Shane Gipson, C, SOHelping the Pirates go 3-1 on the week with wins over Pasadena City, LA Pierce and LA Valley, Gipson went 6 for 15 with a HR, 2B, and 7 RBI’s. His 2 run HR against LA Valley broke the 2-2 tie. In the LA Valley game, Gipson also added an RBI 2B. |
Danny HernandezRHP | R/R | Fr. | 5-8 Freshman Danny Hernandez appeared in three of Compton’s four games last week, earning a win and a pair of saves. The right-handed hurler counted five innings of scoreless relief on the mound, fanning four. He earned a three-inning save on Thursday before throwing in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader for an inning of relief each, facing the minimum number of batters for each game. Hernandez has made a team-leading 16 appearances this season, starting two, and throwing 43.0 total innings. He has the second-most strikeouts on the team, averaging 5.02 per nine innings pitched, and boasts the team’s lowest ERA. |