League recap: Eau Claire Memorial's Sparger delivers best pitching performance from past week

By Staff Report May 21, 2012, 12:00am

Big Rivers league recap: 5/21/12

Big Rivers's top pitcher this week was Eau Claire Memorial's Jake Sparger. Over the past week, he had zero wins and 12 Ks.

River Falls made the biggest jump in the national rankings, moving from 4810 to 4157 thanks to a 3-2 record over the past week. The Wildcats are currently sitting at No. 60 in the state of Wisconsin, thanks to an overall record of 10-10.

The Old Abes' pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 24 hits and eight walks, both of which led the league. Eau Claire Memorial has given up a mere 118 hits on the year, while striking out 149 opposing hitters. Sparger is the leader in that category with 60 Ks on the season.

The Old Abes' Brady Burzynski finished his week with six hits, tops in the league. His 24 hits for the year are third in the league, and he boasts a .462 batting average.