St. Joseph Valley's top pitcher this week was
Bronson's
Mason Friedel. He picked up one win and 14 strikeouts.
The Vikings outpaced the rest of the league this week, as their five total wins led the league. Bronson beat
Brandywine 6-4, the Bobcats 15-5 and
Portage Northern 1-0.
The Vikings boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.
Bronson had trouble finding a groove at the plate as a team this week, racking up a league-leading 52 strikeouts. The league's worst in that category with 111 strikeouts on the season are the Vikings.
Bronson's
Ryan Hagen rapped 15 hits this week, raising his season total to 29, a number that leads the league.
Bronson's Friedel struck out 14 batters over the past week, bringing his league-leading season total to 43.
Friedel was an RBI machine on Wednesday, as he knocked in four runs during Bronson's 15-5 win over Brandywine. He went 1-for-3 and scored two runs.
Friedel led the Vikings to a win on May 14, as he notched 12 strikeouts to beat
White Pigeon, 15-4. He gave up four hits and four runs over seven innings of work.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
