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2026 Diamond Notes: Week 1

March 4, 2026
Sean Smith
Mid-Atlantic Operations Manager

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Comprehensive Coverage of the 2026 North Carolina High School Baseball Season

Throughout the 2026 North Carolina high school baseball season, Prep Baseball NC and its dedicated staff will provide extensive coverage of all aspects of the sport across the state. Our coverage will feature Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard, live scouting at high school games, a maintained Heat Sheet, and ongoing tracking of standout player performances.

Each week, our scouting staff will analyze box scores, consult with high school coaches, college recruiters, and professional scouts to select the Player and Pitcher of the Week. Coaches will have the opportunity to nominate players from their teams for consideration. The recipients of these awards will be announced every Tuesday throughout the spring season.  Each player submitted and considered for the Player of the Week Award will be recognized in the weekly Diamond Notes release.  This list of players will allow fans, coaches, and scouts a place each week to follow some of the best performances weekly in North Carolina.

2026 Prep Baseball NC High School Coverage

Diamond Notes

Week of February 23 - March 1, 2026 | North Carolina

Zack Wester, RHP, Pisgah, 2027

  • Pitcher of the Week

  • 21 k, 2bb, 2 hits

  • Zack struck every player out in 106 pitches complete game

  • 7-0 win over Enka HS as part of a 2 game sweep for the week

Yates Toney, C, Burns High, 2028

  • Player of the Week
  • 6-7 HR, 5-Runs, 2-RBI, SB
  • Hit .857 on the week
  • 4-4 on opening night with a HR and 3RBI
  • 2-3, 2R, 1RBI in game 2
  • Burns - 2-0 on the week

Drew Dixon, OF, Burns High, 2026

  • .500 on the week, 2B, 2 HR, 4R, 4RBI
  • Game 1: 2-3, HR, 3R, 3RBI
  • Game 2: 2-5, 2B, HR, 1R, 3RBI

Jack Beard, RHP, Charlotte Christian, 2026, Gardner Webb recruit

  • 7 IP, 0 Runs, 6 strikeouts; earned the win against Grace Christian pitching a 5 inning shutout
  • Also pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief against Cardinal Gibbons

Harrison Mears, 2B, South Brunswick, 2027

  • 2 for 3, 3 RBI, 1 Run, 1-2b and 1-BB

Wyatt Clewis, OF, South Brunswick, 2028

  • 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Grady Sotriffer, SS, South Brunswick, 2026, Catawba College recruit

  • 1 for 3, 1-2b, 1 HBP, 2 runs

Gavin Templeman, 1B, South Brunswick, 2026

  • 1 for 2, 1-HR and 2 BB's

Sidney Dale, LHP, South Brunswick, 2027

  • 4 IP, 1 unearned run and 8 K's

Landyn Wright, RHP, Pisgah, 2027

  • No-Hitter, 3 walks, 14 strikeouts  

Jesse Covington , SS, Wesleyan Christian , 2028

  • 2-3 2 Solo Homeruns

  • Led off the game against T.C. Roberson with Solo Homerun, his first game as a member of Wesleyan Christian Academy  

Lincoln Coble, RHP, Trinity High School, 2026

  • 1-0, 0 runs, 12 strike outs, 1 walk, 2 hits, topped 88

  • Complete game shut out


NC High School Coverage