Josh Whitaker was the hottest hitter in 3A Region 1 this week, racking up a .375 average, one home run and nine RBIs. Meanwhile,
Kossuth put together a 3-2 week.
Top honors in the league this week go to
Belmont, which finished with four wins overall, good for best in the league. The Cardinals beat
Mooreville 7-4,
Calhoun City 3-0,
McNairy Central 1-0 and
Booneville 7-2.
Kossuth put six runners on via walks this week, fewest in the league, but the Blue Devils' staff still boasts the league's best control, having issued only 14 bases on balls over 36 total innings.
There were five hitters that batted over .400 in the league this week. They were led by Andrew Lambert, who hit .750 this week (3-for-4).
With nine runs batted in this week, Kossuth's Whitaker increased his league-leading total in that category to 13.
Jacob Wilcher drove in four runners as the Aggies defeated
St. George's 9-4 on Thursday. He went 2-for-4 and scored two runs.
Ripley's Whitaker struck out 14 Kossuth hitters en route to a 5-3 victory on March 18. Over six innings of work, he gave up four hits and five runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
