Grant Benefield was the best pitcher in 1A Area 13 this week, leading
Spring Garden. He won one game and struck out 12 batters.
The Panthers outpaced the rest of the league this week, as their four total wins led the league. Spring Garden beat
Faith Christian 15-4,
Collinsville 8-2,
Coosa Christian 14-1 and the Conquerors 10-0.
After surrendering only nine walks in the past week, the Panthers remain No. 1 in the league in that category for the season, with just 28 total.
Four batters hit over .400 this week. The group was paced by Grant Benefield, who collected ten hits in 14 at bats for a .714 average.
The Panthers' Benefield finished his week with ten hits, tops in the league. He is first in the league with 22 hits this year, and has a .449 batting average.
Spring Garden's Benefield struck out 12 Collinsville hitters en route to an 8-2 victory on March 19. Over seven innings of work, he gave up three hits and two runs.
Benefield threw a shutout as he led the Panthers to victory over Coosa Christian, 14-0, on Tuesday. He struck out ten, allowing one hit.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
