February 2025

• Seven Patriots Set Example at Signing Event

  For the seven Pinecrest senior student-athletes who signed their letters of intent to continue to play collegiately, they all shared the same set of attributes.

  Friday, February 7, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• IMPACT North Carolina High School Team Rankings - Preseason

  IMPACT Baseball North Carolina High School Team Polls Preseason (02-12-25)

  Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | By Trey Daly | IMPACTBaseball.com

• PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings - Preseason

  PBR North Carolina Power 25 Poll Rankings (Preseason)

  Friday, February 21, 2025 | By Brandon Hall | PrepBaseballReport.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 02/25/25 (Preseason)

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

March 2025

• Reagan, Holly Springs, and Charlotte Catholic Crack this Week's Top 10

  HighSchoolOT's statewide Top 25 baseball poll has three new Top 10 teams after week one.

  Monday, March 3, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 03/03/25

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Monday, March 3, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• Here are the New NCHSAA Conferences for 2025-29

  The N.C. High School Athletic Association has released the final conferences for the first realignment into eight classifications.

  Thursday, March 6, 2025 | By Joel Bryant | HighSchoolOT.com

• Season Preview: Baseball Teams Get Younger In New Season

  Last year: The Patriots finished 24-5 last season, winning the Sandhills Athletic Conference regular season and placing second in the conference tournament.

  Friday, March 7, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• NCHSAA Approves New Conference Landscape

  All three Moore County public high schools will see a newer conference this fall with the realignment and reclassification process now completed by the N.C. High School Athletic Association following Monday’s board of directors meeting.

  Friday, March 7, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Five New Teams Join Poll Headlined by Unbeaten Gaston Christian, Lake Norman, and Millbrook

  Gaston Christian, Topsail, Lake Norman, New Hanover, and Millbrook have started the season a combined 20-3 overall.

  Monday, March 10, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 03/10/25

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Monday, March 10, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• Raiders Unable to Score in Series Opener at Pinecrest

  A quiet night at the plate led to a series-opening loss for the Richmond Senior High School baseball team Tuesday.

  Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• Pinecrest’s Chopping Tosses Gem to Top Raiders

  Pinecrest junior Will Chopping was a one-man wrecking crew for the Patriots in their Sandhills Athletic Conference opener against Richmond at home Tuesday.

  Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Raiders' Rally Ends One-Run Short to Pinecrest

  Chances were presented for the Richmond Senior High School baseball team to even its series with Pinecrest High School Friday.

  Saturday, March 15, 2025 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• PHOTOS: Raiders vs. Pinecrest (Photo Gallery)

  The Richmond Raider baseball team hosted Pinecrest High School to close its two-game regular season series Friday.

  Saturday, March 15, 2025 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• West Stokes, Leesville Road, Myers Park, South Caldwell Join this Week's Poll

  Four new teams joined HighSchoolOT's statewide Top 25 baseball poll.

  Monday, March 17, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 03/17/25

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Monday, March 17, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• Patriots Fend Off Rams

  The Pinecrest Patriots baseball team got the bats going early against the Purnell Swett Rams at home Wednesday night in non-conference.

  Friday, March 21, 2025 | By Zack Ciboth | ThePilot.com

• Bym's 10: The County's Top Baseball Prospects

  Baseball season has begun, and one final time before the conference shakeup, the three squads are looking to leave their mark.

  Monday, March 24, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Bym: New Conferences Bring Potentially New High School Rivalries

  Sometimes you don’t truly appreciate the good ole days you are in until they are over.

  Monday, March 24, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Pats Unable to Dig Out of Early Deficit

  A litany of errors and an early seven-run deficit were too much for the Pinecrest baseball team to come back from against Heritage at home Wednesday.

  Thursday, March 27, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

April 2025

• Pinecrest Uses Big Fourth Inning to Top Scots

  The Pinecrest baseball team hung four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to close out an 11-1 win in five innings over Scotland at home Tuesday.

  Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Baseball Crushed at Pinecrest

  The Scots fell in Southern Pines to the Patriots on Tuesday night by a score of 11-1.

  Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | From Staff Reports | LaurinburgExchange.com

• Myers Park Walks Off Patriots

  The Pinecrest baseball team lost at Myers Park in a 4-3 loss when the Mustangs drove home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday.

  Thursday, April 3, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Myers Park Walks Off Pinecrest in Extra Innings, 4-3

  Myers Park pulled off a thrilling walk-off win in the 8th inning, defeating Pinecrest 4-3 in a non-conference matchup on Friday night.

  Friday, April 4, 2025 | By Brandon Hall | PrepBaseballReport.com

• Pinecrest Comes Up Short at Scotland

  The Pinecrest baseball team rallied in the final inning but was unable to come back against Scotland on the road, falling by a 5-4 score.

  Friday, April 4, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Baseball Snaps Losing Streak with Win Over Pinecrest

  The Scots beat the Patriots in a 5-4 final on Friday night at McCoy Field.

  Saturday, April 5, 2025 | By Andrew Smolar | LaurinburgExchange.com

• Cavs, Jackets Both Score Baseball Wins

  The week in Sandhills Athletic Conference baseball could not have started any better for the two local teams.

  Thursday, April 10, 2025 | By John Cate | SanfordHerald.com

• Pinecrest Logs Senior Night Win Over Bucks

  The Pinecrest baseball team sent off its senior class with a 10-0 win at home Wednesday on senior night against Hoke County.

  Thursday, April 10, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Pinecrest Jumps on Hoggard Early

  The Pinecrest baseball team celebrates after a home run last week at home.

  Thursday, April 17, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Wakefield, Laney, West Stokes, and Grimsley Make Big Leaps in this Week's Poll

  Wakefield, Laney, and West Stokes vaulted to the top of their respective area codes and earned spots in the Top 10.

  Monday, April 21, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 04/21/25

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Monday, April 21, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• Pinecrest Pull Through to Down Rival Vikings at Home

  The Pinecrest Patriots baseball team drove in some insurance runs in the late innings to come away with a 4-1 win over the Union Pines Wednesday night in Southern Pines to bolster its lead in the Sandhills Athletic Conference standings.

  Thursday, April 24, 2025 | By Zack Ciboth | ThePilot.com

• Patriots Win Conference Regular Season in Sweep of Vikes

  The Pinecrest Patriots baseball team scored early and often in a 9-2 win over their cross-county rivals the Union Pines Vikings in Thursday night's conference regular season finale.

  Friday, April 25, 2025 | By Zack Ciboth | ThePilot.com

• ‘Bigger Than Baseball’: Carre Beats Cancer and Thrives on the Diamond for Mustangs

  The national pastime has been a way of life for many, but for John Carre, it was what helped him fight for his life five years ago.

  Saturday, April 26, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• D.H. Conley Takes Over No. 1 Spot, 704 Area Chaos Shakes Up This Week's Poll

  Chaos in the 704 region of the state caused a mix-up in this week's HighSchoolOT Statewide Top 25 baseball poll.

  Monday, April 28, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 04/28/25

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Monday, April 28, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

May 2025

• Tournament Champs: No. 2 Raiders Upset No. 1 Pinecrest

  Even though it was never the case Thursday, the mentality of the Richmond Raider baseball team was to play like it was “down by a run.”

  Thursday, May 1, 2025 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• Pinecrest Baseball, Union Pines Softball Drop Tourney Title Contests

  Pinecrest baseball coach Jeff Hewitt hopes his team can take a lesson and wake-up call from its loss in the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament title game to Richmond at home Thursday.

  Friday, May 2, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• No. 2 Raiders vs. No. 1 Patriots, SAC Tournament Championship (Photo Gallery)

  Gloves and hats when flying into the air at the conclusion of the Richmond Raider baseball team’s win Thursday.

