Video: Prosthetic leg does not stop high school pitcher
See how losing his leg to a gun shot wound doesn't slow down Ruben Marin on the diamond.Five weeks have been played in the baseball season in Texas, and some pitchers are off to strong starts. MaxPreps takes a look at the top pitchers in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.
WinsRyon Stubblefield, Sr. Orangefield, 6Stubblefield is 6-0 with a 0.75 ERA. He's thrown 37.1 innings and allowed just 17 hits, 13 walks and four earned runs. He's also an excellent hitter, batting .477.
Payton Laughlin, So., Clyde, 6At just 5-foot-8, 135 pounds, Laughlin can throw some heat. He has two complete game shutouts and has given up just nine hits in 29.1 innings of work.
Cody Strawn, Jr., Eustace, 6Strawn has pitched at least five innings in all six of his starts, all victories, and has given up just nine runs on the season. He has already surpassed his wins total of last year (five).
Garrett Williams, Sr., Lucas Christian Academy (Lucas), 6Williams has only been scored on in one of his six starts this season, logging a miniscule 0.26 ERA. He has also surrendered just 13 hits.
Chase Piper, Sr., Hendrickson (Pflugerville), 6Piper has an ERA of 2.00, but he's received plenty of run surround from his teammates in his six starts.
Eric Smith, Jr., Avalon, 6Smith has allowed just four earned runs in 33 innings of work. His 0.85 earned run average has kept his team in the games he's thrown in relief.
Duke Jordan, Jr., Hudson (Lufkin), 6Jordan is off to a strong start, giving up just four earned runs in his six starts. He had 11 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout victory on March 4.
Eric Estrada, Sr., Montwood (El Paso), 6Estrada has been lights out, surrendering one earned run in 25 2/3 of pitching. He's only walked four guys this year, too.
Brock Lawson, Sr., Joaquin, 6Lawson has seven appearances on the season and is sporting a 6-1 mark. He has a 1.12 ERA in 31 1/3 innings.
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Marroquin has pitched 28 innings and astoundingly not given up an earned or unearned run. He has three victories.
Stacey Bailey, Jr., Kerens, 0.00Bailey has been lights out, giving up just seven hits in 25 innings of work. He's started three games and is 5-0.
Justin Lambright, So., Trenton, 0.00Lambright has four wins in five appearances. He has faced 90 batters this season and surrendered only six hits.
Grant Kipp, Jr., Highland Park (Dallas), 0.00Kipp has thrown 21 innings in three starts and allowed zero earned runs and 10 hits. Teams are hitting .132 against him.
Rhett Gallagher, Jr., Van Alstyne, 0.00Gallagher has three hits against him in 16.1 innings and has struck out 29 batters. Hitters are at a 0.59 clip against him.
Jack Stockton, Sr., Tomball Christian HomeSchool (Tomball), 0.00He's thrown 16 innings this season with 33 strikeouts, three hits against him and no earned runs.
Cameron Bush, Jr., Round Rock, 0.00Bush has two wins in four appearances and has surrendered just four hits.
StrikeoutsPhillip Sikes, Sr., Paris, 82Sikes has 82 punch-outs in 147 batters faced. In a March 24 game, he struck out 19 of the 23 hitters he faced, giving up just one hit. He has fanned 71 of his last 123 hitters.
Ryon Stubblefield, Sr. Orangefield, 70Stubblefield has nearly two strikeouts an inning, 70 in 37.1 innings. He has nine or more Ks in six of his seven games.
Kobe Ammons, Jr., Post, 67Ammons has seven or more strikeouts in all eight of his appearances this season. He has fanned 67 hitters out of 136 official at-bats.
Randal Garza, So., Agua Dulce, 65He has four games this season with double-digit strikeouts. He struck out 14 out of 17 batters with official at-bats in a contest on March 21.
Christian Janer, Jr., MtB HomeSchool (Spring), 62Janer has 46 innings of work this year and has logged 62 strikeouts. He's allowed 19 walks.
