Hermantown had a successful week, as it won five total games to lead the league. The Hawks beat
Proctor 5-3,
Denfeld 5-3,
Esko 11-4 and
Greenway 7-3.
Jake Fugere was the best pitcher in Lake Superior this week, leading
Marshall. He picked up one win and eight strikeouts.
The Hilltoppers boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.
Marshall, the league's stolen base leader this season with 44, added to its lead in that category with 15 more steals over the past week.
By racking up seven hits over the past week, the Hilltoppers
Tyler Pedersen boosted his league-topping haul to 11 for the season.
Marshall's Pedersen finished his week with seven hits, tops in the league. He is first in the league with 11 hits this year, and has a .393 batting average.
Fugere struck out eight in the Hilltoppers' 7-6 win over the Hunters on May 17. Over seven innings of work, he gave up eight hits and six runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
