5A Diamond Pro Pitcher of the Week (Apr 19)

5A Diamond Pro Pitcher of the Week (Apr 19)

Justin Murphy, Georgetown– Murphy lead Georgetown on the mound with dominating performance to avenge a first round loss vs Leander Rouse. He threw a Complete Game Shutout allowed 2 hits and struckout 1. The number that simply makes this performance grab everyones attention is that he only needed 56 Total Pitches. He only threw 9 balls all night.

Jonathan Childress, Forney– Facing Highland Park Childress again showed why he is part of one of the best pitching duos in the State. He again No Hit a district opponent while striking out 16 batters. Childress is pitching at another level right now and cant seem to keep his name of this list.

Russell Smith, Midlothian- THSB Pre Season cover boy got into the mix of top performances this week with a no hitter of his own. Guiding Midlothian back into the playoff hunt; Smith struck out 12 batters and only threw 84 pitches.

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