January 2021

• 2021 High School Preview: Pinecrest

  Coach Hewitt may have the ingredients required on the 2021 roster.

  Saturday, January 2, 2021 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

April 2021

• These NC Baseball Alumni Made MLB Opening Day Rosters

  Major League Baseball is back for a full season after a 2020's pandemic-shortened year, and dozens of former North Carolina high school baseball players will be taking part.

  Saturday, April 3, 2021 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Baseball Scrimmage Between Pinecrest and Union Pines (Photo Gallery)

  Pinecrest head coach Jeff Hewitt talks with his team before a scrimmage between the Union Pines Vikings and the Pinecrest Patriots, April 22, 2021, in Cameron, N.C.

  Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | By Timothy L. Hale | ThePilot.com

• Second Wave of Springs Sports Kicks off Season

  Monday marked the start of the baseball, wrestling and track and field season for high school sports across the state.

  Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

May 2021

• Wallace’s Offense Keys Patriots Over Myers Park

  With a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning from sophomore Colby Wallace, the Pinecrest baseball team scored eight runs to take a commanding lead at home over Myers Park and cruise to a 9-3 win at home Friday.

  Saturday, May 1, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Raiders No-Hit by Pinecrest’s Wallace in 7-0 Loss

  Pinecrest’s Colby Wallace threw a no-hitter against the Raiders Wednesday night, as the Richmond Senior High School varsity baseball team fell 7-0 at home.

  Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | By Neel Madhavan | YourDailyJournal.com

• Raiders No-Hit by Pinecrest in Series Opener

  The Richmond Senior High School baseball team’s slide to start the 2021 season continued Wednesday at home against Pinecrest High School.

  Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• Wallace No-Hits Richmond in Pats SAC Opener

  Sophomore Colby Wallace faced 22 batters on the mound in Wednesday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference opener, and only allowed three to reach base safely against Richmond as the Pinecrest baseball team claimed a 7-0 win on the road.

  Thursday, May 6, 2021 | From Staff Reports | ThePilot.com

• Home Runs Not Enough for Raiders Against Pinecrest

  Two home runs weren’t enough for the Richmond Senior High School varsity baseball team Friday night, as the Raiders were edged 5-4 on the road at Pinecrest.

  Friday, May 7, 2021 | By Neel Madhavan | YourDailyJournal.com

• Ransom Proud of Raiders' Efforts Despite Series Loss to Pinecrest; Way, Wheeler Go Yard

  Two nights after failing to register a hit, the Richmond Raider baseball team was much more competitive on Friday, according to head coach Rob Ransom.

  Friday, May 7, 2021 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• JV Raiders Rebound to Split Series with Pinecrest

  A pair of three-run innings helped the Richmond Senior High School junior varsity baseball team avenge a loss from earlier in the week against Pinecrest High School on Friday.

  Friday, May 7, 2021 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• Pinecrest’s Wallace the Hero Again Versus Richmond

  Two days after pitching a no-hitter against Richmond in the first game of the series, Pinecrest sophomore Colby Wallace was the hero again against the Raiders as his base hit to left field in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Pinecrest a 5-4 win Friday at home.

  Saturday, May 8, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Hunt, Rams Shut Out Pinecrest

  Purnell Swett earned a big Sandhills Athletic Conference win at home Tuesday with a 2-0 triumph over Pinecrest.

  Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | From Staff Reports | Robesonian.com

• PBR/NCBCA Coaches Polls Team Rankings - 05/11/21

  PBR/NCBCA Coaches Polls Team Rankings (05/11/21)

  Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Purnell Swett Quiets Pinecrest

  Despite out-hitting Purnell Swett, the Pinecrest baseball team was unable to push a run across home plate Tuesday in a Sandhills Athletic Conference matchup in Pembroke.

  Wednesday, May 12, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Rams Baseball Falls to Pinecrest

  The Purnell Swett baseball team took an early lead Thursday night at Pinecrest, but the Patriots used a pair of three-run innings to pull ahead in a 9-4 win over the Rams.

  Friday, May 14, 2021 | From Staff Reports | Robesonian.com

• Pinecrest Throws Combined 6-Inning No-Hitter at Lumberton

  The Lumberton baseball team faced three different Pinecrest pitchers Tuesday night. They didn’t have any success against any of them.

  Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | By Chris Stiles | Robesonian.com

• Patriot Trio Combine for No-Hitter at Lumberton

  Colby Wallace, Cam Bunker and Cove Mashburn combined to hold Lumberton hitless as the Pinecrest baseball team claimed an 11-1 win in six innings on the road Tuesday.

  Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Despite ‘Grit,’ Scots Edged 3-2 at Pinecrest

  The Scotland varsity baseball team overcame a less than ideal start, but in the end, it wasn’t enough as the Fighting Scots sustained their first conference loss of the season Tuesday 3-2 at Pinecrest.

