On May 12, 2012, the top two teams in the current league standings will go head to head, as
Sutherland and
Batavia meet. The Knights currently hold a 0.00-game lead over the Blue Devils for first place.
Spencer Lowe was on fire this week, as he led Section 5 Monroe County III with a .545 average, one home run and six RBIs. His Sutherland team went 4-1.
The Knights's pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 24 hits and 18 walks, both of which led the league. Sutherland's pitchers have been charged with only 75 hits and have struck out 94 batters.
John Meuchner is tops on the staff with 37 Ks.
The Knights, the season leader in runs scored at 113, added to their total with a league-high 41 runs this week. Sutherland's key hitters include
Hunter Merrill, who has a team-high 19 runs, and Meuchner, who leads the squad with with 14 RBIs.
The Knights's Lowe finished his week with six hits, tops in the league. His 20 hits for the year are first in the league, and he boasts a .465 batting average.
