Avocado - West's top pitcher this week was
Fallbrook's
Matthew Jepsen. He won one game and struck out 13 batters.
The Warriors had a successful week, as they won four total games to lead the league. Fallbrook beat
Canyon Crest Academy 4-0,
Mt. Carmel 4-3 and
McClatchy 14-10.
Rancho Buena Vista put just three batters on base with walks in the past week, but
Carlsbad's pitching staff has had the best control this season, surrendering a walk only 17 times in 74 innings this year.
12 batters hit over .400 this week. Leading the pack was Alex Boyd, who hit .556 by going 5-for-9.
The week's strikeout crown belonged to Jepsen, who turned in 13 Ks for the Warriors. He's fourth in the league with 26 total strikeouts.
Kellen Sheppard threw a shutout as he led the Longhorns to victory over
La Jolla Country Day, 1-0, on Wednesday. He pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine, while giving up four hits.
Madison's
Ethan Abrams struck out ten
La Costa Canyon hitters en route to a 3-2 victory on March 26. Over his six innings pitched he allowed three runs on seven hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
