In the ongoing battle for first place, Blackhawk beat Hopewell this week, 4-1 on May 2, 2012.
Blackhawk leads WPIAL AAA 1 with a 12-2 record, and has an overall record of 17-2.
Brendan Kearney was on fire this week, as he led the league with a .294 average, one home run and six RBIs. His the Cougars team went 4-0.
Blackhawk boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. The Cougars's pitchers have been charged with only 88 hits and have struck out 115 batters.
Brendan Mckay is tops on the staff with 59 Ks.
Blackhawk scored a league-best 32 runs this week, adding to its league-leading 145 runs on the season. Mckay is the team leader in runs scored with 21, while
Matt Emge has driven in a team-best 24 runs with his bat.
Blackhawk's
Steve Ohara finished his week with seven hits, tops in the league. His 16 hits for the year are fifth in the league, and he boasts a .333 batting average.