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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from North Carolina High Schools
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.
What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.
| High School | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| Alexander Central (Taylorsville) | Zach Brzykcy | RP | 2024 | 16606 |
| Apex (Apex) | Seth Frankoff | SP | 2017 | 15391 |
| Apex (Apex) | Landon Powell | C | 2009 | 15726 |
| Apex (Apex) | Tim Federowicz | C | 2011 | 16924 |
| Ashbrook (Gastonia) | Wes Helms | 3B | 1998 | 11649 |
| Asheville (Asheville) | Charles Thomas | LF | 2004 | 16332 |
| Ashley (Wilmington) | Trevor Kelley | RP | 2019 | 16150 |
| Athens Drive (Raleigh) | Josh Hamilton | CF | 2007 | 431 |
| Aycock (Pikeville) | Rob Wooten | RP | 2013 | 14354 |
| Bandys (Catawba) | Hunter Harvey | RP | 2019 | 9676 |
| Bandys School (Catawba) | Bryan Harvey | RP | 1987 | 772 |
| Bedingfield (Wilson) | Freddie Bynum | SS | 2005 | 15732 |
| Belmont (Belmont) | Jimmie Hall | CF | 1963 | 2334 |
| Benson (Benson) | Earl Stephenson | RP | 1971 | 9422 |
| Benton Heights (Monroe) | John Tsitouris | SP | 1957 | 3387 |
| Bessemer City (Bessemer City) | Kevin Millwood | SP | 1997 | 1105 |
| Boyden (Salisbury) | Bill Baker | C | 1940 | 12066 |
| Broughton (Raleigh) | Jim Roland | RP | 1962 | 3552 |
| Cape Fear (Fayetteville) | Gavin Williams | SP | 2023 | 7608 |
| Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) | Max Schrock | LF | 2020 | 15531 |
| Central (Sanford) | Dick Such | RP | 1970 | 10219 |
| Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) | Brian Roberts | 2B | 2001 | 1673 |
| Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) | Daniel Bard | RP | 2009 | 3715 |
| Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) | Bailey Ober | SP | 2021 | 5359 |
| Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) | Luke Bard | RP | 2018 | 14594 |
| Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) | Jackson Kowar | SP | 2021 | 14701 |
| Chase (Caroleen) | Tyler White | 1B | 2016 | 15451 |
| Cherryville (Cherryville) | George Wilson | LF | 1952 | 14073 |
| Clayton (Clayton) | Chris Archer | SP | 2012 | 1294 |
| Clayton (Clayton) | Evan Phillips | RP | 2018 | 7562 |
| Cleveland (Clayton) | Kodi Whitley | RP | 2020 | 15672 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Otis Nixon | CF | 1983 | 3862 |
| Columbus (Evergreen) | Donell Nixon | CF | 1987 | 16286 |
| Cool Spring (Cleveland) | Herm Starrette | RP | 1963 | 9205 |
| Cornelius (Cornelius) | Hoyt Wilhelm | RP | 1952 | 284 |
| Cummings (Burlington) | Greg Booker | RP | 1983 | 5877 |
| Davie County (Mocksville) | Whit Merrifield | 2B | 2016 | 2028 |
| Davie County (Mocksville) | Carson Whisenhunt | SP | 2025 | 14751 |
| Diller (Goldsboro) | George Altman | RF | 1959 | 2852 |
| Dixon (Holly Ridge) | Rookie Davis | SP | 2017 | 15387 |
| Durham Academy (Durham) | Ray Chadwick | SP | 1986 | 12850 |
| East Forsyth (Kernersville) | Ryan Dull | RP | 2015 | 11594 |
| East Forsyth (Kernersville) | Connor Norby | 3B | 2024 | 15637 |
