Joe Frankosky was the best pitcher in Skyland - Valley this week. He won two games and struck out nine batters.
On Thursday, the top two teams in the current league standings will go head to head, as
Bernards and
North Warren Regional meet. The Mountaineers currently hold a 0.0-game lead over the Patriots for first place.
North Warren Regional, the season leader in runs scored at 139, added to its total with a league-high 55 runs this week.
Hunter Stevens leads the team with 21 runs scored and
Dave Wilbur has a team-high 17 RBIs on the year.
North Warren Regional, the league leader in stolen bases this season with 56, added to its lead in that category with 16 more steals over the past week. Manager Jim Haupt is giving his players opportunities to steal, and Stevens has racked up a team-high 17 stolen bases for the Patriots.
Bound Brook's
Alex Driscoll led the league in strikeouts this week with 17. With 33 strikeouts this year so far, he ranks second in the league.
North Warren Regional's
Alex Hladik finished his week with eight hits, tops in the league. On the season, he's hitting .412 and ranks fourth in the league with 21 hits.
North Warren Regional's
Joe Frankosky threw seven shutout innings in a 4-2 win over Gill St. Bernard's on Wednesday. He struck out five, allowing three hits.
