Rancho Buena Vista's
Kellen Sheppard was the best pitcher in Avocado - West this week. He won one game and retired eight batters.
Vista and
Carlsbad are tied atop the standings of the league, leaving first place open for the taking.
Carlsbad gave up just two walks last week, ensuring that they held on to the top spot in the league in that category with only seven allowed for the season.
Six batters hit over .400 this week. The group was paced by Chase Grant, who collected four hits in five at bats for a .800 average.
Colin Winters hit one home run this week.
Christian Hellmers threw a shutout as he led Carlsbad to victory over
Murrieta Mesa, 5-0, on Tuesday. He struck out three, allowing two hits.
Sheppard struck out eight in the Longhorns' 1-0 win over
Bonita Vista on March 14. He gave up three hits and zero runs over seven innings of work.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
