Christien Thomas was the best pitcher in 5A District 8 this week, leading
Hudson. Over the past week, he racked up one win and ten strikeouts.
Wesley Chapel and
Pasco are tied atop the standings of the league, leaving first place open for the taking.
Ridgewood, the league's stolen base leader this season with 40, added to its lead in that category with 14 more steals over the past week.
Hudson put just six batters on base with walks in the past week, but
Zephyrhills's pitching staff has had the best control this season, surrendering a walk only 34 times in 66 innings this year.
12 batters hit over .400 this week. They were led by Michael Jones, who hit .750 this week (3-for-4).
Kyle Custer's four RBIs this week were tops in the league. He now stands at 12 RBIs on the season, which puts him second in the league.
Custer was an RBI machine on Tuesday, as he knocked in four runs during Wesley Chapel's 20-3 win over Hudson. He went 2-for-2 and scored two runs.
The Cobras' Thomas struck out ten
Gulf hitters en route to a 4-3 victory on March 15. He gave up eight hits and three runs over seven innings of work.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
