League recap: Granada's Payne delivers best pitching performance from past week

By Staff Report Mar 18, 2013, 10:08pm

East Bay league recap: 3/13/13

Jacob Payne was the best pitcher in East Bay this week, leading Granada. He picked up two wins and 17 strikeouts.

Casey Soltis was the hottest hitter in the league this week, racking up a .364 average, two home runs and seven RBIs. Meanwhile, the Matadors put together a 2-0 week.

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

Granada led the league with 32 runs scored this week, but Livermore still holds the season lead with 46 runs.

Payne dominated batters in the league this week, finishing with two wins and 17 Ks to continue his league-leading form in each.

The league boasted 15 .400 hitters over the past week. The group was paced by Blake Guardino, who collected four hits in five at bats for a .800 average.



Travis Roberts drove in four runners as California defeated Las Lomas 7-0 on Saturday. He went 2-for-4 and scored zero runs.

Payne led the Matadors to a win on March 12, as he notched 14 strikeouts to beat Liberty, 9-2. Over six innings of work, he gave up three hits and one run.



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