Ian Yount was the best pitcher in Central Penn this week. His stat line for the week included two wins and seven Ks.
With a big week,
Altoona jumped into the top 25 in the state rankings. Altoona moved up from No. 39 in the state all the way to No. 25 thanks to a 3-1 record over the past week. Led by manager Tom Smith, the Lions are ranked No. 928 in the nation with an overall record of 12-5.
State College boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. The Little Lions' pitchers have been charged with only 90 hits and have struck out 76 batters.
Nick Racquet is tops on the staff with 22 Ks.
the Lions led the league with 33 runs scored this week, but
DuBois still holds the season lead with 117 runs.
The week's strikeout crown belonged to
Ryan Hostrander, who turned in 11 Ks for
Williamsport. He's first in the league with 48 total strikeouts.
The Beavers'
Nick Bontempo finished his week with six hits, tops in the league. He is fiftefth in the league with 13 hits this year, and has a .310 batting average.
Ty Zimmerman had a multi-hit game on Friday, when he went 4-4 in State College's 5-0 win against Punxsutawney. He also drove in two runners.
Darian Herncane was an RBI machine on Thursday, as he knocked in four runs during State College's 8-5 win over Central Mountain
