Caden Dierks was the best pitcher in Tri-Valley this week, leading
Neodesha. Over the past week, he had two wins and seven Ks.
Humboldt beat Neodesha this week, 10-1, in a matchup of the league's top two teams on Wednesday.
Humboldt is now in first place at 8-0 in the league and 15-0 overall.
The Blue Streaks' pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 27 hits and 29 walks, both of which led the league. Neodesha's pitchers have been charged with only 109 hits and have struck out 82 batters. Dierks is tops on the staff with 30 Ks.
The Blue Streaks scored a league-best 45 runs this week, adding to their league-leading 148 runs on the season.
Tanner Osterbuhr is the team leader in runs scored with 20, while
Zach Farmer has driven in a team-best 16 runs with his bat.
The Blue Streaks' Dierks finished his week with nine hits, tops in the league. He is first in the league with 21 hits this year, and has a .389 batting average.
Tycen Linn was the player of the game on Wednesday, with four RBIs in Neodesha's 2-0 victory over Caney Valley.
