Scotty McCreery, a former pitcher for Garner High School, is the new American Idol singing contest winner. As such, his baseball career is likely over.

The Trojans could have used the right-hander this season as they finished the season with a losing record at 11-13 after losing their final game 9-1 to Pine Forest in the first round of the state high school playoffs. Garner did go on a late-season run, winning four of its last five regular-season games as they were watching McCreery go further and further in the weekly Idol competition.

McCreery had a stellar 6-1 record and 1.04 ERA as a junior varsity player last year. As a freshman, McCreery was an impressive 4-0 with a 3.20 ERA.

In his final start as a pitcher last summer, he threw a complete-game shutout against Fuquay-Varina. It was probably the last game the new country singing star, who earned a $1 million recording contract, will ever pitch.