Top honors in the league this week go to
Fairmont, which finished with seven wins overall, good for best in the league. The Cardinals beat
Nicollet 8-3,
Lake Crystal-wellcome Memorial 8-0,
Maple River 8-1,
Waseca 7-1 and
Sibley East 8-2.
Spencer Chirpich was the best pitcher in South Central this week, leading Fairmont. He picked up two wins and ten strikeouts.
The Cardinals boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.
Fairmont's 72 hits this week were the most in the league, adding to its season total of 174, best of any team.
The league boasted three .400 hitters over the past week. Leading the pack was Spencer Chirpich, who hit .692 by going 18-for-26.
Chirpich led the league with two wins this week for the Cardinals. He is first in the league with four wins overall this season.
Fairmont's Chirpich struck out ten
St. Peter hitters en route to an 8-5 victory on May 14. Over his six innings pitched he allowed one run on four hits.
Mitch Pfingsten drove in four runners as the Cardinals defeated the Raiders 8-3 on Saturday. He went 2-for-3 and scored one run.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
