4A Western Slope's top pitcher this week was
Eagle Valley's
Travis Edgar. He retired 16 batters this week.
Rifle made the biggest jump in the standings this week, moving from fifth to second place in the league thanks to a 1-0 record over the past seven days. Meanwhile,
Summit fell hardest in the standings, dropping from third all the way to fifth place after going 0-4 in the past week.
Palisade (4-1, 3-0) is the No. 1 team in the league.
The Bears' pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing six hits and one walk to lead the league in both categories.
The Tigers had trouble finding a groove at the plate as a team this week, racking up a league-leading 62 strikeouts. The league's worst in that category with 62 strikeouts on the season are Summit.
There were eight hitters that batted over .400 in the league this week. Leading the pack was Danny Bartels, who hit 1.000 by going 3-for-3.
Edgar led the Devils to a win on March 26, as he notched 16 strikeouts to beat the Tigers, 5-2. He gave up four hits and two runs over seven innings of work.
Caden Woods drove in four runners on Tuesday in the Bulldogs' 13-2 victory over
Delta. He went 3-for-4 and scored one run.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
