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.

The PBR Player of the Week for April 22-28 is INF/C/RHP Jacob Cozart.  Cozart, a sophomore, is committed to North Carolina State.  During the week, Wesleyan Christian took part in the 2019 Farm Bureau Grasshopper Invitational, winning their three games and the spring break championship.  Cozart contributed in big ways in each game. 

For the week, Cozart hit .600 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 5 RBI.  In the championship game, Cozart took the mound tossing a complete game shutout, surrendering only 5 hits, while striking out five.  In game 1 against Watauga HS, Cozart's bat broke up a 0-0 tie in the 3rd, launching a towering homerun off the scoreboard in right-center field.  

For his efforts and helping lead Wesleyan Christian to the spring break championship, Jacob Cozart is the PBR Player of the Week for April 22 - 28.

Jacob Cozart, INF/C/RHP, Wesleyan Christian Academy, 2021 

• NC State commit
• Helped lead WCA to the 2019 Farm Bureau Greensboro Grasshopper Invitational championship, going 3-0 on the week
• Won the championship game on the mound – 7IP, 5H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• In 3 games vs. Watauga, Rockingham County, and Southeast Guilford, hit .600 with a homerun, 3 runs scored, and 5 RBI
• On base percentage for the tournament of .636
• Game 1 homer off the middle of the Greensboro Grasshopper scoreboard, broke open a 0-0 game in the 3^rd, leading to a 9-0 win to start the tournament