  Friday, May 2, 2025 | By Kyle Pillar | RichmondObserver.com

• County Softball, Baseball Teams Open Playoffs at Home

  Four Moore County baseball and softball teams were announced in the N.C. High School Athletic Association state playoffs fields which begin Tuesday.

  Monday, May 5, 2025 | From Staff Reports | ThePilot.com

• NCHSAA Finalizes Baseball, Softball State Playoff Brackets

  The N.C. High School Athletic Association has released the final brackets for the baseball and softball state playoffs.

  Monday, May 5, 2025 | By Nick Stevens | HighSchoolOT.com

• Wesleyan Christian, Apex Friendship, and Asheville Join Final Regular Season Poll

  Providence joined the Top 10 following a thrilling walk-off win against Charlotte Catholic, and Grimsley extended its win streak to double figures to earn the No. 10 spot.

  Monday, May 5, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• 910 Area Code Top 15 Rankings - 05/05/25

  The best high school baseball teams in Fayetteville, Wilmington, the Sandhills region, Jacksonville N.C., and southeastern N.C.

  Monday, May 5, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• North Moore Softball Snaps Playoff Drought; UP Softball and Pinecrest Baseball Advance

  Just like most teams do, the North Moore softball team was playing for their pitcher in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Assoc.

  Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Patriots Tame Bears in Second-Round, Fifth-Inning Reversal

  The Pinecrest baseball team completed one of the program’s objectives in its second-round state playoff win against Gray’s Creek at home by winning the fifth inning.

  Saturday, May 10, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Woolard, Chopping Voted Sandhills Athletic Conference's Best in 2025

  The history of Pinecrest baseball has been engrained in senior J.C. Woolard for nearly his entire life, and over the weekend he carried on the program’s tradition.

  Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Column: Patriots Punch Playoff Ticket by Beating Bears

  It's mid-spring and what could beat a lazy evening at the old ball yard?

  Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | By Douglas Smith | RichmondObserver.com

• High School Roundup: D.H. Conley 7, Pinecrest 6

  The No. 1 seed in the 4A East Region needed a comeback for the ages to stay alive on Thursday night.

  Friday, May 16, 2025 | By Gabe Cornwall | Reflector.com

• Wallace Earns First All-Conference Honor

  Pinecrest graduate Colby Wallace was the only East Carolina baseball player to earn first team all-conference honors through the American Athletic Conference, the league announced recently.

  Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | From Staff Reports | ThePilot.com

June 2025

• Bym's 10: The County's Top Baseball Performers From This Year

  Moore County baseball continues to strive for the success the program had from the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

  Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• Final 910 Area Code Baseball Rankings for 2025 - Laney No. 1

  Laney ends the 2025 season ranked first in the HighSchoolOT baseball rankings for the 910 area code.

  Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

• T.C. Roberson Takes No. 1 in Final Baseball Rankings for 2025

  T.C. Roberson's third straight 4A state title earned it the No. 1 spot in HighSchoolOT's statewide baseball rankings for the 2025 season.

  Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

July 2025

• Pinecrest Grads Get One Final Run Together on the Baseball Diamond

  When Addison Roth, Josh Slade and Grayson Hudgins ended their high school baseball careers for Pinecrest following an extra-innings loss to Ashley in the fourth round in May 2024, the trio weren’t expecting to be teammates again on the diamond.

  Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | By Jonathan Bym | ThePilot.com

• The 2025 HighSchoolOT All-State Baseball Team

  The fifth-annual HighSchoolOT all-state baseball team features 30 players making an appearance on the team for at least the second time, including 10 who are on the team for a third year in a row.

  Saturday, July 26, 2025 | From HighSchoolOT Staff | HighSchoolOT.com

August 2025

• Here's How the NCHSAA will Determine the Playoff Brackets this Year

  With the N.C. High School Athletic Association's realignment into eight classifications, the playoff process has also changed.

  Sunday, August 31, 2025 | By Joel Bryant | HighSchoolOT.com