League recap: Short powers South Stanly with hot hitting week

By Staff Report May 14, 2012, 12:00am

1A Yadkin Valley league recap: 5/14/12

Grayson Short was on fire this week, as he led 1A Yadkin Valley with a .500 average, two home runs and seven RBIs. Meanwhile, South Stanly put together a 2-0 week.

Russ Weiker was the best pitcher in the league this week. He won zero games and struck out seven batters.

The Rowdy Rebel Bulls' pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only five hits and one walks, both of which led the league. On the season, South Stanly has allowed just 114 hits, while striking out 222 batters. Weiker leads South Stanly with 110 strikeouts in 71 innings.

Russ Weiker threw a shutout as he led South Stanly to victory over South Davidson, 17-2, on Friday. He pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 13, while giving up three hits.

Cody Williams went 4-5 as East Montgomery defeated Union Academy 12-1 on Friday.