| East Gaston (Mount Holly) | Scott Stewart | RP | 2001 | 7606 |
| East Lincoln (Denver) | Alec Burleson | 1B | 2022 | 9681 |
| East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) | Luke Little | RP | 2023 | 15862 |
| East Rowan (Salisbury) | Bobby Parnell | RP | 2008 | 6192 |
| Eastern Almance (Haw River) | Zack Littell | RP | 2018 | 6099 |
| Eastern Randolph (Ramseur) | Dallas McPherson | 3B | 2004 | 16233 |
| Enka (Candler) | Jerry Reed | RP | 1981 | 4484 |
| Faith Christian (Rocky Mount) | Landen Roupp | RP | 2024 | 9926 |
| Forest City (Forest City) | Todd Coffey | RP | 2005 | 5464 |
| Franklinton (Franklinton) | Jim Bibby | SP | 1972 | 1067 |
| Garinger (Charlotte) | John Donaldson | 2B | 1966 | 9714 |
| Garinger (Charlotte) | Dave Lemonds | SP | 1969 | 10540 |
| Garinger (Charlotte) | Mark Davidson | RF | 1986 | 15284 |
| Garinger (Charlotte) | Van Kelly | 3B | 1969 | 15860 |
| Garner (Garner) | Nolan McLean | SP | 2025 | 12893 |
| Garner (Garner) | Pat Watkins | CF | 1997 | 17080 |
| Gastonia (Gastonia) | Crash Davis | 2B | 1940 | 11648 |
| Goldsboro (Goldsboro) | Jerry Narron | C | 1979 | 11684 |
| Graham (Graham) | Jim Holt | LF | 1968 | 10525 |
| Granite Falls (Granite Falls) | Jack Curtis | SP | 1961 | 7072 |
| Granite Quarry (Granite Quarry) | Jay Ritchie | RP | 1964 | 4725 |
| Gray (Winston-Salem) | Don Cardwell | SP | 1957 | 2214 |
| Green Hope (Cary) | Mitch Spence | SP | 2024 | 10747 |
| Greensboro (Greensboro) | Hal Brown | SP | 1951 | 2312 |
| Guilford (Guilford) | Wes Ferrell | SP | 1927 | 437 |
| Guilford (Guilford) | Rick Ferrell | C | 1929 | 444 |
| Harding (Charlotte) | Ray Durham | 2B | 1995 | 1981 |
| Harding (Charlotte) | Dickie Noles | RP | 1979 | 4192 |
| Harding (Charlotte) | Bobby Thompson | CF | 1978 | 17204 |
| Hartsell (Concord) | Gene Verble | SS | 1951 | 13475 |
| Hoggard (Wilmington) | Bryan Sammons | RP | 2024 | 16325 |
| Hoke County (Raeford) | John Roper | SP | 1993 | 9127 |
| Holbrook (Lowell) | Wilbur Howard | LF | 1973 | 13394 |
| Holly Springs (Holly Springs) | Carlos Rodon | SP | 2015 | 516 |
| Holly Springs (Holly Springs) | Andrew Wantz | RP | 2021 | 12587 |
| Homer Military Academy (Oxford) | Lee Meadows | SP | 1915 | 1256 |
| Hope Mills (Hope Mills) | Cal Koonce | RP | 1962 | 2806 |
| Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) | Greg W. Harris | RP | 1988 | 3192 |
| Kell (Charlotte) | Alex Wood | SP | 2013 | 1975 |
| Kell (Charlotte) | Trent Thornton | RP | 2019 | 7469 |
| Kinston (Kinston) | Chris Hatcher | RP | 2010 | 9053 |
| Laney (Wilimington) | Jeff Ferrell | RP | 2015 | 16824 |
| Lenoir (Lenoir) | Rube Walker | C | 1948 | 7224 |
| Lowell (Lowell) | Buddy Lewis | 3B | 1935 | 885 |
| McDowell (Marion) | Greg Holland | RP | 2010 | 685 |
| McMichael (Mayodan) | Allen Webster | SP | 2013 | 12716 |
| Millbrook (Raleigh) | Paul Shuey | RP | 1994 | 2229 |
| New Bern (New Bern) | Adam Warren | SP | 2012 | 4965 |
| New Hanover (Wilmington) | Trot Nixon | RF | 1996 | 4572 |
| New Hanover (Wilmington) | Blake Walston | RP | 2024 | 16570 |
| North Brunswick (Leland) | Steve Mintz | RP | 1995 | 15781 |
