By Brandon Hall
Director of Scouting, PBR NC

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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 scout, and attending as many games as possible. 

The North Carolina Player of the Week for March 13 - 19 is Sophomore SS/RHP, DeAngelo Giles of High Point Central.  In a week that saw the Bison record three wins, Giles was the forefront of the action for most of the week.  On Thursday, Giles only allowed 1 hit over five innings, recording the win vs. Trinity.  He also recorded 3 hits and 2 RBI’s.  The next night vs. Randleman, Giles hit a 2-run homer, a triple and recorded 4 RBI’s.  Finally, on Saturday Giles stole three bases vs. Dudley.

DeAngelo Giles, SS/RHP, High Point Central HS, 2019
+ Winning Pitcher vs. Trinity working 5 innings with 5 K’s
+ In three games, hit .778, going 6-6 to start the week and 6-9 over the entire week
+ Hit a HR and a double… 7 total RBI’s… 3 Stolen bases and 5 Runs scored

Along with Giles’ performance, there were some other dominant weeks from players across North Carolina.  Highlighted below are some of the standout performances.  For more in-depth player scouting reports from the spring, visit the NC HS Scout Blog.

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Honorable Mention

Dawson Sikes, RHP/C, Southern Nash HS, 2017
+ 6-12 on the week with 1 Double, 1 HR, & 4 RBI’s
+ Win on the bump in 4 IP with 3 H, 1 ER, 3K’s

Zach Sides, OF, Cary HS, 2017
+ 6-8 in two games with 2 2B, & 4 RBI’s
+ Game winning hit in the 7^th in Friday’s 3-2 win

Kayne Pfeifer, OF, Cox Mill HS, 2018
+ Hit .667 on the week with 2 BB and 1 HBP
+ Included a Grand Slam and a 3R HR, along with a Double
+ 9 RBI’s

Davis Hurd, RHP/3B, Cox Mill HS, 2017
+ Hit .700, going 7-10 with a double and 6 RBI’s
+ 3 IP and 9 K’s on the week with a 0.00 ERA

Justin Bullock, RHP, South Granville HS, 2017
+ 7 IP, 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 13 K’s, 3 BB’s
+ Complete game win over Roanoke Rapids by 3-0 score

Canaan Silver, LHP, McDowell HS, 2017
+ Win on 6 IP vs. Burns HS
+ Gave up 2 hits, 2 walks, and struck out 12

Timmy Townsend, RHP, Providence HS, 2018
+ Came up big again vs. another good opponent
+ 6 IP, striking out 8 and giving up 1 run vs. Ardrey Kell

Aaron Beasley, LHP, Voyager Academy, 2018
+ Got the win and punched 14, without issuing a walk in a win vs. Falls Lake
+ Gave up 3 Hits and 1 unearned run

Landen Harris, RHP, South View HS, 2019
+ Worked 5.2 innings, striking out 11 and only allowing 2 hits and 2 walks in a hard luck loss vs. Pine Forest
+ Went 2-2 with 2 RBI’s in a win vs. EE Smith

Riley Caudle, OF, South View HS, 2019
+ Hit .429 on the week, going 3-7 with 2 doubles and 5 RBI

Johnathan Carlyle, RHP, West Brunswick HS, 2017
+ CG shutout of Hoggard, getting the win
+ Worked 7 Innings, 2 Hits, 10 K’s, and 2 BB’s
+ Hit a 2 RBI Double in the same game to provide the 2-0 margin of victory

Caleb Irwin, RHP/C, Murphy HS, 2018
+ First start of the year on the bump was a good one, getting the win in a CG shutout
+ Gave up 1 Hit, Striking out 10
+ Also hit 3R HR during the week

Will Butcher, 1B/C, TC Roberson HS, 2019
+ Hit .800, going 8-10 with 2 Doubles and 2 HR’s
+ 13 RBI’s, 6 runs scored on the week
+ Grand slam included in the HR’s
+ Bases loaded single spurred a comeback in the 6^th, down 5-2 at the time

