ALL-METRO BASEBALL TEAM

Five of the 30 players on The News & Observer’s All-Metro baseball team were taken in the MLB Draft earlier this month, making this one of the most talented groups over the last decade. The selected were: Cary’s Greg Jones Jr. (17th round, Baltimore), South Granville’s Justin Bullock (16th round, Milwaukee), Cardinal Gibbons’ Noah Campbell (19th round, Milwaukee), Northern Durham’s Spencer Smith (37th, Texas) and Jordan’s Wil Hoyle (38th, Oakland). Smith and Bullock were the only three-time selections. Campbell was a two-time pick, as were North Johnston’s Logan Hayes and Dylan Radford, South Granville’s Holden Laws and Southern Lee’s Topher Grant. Holly Springs leads the final 18-county area top 25 rankings for the first time since 2011. The Golden Hawks were eliminated in the 4A semifinal round. South Granville (2A semifinalist), J.H. Rose (lost to Holly Springs in fourth round), Northwood (lost to eventual 3A champ Northern Guilford in the fourth round) and Heritage (lost to Rose in the third round) round out the top five. 1A semifinalist Rosewood was 11th. N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A champ Faith Christian Rocky Mount was sixth and 1A champ Kerr-Vance was unranked, although both teams got one player on the All-Metro team. N&O ALL-METRO BASEBALL TEAM hris Crabtree, Riverside The senior Duke recruit batted a remarkable .600 on the season with four home runs and 28 RBIs. In a league with three MLB Draft picks, the first baseman was voted PAC-6 Conference Player of the Year.

ALL-METRO BASEBALL TEAM

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