| North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) | Dustin Ackley | 2B | 2011 | 9842 |
| North Gaston (Gastonia) | Jake Buchanan | RP | 2014 | 15299 |
| North Lenoir (LaGrange) | Carter Capps | RP | 2012 | 11875 |
| North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) | River Ryan | SP | 2024 | 14555 |
| North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) | Ryder Ryan | RP | 2023 | 16624 |
| North Pitt (North Pitt) | Greg Briley | LF | 1988 | 11368 |
| North Stanly (New London) | Rhett Lowder | SP | 2024 | 13761 |
| Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) | Mitch Atkins | RP | 2009 | 15358 |
| Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) | Mike Tyson | 2B | 1972 | 7799 |
| Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) | Corey Seager | SS | 2015 | 700 |
| Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) | Kyle Seager | 3B | 2011 | 1807 |
| Northwood (Pittsboro) | Austin Brice | RP | 2016 | 11305 |
| Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge) | Al Evans | C | 1939 | 3952 |
| Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge) | Red Hayworth | C | 1944 | 12495 |
| Orange (Hillsborough) | Bryse Wilson | SP | 2018 | 6422 |
| Owen (Black Mountain) | Sammy Stewart | RP | 1978 | 2194 |
| Paw Creek (Charlotte) | Paul Campbell (1917) | 1B | 1941 | 10799 |
| Pembroke (Pembroke) | Gene Locklear | RF | 1973 | 14158 |
| Pembroke (Pembroke) | Dwight Lowry | C | 1984 | 17165 |
| Perquimans (Perquimans) | Catfish Hunter | SP | 1965 | 314 |
| Pinecrest (Southern Pines) | James Baldwin | SP | 1995 | 2925 |
| Pinecrest (Southern Pines) | Seth Maness | RP | 2013 | 8512 |
| Pinecrest (Southern Pines) | Dillon Maples | RP | 2017 | 15234 |
| Providence (Charlotte) | Ryan Gusto | SP | 2025 | 10791 |
| Providence (Charlotte) | Ty Buttrey | RP | 2018 | 11860 |
| Providence (Charlotte) | Kevin Shackelford | RP | 2017 | 15407 |
| Reidsville (Reidsville) | Scott Bankhead | RP | 1986 | 2983 |
| Reynolds (Winston-Salem) | Tommy Gregg | 1B | 1987 | 14703 |
| Richmond (Rockingham) | Franklin Stubbs | 1B | 1984 | 7711 |
| Richmond (Rockingham) | Alvin Morman | RP | 1996 | 10583 |
| Roanoke Rapids (Roanoke Rapids) | Brian Barnes | RP | 1990 | 7002 |
| Roberson (Asheville) | Darren Holmes | RP | 1990 | 2627 |
| Roberson (Asheville) | Cameron Maybin | CF | 2007 | 7601 |
| Roberson (Asheville) | Chris Narveson | SP | 2006 | 7793 |
| Robinson (Concord) | Seth Johnson | RP | 2024 | 16006 |
| Rock Springs (Denver) | Tony Cloninger | SP | 1961 | 2703 |
| Rockingham (Reidsville) | Bryan Mitchell | RP | 2014 | 12484 |
| Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount) | Brian Goodwin | LF | 2016 | 11763 |
| Rose (Greenville) | Jamie Brewington | RP | 1995 | 10660 |
| Roxboro (Roxboro) | Enos Slaughter | RF | 1938 | 234 |
| Sanderson (Raleigh) | Ryan Jeffers | C | 2020 | 5425 |
| Sanford (Fayetteville) | DJ Herz | SP | 2024 | 11164 |
| Sanford (Fayetteville) | Austin Warren | RP | 2021 | 15382 |
| Scotland (Laurinburg) | Russ Adams | SS | 2004 | 14164 |
| Scotland (Laurinburg) | Brent Butler | 2B | 2001 | 15398 |
| Shelby (Shelby) | Bill Champion | SP | 1969 | 4095 |
