Jeff Hagen was the top pitcher in 3A Big East this week, leading
Fike. He won one game and struck out ten batters.
Rocky Mount outpaced the rest of the league this week, as its three total wins led the league. The Gryphons beat
Hunt 3-0,
Greene Central 8-0 and
North Pitt 7-5.
Southern Nash's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing five hits and zero walks to lead the league in both categories.
The Demons, the league's stolen base leader this season with 43, added to their lead in that category with 15 more steals over the past week.
Four batters hit over .400 this week. Leading the pack was Tyler Poythress, who hit .667 by going 6-for-9.
Fike's Hagen led the league in strikeouts this week with ten. He's first in the league with 29 total strikeouts.
Tyler Poythress struck out eight in the Demons' 8-3 win over
Kinston on April 2. Over seven innings of work, he gave up five hits and three runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.