February 2023

• IMPACT North Carolina High School Team Rankings - Preseason

  IMPACT Baseball North Carolina High School Team Polls Preseason (02-14-23)

  Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | By Trey Daly | IMPACTBaseball.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - Preseason

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (Preseason)

  Saturday, February 18, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Preseason North Carolina All-State Team

  Below is our North Carolina High School Preseason All State Team for 2023.

  Monday, February 27, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Baseball Preseason Watch List and Rankings: Wake Forest Takes Statewide Number One Spot

  HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming baseball season with its annual watch list plus preseason rankings.

  Monday, February 27, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Highlights: Arnett Deals as No. 5 Pinecrest Defeats Millbrook on Opening Day (Video)

  The Pinecrest Patriots beat the Millbrook Wildcats on the first day of the spring season as pitcher Noah Aren't turned in a great start on the mound.

  Monday, February 27, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Mustangs, Patriots Off to 1-0 Starts

  Baseball season started on the right foot for two of the three county baseball teams, with North claiming a 19-0 rout at home against Southern Wake Academy, and Pinecrest winning 8-0 at Millbrook Monday evening.

  Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

March 2023

• #7 Pinecrest Looks the Part in Opener

  Pinecrest silenced the Millbrook bats Monday in Raleigh in a season opening 8-0 win.

  Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Patriots Off to 2-0 Start in Baseball

  The Pinecrest baseball team won 7-1 in non-conference action at Terry Sanford on Wednesday to improve to 2-0 on the season.

  Thursday, March 2, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Preview: Baseball Teams Back to Work With Lofty Goals

  After last season where all three baseball programs made the state playoffs, and two teams claimed conference titles, there are now higher expectations for all three programs.

  Saturday, March 4, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Bym’s 10: Key Returners Make Up County’s Top Performers Entering the Season

  Last year was a year of emergence for many of the baseball and softball teams in Moore County.

  Saturday, March 4, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Baseball Rankings: T.C. Roberson Moves into Statewide #1 Spot After Opening Week

  After a week of action in spring sports, it's already time for a shake-up in the HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 and area code baseball rankings.

  Monday, March 6, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Patriot Baseball Remains Perfect

  Picking up wins at home Friday and Monday, the Pinecrest baseball team won its fourth game to open the season.

  Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | From Staff Reports | ThePilot.com

• Patriots Defeats Oak Grove in Slugfest

  With 30 combined runs scored in a more than 3 ½-hour game, the Pinecrest baseball team showed focus in a 16-14 win over Oak Grove Tuesday at home in non-conference action.

  Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Myers Parks Hands Pinecrest First Loss

  The Pinecrest baseball team rallied over the final two innings of its non-conference contest at home against Myers Park to force extra innings Thursday night.

  Friday, March 10, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - 03/13/23

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (03/13/23)

  Monday, March 13, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Murray’s Grand Slam Powers Raiders Past Pinecrest

  Starting a three-game week on the road against the reigning 4A East regional champions, the Richmond Raider baseball team picked up a pivotal Sandhills Athletic Conference win.

  Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• Richmond Jumps on Pinecrest Early

  Scoring 10 runs in the first four innings, the Richmond baseball team built up a lead that Pinecrest could not come back from in a 10-8 Sandhills Athletic Conference win in Southern Pines Tuesday night.

  Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Pinecrest's Spark Plug: Huneycutt All Over the Field for Pats

  Hunter Huneycutt has an energy level that can be seen from a mile away when he’s on the baseball field.

  Friday, March 17, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Raiders Split Series with Pinecrest

  The outcome of Friday’s game wasn’t as exciting for the Richmond Raider baseball team as it was earlier in the week against its conference rival.

  Friday, March 17, 2023 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• Pinecrest Gets Revenge Over Raiders

  The Pinecrest baseball team rebounded from an earlier loss last week against Richmond to pick up a 10-0 win in five innings on the road thanks to a gem from senior pitcher Colby Wallace.

  Monday, March 20, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• J.H. Rose, D.H. Conley Jump in to Statewide Top 3 in New Baseball Rankings

  The J.H. Rose Rampants and D.H. Conley Vikings have jumped in to the statewide top 3 of the newest HighSchoolOT baseball rankings as the two Greenville rivals are on a collision course.

  Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest No-Hits Southern Lee

  Pinecrest pitchers Bryant Kimbrell and Noah Arnett combined to hold Southern Lee hitless in Tuesday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference baseball game, helping the Patriots to a 6-2 win.

  Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Cavaliers Drop First Meeting with Patriots

  Southern Lee baseball parlayed three walks and some good baserunning into two runs in the first inning without benefit of a single hit.

  Thursday, March 23, 2023 | By John Cate | SanfordHerald.com

• Kimbrell Homers Twice in Pats’ Home Win Over Whiteville

  There are very few acts baseball players take offense to more than being in the on deck circle, and the opponent elects to intentionally walk the batter ahead of you.

  Thursday, March 23, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Wallace Tosses Gem to Blank Cavaliers

  Senior Colby Wallace struck out 11 batters, and limited Southern Lee to a pair of hits in a complete game outing for the Pinecrest baseball team Friday night for a 5-0 win at home.

  Monday, March 27, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - 03/27/23

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (03/27/23)

  Monday, March 27, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Five New Teams Join HSOT Statewide Top 25 Baseball Rankings

  T.C. Roberson continues to hold the top spot in the HighSchoolOT Top 25 baseball rankings as East Rowan jumps to number two.

  Monday, March 27, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest Defeats Lee County in Extra Innings, 4-2

  The Pinecrest Patriots defeated the Lee County Yellow Jackets in extra innings, 4-2, in a conference matchup Tuesday night.

  Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | By Robert Furges | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest Defeats Lee County in Eight Innings, 4-2 (Video)

  The Pinecrest Patriots defeated the Lee County Yellow Jackets in extra innings, 4-2, in a conference matchup Tuesday night.

  Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | By Robert Furges | HighSchoolOT.com

• Jeff Hewitt: We Really Wanted to do a Really Good Job of Hitting the Fastball (Video)

  Pinecrest head coach Jeff Hewitt spoke about the tough win his team came away with Tuesday evening, his batters versus Lee County's bullpen, and what to look forward to with another meeting with the Yellow Jackets on Friday, March 31.

  Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | By Robert Furges | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest Hands Jackets First League Loss

  The two leaders nearing the midway points of the season in the Sandhills Athletic Conference baseball standings met in Sanford Tuesday for the first game of the series between Pinecrest and Lee County.

  Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Patriots Get Past Jackets in Extra Innings

  Three days after knocking off one 2022 state runner-up, Lee County had a chance to do it to another, but couldn’t close the deal.

  Thursday, March 30, 2023 | By John Cate | SanfordHerald.com

April 2023

• Wallace No-Hits Yellow Jackets; Moves Pats Into First

  Pinecrest senior Colby Wallace pitched a no-hitter in dominating fashion Friday, and the pitching gem by the East Carolina signee to help secure first place in the Sandhills Athletic Conference standings for the Patriots against Lee County at home.

  Monday, April 3, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• T.C. Roberson Holds on to Statewide Top Spot After NHSI

  The T.C. Roberson Rams have retained the top spot in the statewide HighSchoolOT Top 25 baseball rankings after a showing at the National High School Invitational at USA Baseball in Cary.

  Monday, April 3, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Lee Baseball, Softball Both Fall Short

  Friday wasn’t a good day for Lee County baseball and softball, as both took losses in their final games before heading off into spring break.

  Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | By John Cate | SanfordHerald.com

• Scots Stumble at Pinecrest

  The Scotland baseball team (8-5, 3-4 Sandhills Athletic Conference) fell 8-3 against the Pinecrest Patriots (13-2, 6-1 SAC) Tuesday night.

  Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | By Brandon Hodge | LaurinburgExchange.com

• Pinecrest’s Kimbrell, Huneycutt Guide to Win Over Former Team

  Staring across the diamond at players they once wore the same blue and red Scotland jerseys with a year ago, Pinecrest’s Bryant Kimbrell and Hunter Huneycutt could have got lost in the moment and tried to over-play.

  Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Scots Held Scoreless in Rematch Against Pinecrest

  After falling 8-3 against the Pinecrest Patriots (14-2, 7-1 SAC) Tuesday night in Southern Pines, the Scotland baseball team (8-6, 3-5 Sandhills Athletic Conference) looked for redemption against the Patriots at McCoy Field Thursday night.

  Thursday, April 6, 2023 | By Brandon Hodge | LaurinburgExchange.com

• Pinecrest Blanks Scots on the Road

  The Pinecrest baseball team won its ninth straight game at Scotland in a 9-0 Sandhills Athletic Conference win Thursday.

