Justin Giovannoni was the best pitcher in Mother Lode this week, leading
Linden. Over the past week, he racked up one win and 12 strikeouts.
Summerville trails the Lions by just 1 game in the league standings, which means there could be a new first-place team by next week.
The Bears' pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing five hits and two walks to lead the league in both categories.
Even after stealing 22 bases to lead the league over the past week,
Bret Harte is still looking up at
Argonaut, which ranks No. 1 in steals, with 82 on the year.
Nine batters hit over .400 this week. Leading the pack was Mike Bixler, who hit .714 by going 5-for-7.
Kyle Bennet and
Mikey Clark hit home runs this week.
Giovannoni struck out 12 in Linden's 4-3 win over
Calaveras on March 28. He gave up four hits and three runs over eight innings of work.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
