League recap: Marion's Pedersen delivers best pitching performance from past week

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

Heart of America league recap: 5/14/12

Heart of America's top pitcher this week was Austin Pedersen. His stat line for the week included one win and two Ks.

Marion made the biggest jump in the national rankings, moving from 7877 to 7614 thanks to a 2-0 record over the past week. Marion is currently No. 98 in the state of Kansas, with an overall record of 15-5.

Sedgwick's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 11 hits and five walks to lead the league in both categories. The Cardinals have given up a mere 74 hits on the year in addition to compiling 138 strikeouts. Logan Thompson is the leader in that category with 36 Ks on the season.

The week's strikeout crown belonged to Taylor Heidebrecht, who turned in five Ks for the Warriors. With 33 strikeouts this year so far, he ranks sixth in the league.