Jack Galbraith, OF/RHP, TC Roberson HS, 2019
+ Hit .778, going 7-9 with a double and a triple
+ 3 RBI’s and 3 Runs Scored on the week
+ 2 appearances on the bump, working a combined 7 innings and getting a Win
+ Gave up 1 earned run and struck out 8

Garrett Blaylock, SS/RHP, TC Roberson HS, 2017
+ Hit .500 on the week (4-8) with a double and a HR
+ 2 RBI’s and 5 Runs Scored on the week
+ Picked up a win in relief on the mound.  2 IP, 0 Runs, 4 K’s

Josh Pike, RHP, Northern Guilford HS, 2017
+ Complete game win vs Rockingham County
+ Gave up 4 Hits, 0 Runs, and recorded 8 K’s

Cory Parr, OF, Marvin Ridge HS, 2017
+ Hit .667 on the week, going 4-6

Zac Cerreta, 2B, Marvin Ridge HS, 2017
+ Hit .571 on the week with 4 hits in 7 at-bats

Logan Brown, RHP, Terry Sanford HS, 2018
+ CG win on 82 pitches
+ Gave up 9 hits and 2 runs, striking out 5

Christian Jayne, LHP, Terry Sanford HS, 2018
+ 6 IP vs. Pinecrest in a win
+ Gave up 4 hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, walked 3 and punched 7

Damien Puczylowski, LHP, Terry Sanford HS, 2017
+ Worked 6 innings in a win vs Union Pines
+ Gave up 6 Hits, 4 Runs, 4 ER, Walked 3 and Struck out 11

Dillon Touchard, RHP/OF, Southern Lee HS, 2017
+ CG win vs. Western Harnett allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run
+ Hit . 667 on the week, going 4-6 with 2RBI’s and a Run

Connor Norby, SS, East Forsyth HS, 2018
+ Hit .600 on the week with 6 hits in 10 at-bats
+ 5 Doubles and 1 Triple produced 4 RBI’s and 6 Runs
+ Earned a save on the mound, recording 1 K in the 1 IP

Josh McKinney, P, Foard HS
+ 2 wins on the bump, 1 each as a starter and reliever
+ 13 total strikeouts recorded
+ In relief, entered a 1-1 game with the bases loaded and struck out the side, eventually fanning 8 of the 9 hitters faced
+ In the box hit 3 HR’s on the week.

Chris Villaman, LHP, Ledford HS, 2019
+ Hit .444, going 4-9 with 2 Doubles, 2 Runs, and 1 RBI
+ CG shutout vs. SW Guilford working 7 innings, giving up 1 hit and striking out 11 with issuing a walk

Logan Whitaker, RHP, Ledford HS, 2018
+ Hit .400 with 4 hits in 10 AB’s
+ 1 Double, 3 Runs, and 1 RBI
+ CG shutout of Southern Guilford working 5 Innings, punching 11 and only allowing 1 hit

Taylor Michael, 1B, East Lincolns HS, 2017
+ Hit .667 on the week going 6-9
+ Majority of his damage done in one game, going 4-5, scoring 4 runs and recording 7 RBI’s
+ Homered twice in the game, including a Grand Slam

MacKenzie Gore, LHP, Whiteville HS, 2017
+ Combined with Brooks Baldwin for a Perfect Game in a 12-0
+ Gore worked 4 innings, and punched 9 on 54 total pitches

Brody Lawson, RHP, High Point Christian, 2017
+ Worked 7.2 innings in a no-decision
+ Gave up 2 hits and 0 runs, with HPC eventually winning the game

Hunter Macomber, RHP, Christ School, 2018
+ Threw a No-Hitter in a 3-0 win over North Shore Twins
+ 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 8 K’s, 4 BB
+ Threw 58% strikes in the 95 pitch outing.