  Friday, April 7, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Predictions, Players to Watch at Terry Sanford Baseball, Robeson County Slugfest Tourneys

  Here's a look at the players to watch, championship predictions and schedules at those three tournaments.

  Friday, April 7, 2023 | From Staff Reports | FayObserver.com

• Baseball: Terry Sanford Easter Invitational Day One (Apr. 10, 2023) (Photo Gallery)

  Terry Sanford hosted the first day of its annual Easter baseball invitational on Monday, Apr. 10, 2023.

  Monday, April 10, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest Opens Terry Sanford Tourney With Shutout

  Scoring 15 runs in four innings, the Pinecrest baseball team picked up a 15-0 win over South View Monday in the first round of the Terry Sanford Easter Tournament.

  Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Maples With a Renewed Love of the Game Coaching the Vikings

  From cross-country road trips and little time off during the summer with a 162-game Major League Baseball season, the sport that Dillon Maples grew up loving quickly lost its joy when baseball became a business.

  Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• SAC Baseball Takes Break Before Final Stretch

  Non-conference baseball showcases and games were scheduled on both sides of the Easter holiday this year, as some schools chose to take spring break before Easter and others have chosen to do so this week.

  Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | By John Cate | SanfordHerald.com

• Patriots Place Third at Terry Sanford Tourney

  A day after falling in a walk-off defeat to the hosts, the Pinecrest baseball team rebounded for a 3-0 win over Wayne Country Day in the third-place game of the Terry Sanford Easter Tournament Wednesday.

  Thursday, April 13, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - 04/17/23

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (04/17/23)

  Monday, April 17, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• East Forsyth Takes Statewide Top Spot in New Baseball Top 25 Rankings

  The East Forsyth Eagles are the new number one team in the HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 baseball rankings.

  Monday, April 17, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Patriots Too Much for Hoke County

  The Pinecrest baseball team scored at least one run in five of the seven innings of a 13-1 rout of Hoke County on the road Tuesday.

  Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Patriots Complete Sweep of Hoke County

  Scoring 11 runs in the bottom of the third inning, the Pinecrest baseball team claimed a 19-1 win in five innings over Hoke County at home Friday.

  Saturday, April 22, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Kimbrell Closes Out Pinecrest's Mercy-Rule Win Over Union Pines

  Missing nearly two weeks due to a back injury, Pinecrest junior Bryant Kimbrell came back to the diamond rejuvenated to start the game on the mound, and his bat was the finishing touches for the Patriots in a 12-1 Sandhills Athletic Conference baseball win in five innings over Union Pines at home Tuesday night.

  Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Rain Adjusts Baseball, Softball Schedules

  The rivalry baseball and softball contests between Pinecrest and Union Pines slated for Thursday afternoon have been postponed due to rain forecasted for the next few days.

  Thursday, April 27, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

May 2023

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - 05/01/23

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (05/01/23)

  Monday, May 1, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Union Pines Ends Skid, Top Pats for the First Time Since '12

  Union Pines sophomore Jacob Williams said he has grown up coming to baseball games at the school for as long as he remembered, and some of the matchups he remembered the most was when the Vikings took on rival Pinecrest.

  Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Union Pines Baseball Upsets Rival No. 3 Pinecrest with Walk-Off Winner

  The Pinecrest Patriots visited the Union Pines Vikings in a Sandhills Athletic Conference rivalry baseball game on May 1, 2023.

  Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | By J. Mike Blake | HighSchoolOT.com

• Highlights: Union Pines Baseball Stuns Pinecrest with Come from Behind Victory (Video)

  Down 4-1 in the fifth inning, Union Pines rallied to get within a run then walked it off while down to its final strike in the seventh thanks to Jacob Williams scoring two on a ball hit to right.

  Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | By J. Mike Blake | HighSchoolOT.com

• Baseball: Union Pines vs. Pinecrest (Photo Gallery)

  Union Pines baseball stunned Pinecrest with a walk-off victory. Facing a full count with the bases loaded, the Vikings' Jacob Williams lifted a shallow fly ball to right field, in which Pinecrest's J.D. Scarbrough dove for but couldn't quite make the game-ending catch.

  Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | By Evan Moesta | HighSchoolOT.com

• Patriots, Mustangs Add to Trophy Cases with Conference Tourney Wins

  A pair of conference baseball tournament championships came back to Moore County on Thursday evening with wins from Pinecrest and North Moore.

  Friday, May 5, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• County Sends Three Baseball, Two Softball Teams to State Playoffs

  The N.C. High School Athletic Association baseball and softball brackets were released Monday, and include five Moore County teams into the postseason.

