River Valley's longest active winning streak belongs to
Illinois Lutheran (17-5, 9-1), undefeated over its last six games. The streak was extended by another game over the past week, includinga 6-3 win over Gardner-South Wilmington.
Illinois Lutheran went from 348 to 344 in the national rankings since last week after going 1-0 in the past seven days.
Gardner-South Wilmington boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. On the season, the Panthers have allowed just 141 hits, while striking out 211 batters.
Shane Harty leads the Panthers with 80 strikeouts in 50 innings.
Tri-Point's pitching led the league in strikeouts this week with 52, but Gardner-South Wilmington's pitchers hold the season lead with 211 Ks.
Jordan Tharp, who has struck out 58 batters over 33 innings, leads the Chargers.
Tri-Point's Tharp finished his week with 10 hits, tops in the league. His 21 hits for the year are second in the league, and he boasts a .438 batting average.
Gardner-South Wilmington's
Mike Goodwin threw seven shutout innings in a 10-0 win over Reed-Custer on May 5, 2012. He struck out 11, allowing two hits.
Mike Goodwin struck out 11 in Illinois Lutheran's 6-3 win over Gardner-South Wilmington on May 2, 2012. Over his seven innings pitched he allowed zero runs on two hits.