| Shelby (Shelby) | Roger McKee | RP | 1944 | 9334 |
| Shelby (Shelby) | Norris Hopper | CF | 2006 | 15947 |
| Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) | Barry Foote | C | 1973 | 4230 |
| Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) | Jerry Sands | LF | 2011 | 16204 |
| Smoky Mountain (Sylva) | Cal Raleigh | C | 2021 | 1017 |
| Smoky Mountain (Sylva) | Zebby Matthews | SP | 2024 | 12130 |
| South (Richmond) | Brian Moehler | SP | 1996 | 3781 |
| South Brunswick (Southport) | Quinton McCracken | CF | 1995 | 10271 |
| South Cadwell (Hudson) | Madison Bumgarner | SP | 2009 | 397 |
| South Granville (Creedmoor) | Matt Harrison | SP | 2008 | 4593 |
| South Granville (Creedmoor) | Jeff Johnson | SP | 1991 | 9899 |
| South Granville (Creedmoor) | Ty Adcock | RP | 2023 | 16625 |
| South Point (Belmont) | Jeffrey Springs | SP | 2018 | 5612 |
| South Point (Belmont) | Mitch Harris | RP | 2015 | 15658 |
| Southern Alamance (Graham) | Dave Sappelt | LF | 2011 | 16912 |
| Southern Wayne (Dudley) | Allen Battle | LF | 1995 | 16262 |
| Stanley (Stanley) | Ted Abernathy | RP | 1955 | 943 |
| Stony Point (Stony Point) | Dave Jolly | RP | 1953 | 4574 |
| Tarboro (Tarboro) | Mike Caldwell | SP | 1971 | 2616 |
| The Early College at Guilford (Greensboro) | Jake Bloss | SP | 2024 | 15404 |
| Thomasville (Thomasville) | Johnny Allen | SP | 1932 | 348 |
| Tri (Corleen) | Smoky Burgess | C | 1949 | 636 |
| Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) | Mac Williamson | LF | 2015 | 15714 |
| Wakefield (Raleigh) | Tim Adleman | SP | 2016 | 9602 |
| Wakefield (Raleigh) | Tim Adleman | SP | 2016 | 12542 |
| Washington (Rocky Mount) | Chuck Hinton | LF | 1961 | 2754 |
| Watauga (Boone) | Ryder Jones | 1B | 2017 | 16780 |
| Wesleyan Christian (High Point) | Wil Myers | RF | 2013 | 3682 |
| Wesleyan Christian (High Point) | Patrick Bailey | C | 2023 | 4351 |
| Wesleyan Christian (High Point) | Weston Wilson | LF | 2023 | 16626 |
| West Carteret (Morehead City) | Lonnie Chisenhall | 3B | 2011 | 10124 |
| West Craven (Vanceboro) | Shawn Armstrong | RP | 2015 | 5480 |
| West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) | Tommy Helms | 2B | 1964 | 2027 |
| West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) | Chad Tracy | 3B | 2004 | 8741 |
| West Street (New Bern) | Bob Perry | CF | 1963 | 14165 |
| White Oak (Jacksonville) | Chad Fonville | 2B | 1995 | 15551 |
| Whiteville (Whiteville) | Tommy Greene | SP | 1989 | 4713 |
| Whiteville (Whiteville) | MacKenzie Gore | SP | 2022 | 4790 |
| Whiteville (Whiteville) | Mike Wright | RP | 2015 | 11306 |
| Whiteville (Whiteville) | Brooks Baldwin | LF | 2024 | 15764 |
| Whiteville (Whiteville) | Pat Lennon | LF | 1991 | 17130 |
| Williamston (Williamston) | Gaylord Perry | SP | 1962 | 121 |
| Williamston (Williamston) | Jim Perry | SP | 1959 | 781 |
| Williamston (Williamston) | Billy Wynne | SP | 1967 | 9342 |
| Williamston (Williamston) | Butch Davis | LF | 1983 | 16296 |
| Williston (Wilmington) | Sam Bowens | RF | 1963 | 10109 |
| Winterville (Winterville) | Bronswell Patrick | RP | 1998 | 11423 |
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