4A Area 5's top pitcher this week was
Shawn Smirnoff. He won one game and struck out 17 batters.
Hunter Fulmer was the hottest hitter in the league this week, racking up a .353 average with eight RBIs. His
Elmore County team went 1-0.
The Panthers' pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 47 hits and 37 walks, both of which led the league. Elmore County's pitchers have been charged with only 180 hits and have struck out 177 batters.
Garner Smith is tops on the staff with 38 Ks.
The Panthers led the league in hits this week with 73, but
Beauregard is still the season leader, with 377. With 36 hits this year Fulmer leads the first-place squad, which finished with a 1-0 record this week.
The Panthers' Smirnoff finished his week with 13 hits, tops in the league. On the season, he's hitting .333 and ranks fourteenth in the league with 30 hits.
