 1 dbl |
+ Went 3 for 3 against Charlotte Christian, with 3 LOUD barrels | 3 stolen bases
+ Seth Moon | 2024 | Catcher
+BA for the year(18 games) .521 |.635 OBP | 25H | 3 HR | 17rbis
Derek Guzman, Short Stop, SouthLake Christian Academy, 2026
+ .333 | 1 dbl
+ Went 2-3 vs Charlotte Christian
+ Derek Guzman | 2026 | SS (Leadoff Man)
+BA for the year(18 games) .321 | 17H | 2 HR | 16rbis
Ethan Norby, LHP/OF, East Forsyth High School, 2023
+ 0-1 6IP, 2H, 4R, 0ER, 3BB, 7K in loss vs West Forsyth
2 for 3 with a double and 1 RBI vs West Forsyth
Joshua Herbert, OF, East Forsyth High School, 2023
+ 1 for 2 with a walk, 2R and 1 SB vs West Forsyth
Jack Stewart, RHP, Broughton, 2023
+ CG (5ip) No-Hitter
Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ 3 for 5 (.600 avg), 1.750 OPS, 2 RBI, 3runs, 3 BB
Landon Lynch, LHP/1st, South Brunswick, 2023
+ 2 for 3 (.667 avg), 1.333 OPS, 2RBI
Banks Hartman, OF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ 4 for 7 (.571 avg), 1.196 OPS, 3 RBI, 3 Runs, 1 BB
Kellen Karr, Pitcher, North Lincoln, 2025
+ 6 IP, 14 K, 0 BB, 1 H, 0 R
+ Game was against Foard that was 2nd in the conference and top 15 in the 3A West
Eli Beekley, Catcher, South Iredell, 2026
+ 3-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB's, 3 R
+ .389 Avg. 3 HR 15 RBI
+ 2026 Freshman leads team in batting Avg. Home Runs and is 2nd in runs batted In
Bromley Thornton, RHP, New Hanover HS, 2023
+ CG Win, 7IP, 3H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 8K
+ Win over Topsail HS in conference play
Grant Nicholson, RHP, Charlotte Christian, 2025
+ Win earned split on the week vs Providence Day
+ 5IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 10K
Keely Furr, RHP, Hickory Ridge HS, 2023
+ Win, 6IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 10K
+ Win over West Cabarrus
Garrett Pyne, RHP, Hickory Ridge HS, 2023
+ Win over West Cabarrus to begin a sweep of the week
+ 6IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 11K
Harrison Lewis, RHP, West Forsyth HS, 2023
+ CG win over No. 23 in the PBR National Rankings
+ 7IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 12K
+ 7-11
+ 3-4 homer, triple and single 4 stolen bases
+ Batting .618 for the year 27 stolen bases