On May 9, 2012, the top two teams in the current league standings will go head to head, as
Whittier and
California meet. The Cardinals currently hold a 1.00-game lead over the Condors for first place.
California trails Whittier by just 1.00 games in the league standings, which means there could have a new first-place team by next week.
The Cardinals boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. Whittier's pitchers have been charged with only 172 hits and have struck out 110 batters.
Joe Melendrez is tops on the staff with 52 Ks.
Joe Sanchez was the player of the game on May 2, 2012 with four RBIs in La Serna's 8-7 victory over El Rancho.
