Super Essex - Independence's top pitcher this week was
R. Rodriguez. He won one game and struck out 12 batters.
League leaders
University (7-2 in the league play, 8-6 overall) and
North 13th Street (2-0, 5-0) will look to grab hold of first place in the standings this week. Last week,
University went 1-1, while
North 13th Street was 0-0
Central boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. The Blue Devils' pitchers have been charged with only 64 hits and have struck out 76 batters.
Raini Hernandez is tops on the staff with 27 Ks.
East Orange Campus'
Raini Hernandez threw five shutout innings in an 8-2 win over Central on Friday. He struck out 11, allowing one hits.
R. Rodriguez struck out 11 in Orange's 14-3 win over University on May 10. He gave up zero hits and zero runs over five innings of work.