Baseball and softball rankings and standings for week of 5/12/08

BASEBALL

South Hampton Roads top 10

(Selected by staff writer Jami Frankenberry) 

Standings (Through games reported to The Pilot by Sunday)

Beach District: Landstown 15-2, 13-1 (clinched regular-season title and district’s top seed in Eastern Region tournament); Princess Anne 13-5, 10-4; Kellam 12-6, 9-5; Ocean Lakes 11-7, 9-5; Cox 10-8, 9-5; Bayside 10-7, 8-6; Salem 9-9, 6-8; Kempsville 6-12, 6-8; First Colonial 8-11, 6-9; Tallwood 3-16, 2-13; Green Run 1-15, 0-14.

Eastern District: Maury 17-3, 12-2; Granby 12-6, 12-2; Lake Taylor 12-4, 9-3; Norview 10-8, 8-6; Churchland 8-8, 7-6; Wilson 3-11, 3-10; Booker T. Washington 1-12, 1-12; Norcom 1-12, 1-12.

Southeastern District: Hickory 15-3, 13-3; Western Branch 15-3, 13-3; Great Bridge 14-4, 12-4; Nansemond River 12-6, 11-5; Indian River 11-6, 9-6; Deep Creek 8-8, 8-7; Grassfield 5-10, 5-8; Lakeland 4-13, 3-12; King’s Fork 3-14, 2-13; Oscar Smith 1-16, 1-14.

Group AAA leaders

(Based on information provided by coaches)

Hitting

Average: Newton (Norview) .581; Jack (Bayside) .500; Harrington (Kellam) .490; Bashara (Maury) .484; Frazier (Granby) .473.

Home runs: Newman (Salem) 10; Frazier (Granby) 7; Jack (Bayside) 7; Butler (Landstown) 6; Harris (Hickory) 6.

RBIs: Hall (Norview) 33; Harris (Hickory) 30; Frazier (Granby) 29; Parrish (Great Bridge) 28; Butler (Landstown) 24; Montague (Churchland) 24; Pierce (Western Branch) 24.

Pitching

  ERA: B.Smith (Great Bridge) 0.18; Ward (Hickory) 0.48; Butler (Landstown) 0.57; Cowgill (Maury) 0.96; Harris (Hickory) 1.07. Strikeouts: Cowgill (Maury) 97; Ward (Hickory) 90; Abetz (Granby) 70; Harris (Hickory) 70; Newton (Norview) 67.

Victories: B.Smith (Great Bridge) 8; Costa (Lake Taylor) 7; Difulgo (Kellam) 7; Rivera (Maury) 7; Ward (Hickory) 7.

NOTE: Coaches may submit their stats to jami.frankenberry@pilotonline.com by 3 p.m. each Monday.

SOFTBALL

South Hampton Roads top 10

(Selected by staff writer Mike Keech) 

Standings (Through games reported to The Pilot by Sunday)

Beach District: Kellam 13-4, 12-2; Salem 12-3, 11-3; First Colonial 11-7, 10-5; Cox 11-6, 9-5; Ocean Lakes 10-6, 9-5; Tallwood 9-10, 8-7; Kempsville 8-9, 7-7; Princess Anne 6-11, 6-8; Landstown 4-12, 3-11; Bayside 3-11, 3-11; Green Run 0-14, 0-14.

Eastern District: Churchland 11-2, 11-0; Granby 12-4, 11-2; Lake Taylor 9-8, 9-4; Wilson 8-5, 8-5; Maury 5-9, 5-8; Norview 4-10, 4-9; Norcom 1-12, 1-12. Booker T. Washington 0-11, 0-11.

Southeastern District: Hickory 18-0, 16-0; Great Bridge 16-2, 14-2; Western Branch 15-3, 13-3; King’s Fork 9-7, 9-7; Nansemond River 8-7, 8-7; Grassfield 7-9, 5-9; Lakeland 7-10, 5-10; Deep Creek 5-11 5-11; Oscar Smith 1-13, 1-13; Indian River 0-13, 0-13.