Peak Performers: 4.17.26
- Updated: April 18, 2026
PEAK PERFORMERS
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Kyle Brander (Merrimack)
Brander pitched a complete game and struck out 10 in Merrimack’s 1-0 triumph over Spaulding. He held the Red Raiders to one hit and walked one.
Devyn Cheeney (Fall Mountain)
Cheeney recorded 10 strikeouts in 4.2 innings and reached base three times in three at-bats as Fall Mountain beat Stevens, 12-2. Cheeney gave up three hits and one earned run. He had two hits, three RBIs, scored a run and reached on a walk.
Justin Coates (Winnacunnet)
Coates pitched five scoreless innings and struck out six to help Winnacunnet defeat Timberlane, 4-2. He gave up two hits and walked one.
Caleb Funk (Concord Christian)
Funk went 4 for 5, scored twice and drove in two runs in Concord Christian’s 15-14 win over Wilton-Lyndeborough.
Ethan Gaudet (Souhegan)
Gaudet was 3 for 3 with a double and drove in three runs in Souhegan’s 8-0 victory against Pembroke Academy.
Gavin Gorton (Prospect Mountain)
Gorton pitched a five inning no-hitter to lead Prospect Mountain to a 14-0 victory against Berlin. He struck out 10 and walked one.
Connor Gryniewicz (Hollis-Brookline)
Gryniewicz tossed a five-inning no-hitter as Hollis-Brookline defeated Merrimack Valley, 15-0. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter.
Carter Hanson (Spaulding)
In his first varsity start, Hanson tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in a 1-0 loss to Merrimack. He struck out six and walked one.
Jake Larson (Derryfield)
Larson went 2 for 4 with a three-run home run to propel Derryfield to an 8-1 win against Somersworth.
Danny Lavigne (Merrimack)
Lavigne went 4 for 4 and produced the game’s only RBI with a single in the bottom of the seventh in a 1-0 victory against Spaulding.
Brendan Leung (Bedford)
Leung pitched five scoreless innings as Bedford handed Exeter its first loss, 10-0, in six innings. Leung limited the Blue Hawks to two hits and struck out nine.
Jack Lobb (Hanover)
Lobby was 3 for 3 with a home run, a double and two RBIs to help Hanover beat Coe-Brown, 10-1. Lobby is 7 for 7 with five RBIs this season.
Jacob Plodzik (Concord)
Plodzik collected two hits, and RBI and scored a run in Concord’s 5-4 loss to Goffstown.
Rony Rivera (Memorial)
Rivera went 3 for 4 and scored a run to highlight Memorial’s offensive performance in a 3-2 victory over Salem.
Cavan Sanborn (Plymouth)
Sanborn held Laconia to one hit in 6.2 innings during Plymouth’s 8-2 victory. He struck out 11. Sanborn also had a double, a triple and reached base on a walk.
Brady Sirois (Trinity)
Sirois tossed a no-hitter and struck out 13 to help Trinity defeat Alvirne, 6-0. He threw 86 pitches and didn’t allow a runner to advance past second base.
Keith Townsend (Derryfield)
Townsend struck out 11 in four scoreless innings as Derryfield beat Somersworth, 8-1. He gave up one hit. Townsend also went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs.
Alex Trudel (Souhegan)
Trudel struck out 10 in five innings as Souhegan knocked off Pembroke, 8-0. Trudel walked three and struck out 10. He also went 2 for 4, scored twice and had a stolen base.
Colby Whitehouse (Prospect Mountain)
Whitehouse hit a grand slam — his second home run of the season — to help Prospect Mountain defeat Berlin 14-0 in five innings.
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