  Tuesday, May 25, 2021 | By Neel Madhavan | LaurinburgExchange.com

• Maturing Patriots Hand Scotland First Conference Loss

  In a matchup of the top two teams in the Sandhills Athletic Conference standings, both sides wore their emotions on their sleeve, and pitching dominated between Pinecrest and Scotland Tuesday night.

  Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• PBR/NCBCA Coaches Polls Team Rankings - 05/26/21

  PBR/NCBCA Coaches Polls Team Rankings (05/26/21)

  Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Patriots ‘Score Early and Often’ Playing for Each Other at Scotland in Win

  With Memorial Day weekend coming up, the Pinecrest baseball team took a lesson used by those who defend the country as inspiration ahead of its matchup Thursday at Scotland.

  Friday, May 28, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

June 2021

• PBR/NCBCA Coaches Polls Team Rankings - 06/08/21

  PBR/NCBCA Coaches Polls Team Rankings (06/08/21)

  Tuesday, June 8, 2021 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Patriots Working on Little Things as Regular Season Winds Down

  With school out and graduation over, baseball teams from across the state this season are in a strange position playing a season after school has ended.

  Thursday, June 10, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Union Pines, Pinecrest Close Out Conference Titles

  Through practices and the two games this week, Union Pines baseball coach Eric Marion said that junior second baseman Micah Monaghan had one of the strongest week at the plate of anyone on the team.

  Saturday, June 12, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• All 3 County Baseball Teams Postseason Bound

  The baseball teams from North Moore, Pinecrest and Union Pines were selected to their respective brackets for the N.C. High School Athletic Association baseball state playoffs that start Tuesday.

  Monday, June 14, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Rankings: Northern Guilford and DH Conley Lead the Way Entering Baseball Playoffs

  In the HighSchoolOT East and West baseball top 25 rankings entering the postseason, there are two new but familiar names.

  Monday, June 14, 2021 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• Homers Lift Pinecrest to Second Round Past Wake Forest

  The Pinecrest baseball team opened up North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A state playoffs Tuesday night hosting the Wake Forest Cougars in a first-round matchup.

  Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | By Zack Ciboth | ThePilot.com

• 4A Round 1: Wake Forest at Pinecrest

  Pinecrest hosted Wake Forest in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday night.

  Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | By Matt Payne | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Highlights: Fuquay-Varina Advances to 3rd Round with 11-6 Win Over Pinecrest (Video)

  The Fuquay-Varina baseball team defeated Pinecrest 11-6 on Thursday night in the second round of the NCHSAA state playoffs.

  Thursday, June 17, 2021 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• Season Ends for Pinecrest, North Moore Baseball in Second Round

  With struggles for the Pinecrest baseball team’s pitchers to mix up pitch speed on the road Thursday, the middle of the Fuquay-Varina batting order took advantage in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state playoffs.

  Friday, June 18, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Fuquay-Varina Downs Pinecrest in 4A Baseball Playoffs

  There is no roof on the dugouts at Willow Spring High School, the home of Fuquay-Varina for at least another round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A baseball playoffs, and all that direct sunlight may have something to do with how hot the Bengals' bats were on Thursday.

  Friday, June 18, 2021 | By J. Mike Blake | HighSchoolOT.com

• Five Earn All-Conference Honors for Scotland Baseball

  Five Scotland High School varsity baseball players have earned all-conference honors for the 2021 baseball season.

  Monday, June 21, 2021 | By Neel Madhavan | LaurinburgExchange.com

• Patriots Sweep Sandhills Baseball Awards; Six Named All-Conference

  The three individual awards from the Sandhills Athletic Conference were awarded to representatives from Pinecrest after the Patriots claimed the conference’s regular-season title.

  Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• 5 Rams, 2 Pirates Earn All-SAC Selections

  Five baseball players from Purnell Swett and two from Lumberton earned All-Sandhills Athletic Conference honors, the conference announced Monday.

  Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | From Staff Reports | Robesonian.com

July 2021

• Final Baseball Rankings: Randleman, Fuquay-Varina Lead the Way in 2021

  There were three state champs in the West, and four in the East, but the Tigers and Bengals led the way in each.

  Sunday, July 4, 2021 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• HSOT Releases All-State Baseball for 2021 Season

  HighSchoolOT has released its all-state baseball team, which features the best players across all state associations.

  Thursday, July 22, 2021 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

December 2021

• Connelly, Maness Join Baseball Staff

  UNCW head baseball coach Randy Hood has announced the additions of former Seahawk standout Terence Connelly and Seth Maness, who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, to the coaching staff for the 2022 season.

  Friday, December 17, 2021 | By Tom Riordan | UNCWSports.com

• Maness Hired To UNCW Baseball Staff

  Seth Maness has been in a crossroads this year. After chances at continuing his professional baseball career fell through, the 33-year-old right-handed pitcher had to weigh his options.

  Friday, December 24, 2021 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com