Park Rapids's
David Dirks was the best pitcher in the league this week. Over the past week, he had one win and eight Ks.
Perham (15-3, 11-1) has won 13 games in a row, the league's longest active win streak. Four of those wins came in the past week, including a 9-5 victory over Staples-Motley.
Perham's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 10 hits and nine walks to lead the league in both categories. The Yellowjackets' pitchers have been charged with only 103 hits and have struck out 99 batters.
Jesse Hein is tops on the staff with 34 Ks.
The Panthers racked up a league-leading 67 hits this week, bringing their total to 163 on the year, also tops in the league.
Levi Erickson has a team-high 24 hits on the season for third-place Park Rapids, which went 4-0 this week.
The Panthers's
Cory Odland led the league in strikeouts this week with 12. With 38 strikeouts this year so far, he ranks first in the league.
Zach Eystad led the league with 13 hits this week for Park Rapids. He is fourth in the league with 23 hits this year, and has a .469 batting average.