Diamond Notes: Week of March 14th-20th
March 23, 2022
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 the second week of the high school season. The NC Pitcher of the Week was Cameron Burgess from South Brunswick. Judd Utermark from Charlotte Christian received the Player of the Week honors.
Weekly Updates - NC HS Season:
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Diamond Notes
Wesley Driscoll, RHP, Wakefield, 2023
+ 4.1 innings 7 K's 2hits, 1 ER
Xavier Isaac, 1B/OF/LHP, East Forsyth High School, 2022
+ .750 (6 for 8) with a double, 2 homeruns, 7 RBIs, 5 runs, 4 walks
+ Went 4 for 4 with a double, home run and 3 RBIs vs Davie on Tuesday
Ethan Norby, LHP/OF, East Forsyth High School, 2023
+ .556 (5 for 9) with a double, home run, 3 RBIs, 3 runs, 2 walks
2-0 on the mound, 5 1/3 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1 walk, 12K
Braxton Stewart, LHP/OF, East Forsyth High School, 2023
+ 1-0 on the mound, 7IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 10K in win vs Davie
+ Complete game 2 hit shutout vs Davie
Silas Isenhour , Catcher , St Stephens High School, 2022
+ .571 Batting average for week, 5 RBI, 2 Doubles, 1 Home Run
Julien Peissel, P, SS, St Stephens High School, 2022
+ 4 for 5 on the week with 2 walks, .800 batting average, 3 RBIs, 2 doubles.. 6.0 IP, 9 Ks, win vs. Hickory
Aubrey Smith , RHP, 2B, South Brunswick, 2022
+ .545 BA (6-11) 1-2B, 1-HR, 4-RBI's, 4-R,
+Pitching 6 IP, 1W, 5-H, 1-ER, 6-K's, 1.167 ERA
Banks Hartman, LHP, LF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ .636 BA (7-11), 1-2B,4-RBI's,
+Pitching 1-IP, 0-H, .000 ERA
Cameron Burgess, RHP, SS, South Brunswick, 2022
+ .400 BA (4-10), 3-RBI's
Pitching 10-IP, 2-W, 1- CG, 6-H, 2-R, 15-K's, .000ERA
Walker Jenkins, CF, South Brunswick, 2023
+ .545 BA (6-11), 1-2B, 1-HR, 3-RBI's, 6-RS,
Shawn Gerard, Catcher, Southside High School, 2022
+ .400 avg with 4 rbis, 2 doubles and 1 HR.
Austin Hawke, SS, Reagan, 2022
+ 13 AB, 5 Hits, 1 1B, 1 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 Runs, .385 AVG for the week
+ Grand Slam v. Glenn on Tues. 3/15
+ .308 AVG, 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI's, 3 SB
Dylan Gastley, 1B/RHP, West Stokes HS, 2025
+ 5/11 with 4 rbi's, 2 Doubles. 4 IP's, with 4 k's and 1 ER
+ Batting a .357 with a .419 OBP with 10 RBI's, 4 doubles, 1 HR through 8 games. 11.2 IP with a 1.8 ERA and 15K's on the mound
+ Batting a .357 with a .419 OBP with 10 RBI's, 4 doubles, 1 HR through 8 games. 11.2 IP with a 1.8 ERA and 15K's on the mound
Hayden Simmerson, P/SS, Carson High School, 2023
+ P 5.2 IP 13 K, 3 BB, 1 R
Hitting 3 for 7 2 Runs, 3 RBI
+ Hayden had a shut down game on the mound for us striking out 13 Batters . In what was a nail biter for 5 innings
Jordan Overton, LF, Rolesville High School, 2022
+ 2-6, 2HR, 4RBI, 3R, 1BB, 2SB in 2 games
+ Last 2 ABs against Chapel Hill were 2 home runs resulting in 4RBI and 2R.
Nate Hollenbeck, P, Rolesville High School, 2024
+ Complete Game win vs Chapel Hill, 6IP, 5K, 3H, 0ER
Levi Baker, 1st/3b, Wake County Homeschool Warriors, 2023
+ .429 (6/14), 2HR, 5RBI
+ HR in consecutive games v Wilson Christian and Forsyth
Trey Gibson, OF, North Stanly HS, 2024
+ 6-9, 4 2B, 8 RBI
+ 2-1 on the week with a sweep of Gray Stone Day (DH) and lost to Wst Stanly
Tyler Herkey, LHP, SouthLake Christian, 2022
+ George Mason commit
+ Win over Hickory Grove: 6.1IP, 1R, 12K
+ 1-3 in win over Gaston Christian
Tyler Howe, P, Hopewell HS, 2025
+ CG Win over Mallard Creek, 5IP, 1H, 11K
Eli Jerzembeck, RHP, Providence HS, 2022
+ South Carolina commit
+ CG Shutout over Marvin Ridge, 13K
Jacob Kirby, RHP, Ardrey Kell HS, 2023
+ 3-3, 2B, HR, 6RBI in win over Charlotte Catholic
+ 1-2, RBI, BB, SB in loss to Hough
+ Win over Weddington, 6IP, 4H, 1R, 11K
Jay Gooch, P, Cary Christian, 2022
+ No-Hitter vs. Coastal Christian, 2K
+ 3-6 at the plate for the week
Daniel Higdon, P, Voyager Academy, 2023
+ Win vs. Vance Charter, 4IP, 1H, 6K
+ 1 Hit vs. Vance Charter
+ 5-8, 1R, 1RBI in wins over Franklin Academy & Vance Charter
Ben Jones, INF, Durham Jordan HS, 2022
+ 5-9, , 2B, 2 HR, 8R, 5 RBI on the week
+ Jordan goes 3-0 on the week
+ Hitting .526 on the year with 5 HR, 2 2B, 17R, 10RBI
Cayden Goodwin, P/UTIL, Person High School, 2022
+ 8-12 (.667 AVG), 2 2B, RBI, 4 R, SB
+6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 11 K (W)
+ Cayden took a No-Hitter into the 7th inning against Cedar Ridge
+ .400 AVG, 7 R, 4 2B, 3 SB
2-0, 1.45 ERA, 14 1/3 IP, 28 K on the mound
Bryce Thaxton, IF/C, Person High School, 2023
+ .375 AVG, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB
+ .400 AVG, 7 R, 4 2B, 3 SB
+2-0, 1.45 ERA, 14 1/3 IP, 28 K on the mound