Chandler Newton was the best pitcher in 8A-AAAAA this week, leading
Gainesville. Over the past week, he had one win and eight Ks.
Michael Gettys was on fire this week, as he led the league with a .462 average with five RBIs. Meanwhile, the Red Elephants put together a 3-0 week.
Gainesville's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 14 hits and seven walks to lead the league in both categories.
The Red Elephants, the league's stolen base leader this season with 55, added to their lead in that category with 32 more steals over the past week.
There were five hitters that batted over .400 in the league this week. Leading the pack was Hunter Anglin, who hit .600 by going 6-for-10.
Four RBIs over the past week allowed Gainesville's
Caleb Whitenton to boost his season output so far to 11, tops in the league.
Sims Griffith was an RBI machine on Wednesday, as he knocked in five runs during the Red Elephants' 13-0 win over
Mountain View. He went 2-for-4 and scored three runs.
Gainesville's Gettys struck out ten the Bears hitters en route to a 13-0 victory on March 6. He gave up one hit and zero runs over five innings of work.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
