League recap: Varela's Pimentel delivers best pitching performance from past week

By Staff Report Mar 8, 2013, 3:56pm

8A District 16 league recap: 3/8/13

Juan Pimentel was the best pitcher in 8A District 16 this week, leading Varela. Over the past week, he had one win and ten Ks.

The Vipers had a successful week, as they won two total games to lead the league. Varela beat South Dade 3-2 and Coral Reef 8-1.

The Vipers' pitching staff had a strong showing this week, allowing only 13 hits and four walks, both of which led the league.

The week's strikeout crown belonged to Pimentel, who turned in ten Ks for Varela. He's first in the league with 34 total strikeouts.

Ryan Granda threw a shutout as he led Killian to victory over Southridge, 1-0, on Thursday. He pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out four, while giving up three hits.



Keith Stevens struck out eight in Palmetto's 3-1 win over the Cougars on March 5. Over five innings of work, he gave up five hits and three runs.



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