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| ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (click here for past winners) This week we are honoring Ryan Pineda of the RPLL Major White Sox as athlete of the week. In the Tuesday, March 18 game against a strong Rays team, Ryan pitched the entire game, throwing a no-hitter and striking out 16. Only one Ray reached base the entire game. Ryan also ripped a double in the game and has hit two home runs over the center field fence in the first five games of the season. In his previous game pitching a week before, Ryan defeated a strong Padres team 6-1, striking out 15 of 17 outs he got. He had to exit that game because he reached his pitch count one batter before finishing the game. In the two games combined, Ryan struck out 31 batters (out of 35 outs) and didn’t walk a single batter in either game. Ryan currently also plays for the Westview Wolverines 7th grade basketball team and the San Diego Sundevils travel baseball team. Aside from basketball and baseball, he enjoys playing tennis, wakeboarding and snow skiing. Other hobbies include playing saxophone in the Mesa Verde 7th grade Symphonic Band, piano and chess. **Edit to add: According to the RPLL Dinger Board, Ryan went deep again Tuesday, March 25!** Follow all of the scores and highlights of the RPLL season in the PQ Sports Forums. If you would like to nominate a young athlete or team for athlete of the week, please send Chris Wood an email at chris@pqsports.com |