  Monday, May 8, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - 05/08/23 (End of Regular Season Poll)

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (05/08/23)

  Monday, May 8, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• J.H. Rose Takes Top Spot in Statewide End-of-Regular-Season Baseball Rankings

  The J.H. Rose Rampants have laid claim to the number one spot in the end-of-regular-season HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings.

  Monday, May 8, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest Baseball Sinks Laney in Playoff First Round

  The Pinecrest Patriots baseball team took on the Laney Buccaneers Tuesday night at home in the first round of the NCHSAA 4A baseball state playoffs.

  Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | By Zack Ciboth | ThePilot.com

• Wallace, Patriots Settle in For Second-Round Win Over Millbrook

  An ideal start to any baseball game is for a pitch to ease his way into the contest, but Pinecrest senior Colby Wallace admitted his overzealous start to Friday’s N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state playoff second-round game at home came from being a touch too energized.

  Friday, May 12, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Pirates Sink Patriots with Big Inning

  The fifth inning is pivotal for many reasons in a high school baseball game.

  Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Kimbrell, Fuller Earn Top Sandhills Athletic Conference Honors

  Pinecrest junior Bryant Kimbrell and Union Pines senior Marissa Fuller both were named player of the year in the Sandhills Athletic Conference for baseball and softball, respectively, this season, the league announced last week.

  Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

June 2023

• N.C. Baseball Coaches Association Releases All-State Teams

  The N.C. Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-state teams for the 2023 season.

  Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | By Kyle Morton | HighSchoolOT.com

• Five of Area’s Top Players Earn All-State Honors

  Following a successful baseball season where one conference regular season, two conference tournament and an East regional title were claimed, five local baseball players were named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association all-state team recently.

  Monday, June 12, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - 06/13/23 (Final Poll)

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (06/13/23)

  Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | From PBR Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• HighSchoolOT's Final Statewide and Area Code Rankings for Baseball

  T.C. Roberson spent four weeks at No. 1 in the HighSchoolOT baseball statewide rankings in the regular season, and ended the year back atop the top 25.

  Friday, June 16, 2023 | By J. Mike Blake | HighSchoolOT.com

• Bym's 10: Baseball Players Shine in Another Remarkable Season

  The last two years have quickly turned into the golden years of baseball in Moore County.

  Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

July 2023

• North Carolina PBR All State: 1st Team

  Prep Baseball Report of North Carolina is excited to announce its North Carolina All PBR Team.

  Saturday, July 1, 2023 | From PrepBaseballReport.com Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• North Carolina PBR All State: 2nd Team

  Prep Baseball Report of North Carolina is excited to announce its North Carolina All PBR Team.

  Monday, July 3, 2023 | From PrepBaseballReport.com Staff | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Maness Named Baseball Pitching Coach

  UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball Head Coach Billy Godwin announced the hiring of Seth Maness as a pitching coach on Tuesday, July 11th.

  Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | By Kelly Couse | UNCGSpartans.com

• Pinecrest Grad Seth Maness Hired as UNCG Pitching Coach

  UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball Head Coach Billy Godwin announced the hiring of Seth Maness as a pitching coach on Tuesday.

  Friday, July 14, 2023 | Contributed | ThePilot.com

• Wiley Awarded Tarheel League Scholarship

  Zac Wiley received one of 12 $1,000 scholarships presented by Tarheel Leagues Inc., from Tarheel Leagues District Director Chuck Klaren at the district tournament earlier this month in Southern Pines.

  Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | Contributed | ThePilot.com

• The HSOT All-State Baseball Team for the 2023 Season

  The third-annual HighSchoolOT all-state baseball team features 19 two-time selections and six three-time picks in South Brunswick's Walker Jenkins, Randleman's Hunter Atkins, Pinecrest's Colby Wallace, Grace Christian of Sanford's Brandon Crabtree, Northwest Guilford's Bristol Carter, and East Surry's Folger Boaz.

  Thursday, July 27, 2023 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

September 2023

• Kennedy, Pinecrest Stadium Awarded Regional Baseball Awards

  Kennedy, as well as the John W. Williams Field at Pinecrest High School, received postseason honors through the coaches association announced Monday.

  Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

November 2023

• Five Patriots Sign to Next Level

  With the start of the early signing period for college athletics this week, five Pinecrest seniors signed to play at the next level Wednesday in the school’s gym.

  Friday, November 10, 2023 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com