Austin Payne was the best pitcher in 3A PacWest this week. His stat line for the week included two wins and 24 Ks.
In the ongoing battle for first place, Pleasant Hill beat Santiam Christian this week, 6-5 on Friday.
Pleasant Hill is now in first place at 14-1 in the league and 18-4 overall.
The Billies boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. Pleasant Hill has given up a mere 98 hits on the year in addition to compiling 172 strikeouts.
Dillion Ritchie is the leader in that category with 56 Ks on the season.
Creswell racked up a league-leading 128 hits this week, bringing its total to 231 on the year, also tops in the league. Payne has a team-high 40 hits on the season for fifth-place the Bulldogs, which went 4-1 this week.
Creswell's Payne led the league with 20 hits this week. His 40 hits for the year are first in the league, and he boasts a .526 batting average.
Dakota Bones had four hits in five at bats in Umpqua Valley Christian's 11-7 victory over Creswell on Friday. He rounded out his day with four runs batted in and five runs scored.
Taylor Williamson was an RBI machine on Friday, as he knocked in four runs during Umpqua Valley Christian's 11-7 win over Creswell
