League recap: Jesson dominating on the mound for Shadow Hills

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

De Anza league recap: 5/21/12

Jearl Jesson was the best pitcher in De Anza this week, leading Shadow Hills. He won two games and struck out 56 batters.

The Knights (20-4, 10-0) have won 11 games in a row, the league's longest active win streak. One of those wins came in the past week, a 9-2 victory over Apple Valley. The team's hottest hitter over the past week was Andrew Senk, who had zero hits and drove in zero runs.

Shadow Hills' pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 88 hits and 35 walks, both of which led the league. The Knights have given up a mere 113 hits on the year, while striking out 213 opposing hitters. Jesson is the leader in that category with 74 Ks on the season.

Shadow Hills piled up 159 this week, good for first in the league, and Shadow Hills also owns the top mark for strikeouts in the league this season, with 213.