5A District 14's top pitcher this week was
East Lee County's
Jarid Laukaitis. He picked up one win and eight strikeouts.
Ryan Keegan was the hottest hitter in the league this week, racking up a .778 average with three RBIs.
Estero went 2-0.
Immokalee put just three batters on base with walks in the past week, but the Jaguars' pitching staff has had the best control this season, surrendering a walk only 24 times in 26 innings this year.
The league boasted 14 .400 hitters over the past week. Leading the pack was Jesus Palacios, who hit 1.333 by going 4-for-3.
The week's strikeout crown belonged to
Elijah Roche, who turned in nine Ks for
Lehigh. He's fifth in the league with 11 total strikeouts.
Roche struck out nine in the Lightning's 5-1 win over the Indians on February 28. He gave up two hits and one run over seven innings of work.
Elijah Betancourt was an RBI machine on Tuesday, as he knocked in four runs during the Wildcats' 13-11 win over Immokalee. He went 1-for-2 and scored two runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
