Patrick Kemper was on fire this week, as he led Northern Lakes with a .625 average with eight RBIs. His
Northland team went 3-1.
The league's top two teams in the standings locked horns this week, as Deer River took home a 7-1 victory over Nashwauk-Keewatin on May 3, 2012.
Deer River leads the league with a 7-0 record, and has an overall record of 10-3.
The Eagles's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 35 hits and eight walks to lead the league in both categories. Northland's pitchers have been charged with only 63 hits and have struck out 43 batters.
Zak Nornberg is tops on the staff with 28 Ks.
The Eagles, the season leader in runs scored at 51, added to their total with a league-high 37 runs this week. Nornberg leads the team with 12 runs scored and Kemper has a team-high 13 RBIs on the year.
The Eagles's Kemper finished his week with 10 hits, tops in the league. He is first in the league with 16 hits this year, and has a .485 batting average.
Zak Nornberg was an RBI machine on May 3, 2012, as he knocked in four runs during Northland's 12-11 win over Cherry.