Roberto Delgado was the top pitcher in 5A Region I District 8 this week, leading
Shoemaker. He picked up one win and 11 strikeouts.
Copperas Cove made the biggest jump in the standings this week, moving from eighth to fifth place in the league thanks to a 1-0 record over the past seven days. Meanwhile,
Killeen fell hardest in the standings, dropping from fifth all the way to seventh place after going 0-1 in the past week. First-place Belton (6-7, 2-0) went 0-1 over the past week.
Shoemaker gave up the fewest hits in the league over the past week (four), but
Harker Heights has surrendered a league-fewest 127 base hits over the entire season.
Three batters hit over .400 this week. They were led by Albert Castro, who hit .667 this week (2-for-3).
The week's strikeout crown belonged to Delgado, who turned in 11 Ks for Shoemaker. He's second in the league with 37 total strikeouts.
The Wolves' Delgado threw seven shutout innings in a 3-0 win over
Ellison on Thursday. He struck out 11, allowing four hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
