Brandon Slate was the hottest hitter in 5A District 4 this week, racking up a .364 average, two home runs and five RBIs.
Carlsbad compiled a record of 3-0 in that time.
First place in the standings of the league is up for grabs this week, as
Clovis sits tied atop the standings with the Cavemen.
Although the Wildcats surrendered only five walks this week, the lowest number in the league over that span, Carlsbad is still tops for the season with just 31 walks over 83 innings this year.
Slate,
Austin Edwards,
Jared Rodriguez and
Dev'n Ortiz hit home runs this week.
The highest batting average in the league this week belonged to the Cavemen's Rodriguez, who churned out four hits in nine at bats for a .444 average. He's batting .333 on the year, which puts him at 16th in the league. Rodriguez has accumulated 11 base knocks this year so far.
Slate was an RBI machine on Thursday, as he knocked in four runs during Carlsbad's 15-6 win over
St. Pius X. He went 2-for-5 and scored one run.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
