Leetonia (17-6, 8-4) has won five games in a row, Inter-Tri County - Lower's longest active win streak. In the past week, the Bears won another 3 games, includingan 8-6 victory over Wellsville and a 7-1 win over Lowellville.
Leetonia went from 392 to 339 in the national rankings since last week after going 3-0 in the past seven days.
The Bears boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. Leetonia has given up a mere 125 hits on the year in addition to compiling 197 strikeouts.
Cody Stokes is the leader in that category with 91 Ks on the season.
The Bears scored a league-best 39 runs this week, adding to their league-leading 184 runs on the season.
Brandon Dattilio leads the team with 40 runs scored and
Ian Sevenich has a team-high 42 RBIs on the year.
The Bears's Sevenich finished his week with 10 hits, tops in the league. On the season, he's hitting .470 and ranks first in the league with 39 hits.
Cody Stokes was the player of the game on May 1, 2012 with four RBIs in Leetonia's 8-6 victory over Wellsville.
