Week 3 Class A Power 5
April 10, 2018
Throughout the West Virginia high school baseball regular season we will be posting a Power 5 in each classification. Updates will be made for Class AAA on Mondays, AA on Tuesdays and A on Wednesdays. Check back frequently at PBR West Virginia to follow team and individual results from the previous week. Today we take a a look at our week 3 A top 5.
CLASS A week 3 POWER 5
1. Charleston Catholic
2. St. Joseph Central
3. Williamstown
4. Wheeling Central
5. Moorefield
CHARLESTON CATHOLIC
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Brandon Combs, 3B/RHP, #9 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Transylvania recruit
Summary:
Charleston Catholic tenuously holds on to the top spot after a 3-2 week. Marshall Pile put together a 6-for-15, three runs scored, six RBI week. Brandon Combs was 6-for-11, scored five runs and drove in five. He also pitched a six inning, mercy rule, no-hitter, striking out nine. Jacob Hufford picked up two mound wins by throwing twelve shutout innings while striking out fifteen.
ST. JOSEPH CENTRAL
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Noah Beter, SS/2B, #21 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
2. Lenny Washington, RHP/3B, #4 PBR West Virginia Class of 2020 Rankings
Summary:
St. Joseph Central was 3-0 on the week. Lenny Washington and John Piaskowski combined to go 8-for-16 while Hunter Eplin was 4-for-7. Solid pitching performances were turned in by Conner Sweeney: 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 SO, 1 W and Bronson Bender: 7 IP, O ER, 5, SO, 1 W.
WILLIAMSTOWN
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Mason Adkins, 2B/OF, #12 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Western Carolina recruit
Summary:
Williamstown moved to 9-1 overall. Individual statistics were not available.
WHEELING CENTRAL
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Chris Furka, 3B/SS, #44 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Salem International recruit
2. Bryan Courts, SS/C, #50 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Wheeling Jesuit recruit
3. Sonny Peluchette, 2B/SS, #14 PBR West Virginia Class of 2020 Rankings
Summary:
Wheeling Central went 2-0 to remain undefeated at 4-0 on the early season. Individual statistics were not avavailable
MOOREFIELD
PBR Ranked Players:
1. None
Summary:
Moorefield went 4-0 on the week. The Yellowjackets returned to competing against schools of similar size and easily won their first three games of the week. They were able to demonstrate resiliency when needed in scoring four times in the top of the seventh to defeat Berkeley Springs 5-4. Offensive production was distributed up and down the lineup. Garrett Haggerty and Blake Watts continued to impress on the bump. Haggerty threw 7.2 scoreless innings while striking out twelve. Included in that work was a five inning mercy rule no-hitter. Watts threw a shortened, complete game, six inning shutout, striking out twelve.