League recap: Newport Central Catholic's Cain delivers best pitching performance from past week

By Staff Report May 21, 2012, 12:00am

District 36 league recap: 5/21/12

District 36's top pitcher this week was Newport Central Catholic's Josh Cain. He picked up two wins and 12 strikeouts.

Andy Miller was on fire this week, as he led the league with a .438 average, three home runs and nine RBIs. Meanwhile, the Thoroughbreds put together a 2-2 week.

Newport Central Catholic's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 42 hits and 18 walks to lead the league in both categories. On the season, the Thoroughbreds have allowed just 223 hits, while striking out 183 batters. Connor Bartels leads the Thoroughbreds with 51 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched.

Newport Central Catholic's 59 hits this week were the most in the league, adding to its season total of 309, best of any team. Nick Woltermann has a team-high 43 hits on the season for first-place the Thoroughbreds, which went 2-2 this week.

Newport Central Catholic's Woltermann finished his week with 10 hits, tops in the league. He is first in the league with 43 hits this year, and has a .377 batting average.