League recap: Blakeney overpowering for Stringer in past week

By Staff Report May 22, 2013, 9:44am

1A Region 8 league recap: 5/22/13

1A Region 8's top pitcher this week was Stringer's Chandler Blakeney. He picked up one win and 23 strikeouts.

Trenton Stringer was the hottest hitter in the league this week, racking up a .545 average with four RBIs. The Red Devils went 1-2.

Stringer boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.

Stringer's Blakeney struck out 23 batters over the past week, bringing his league-leading season total to 110.

The week's strikeout crown belonged to Blakeney, who turned in 23 Ks for Stringer.



Blakeney struck out 14 in the Red Devils' 4-1 win over St. Aloysius on May 14. He gave up six hits and one run over seven innings of work.



Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.