Topsail's
Clark Cota was the best pitcher in 2A East Central this week. He won one game and struck out seven batters.
The Pirates (17-9, 11-3) are riding a league-best 8-game winning streak. The streak was extended by another game over the past week,.
Northside's pitching staff had a strong showing this week, allowing only zero hits and zero walks, both of which led the league.
The league boasted three .400 hitters over the past week. The group was paced by Jake Sullivan, who collected three hits in four at bats for a .750 average.
Cota stayed on top of the league with a .591 average this year after hitting .667 this week for the Pirates.
Topsail's
Trent Hansley struck out eight
Swansboro hitters en route to a 9-0 victory on May 14. He gave up one hit and zero runs over six innings of work.
Cota threw a shutout as he led the Pirates to victory over
Eastern Randolph, 5-0, on Friday. He struck out seven, allowing two hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
