AT A GLANCE Hiram baseball

Record: Through 14 games, Hiram had an 8-6 record, including 1-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Top hitter: Mike Beard, senior infielder, Canton GlenOak, leads team in batting (.410 on 16-for-39) with 13 RBIs and eight runs.
Top pitcher: Jeremy Krol, junior, LaBrae, 3-0 record with 1.77 earned run average and 17 strikeouts.
Other area leaders: Dante DeLisio, junior infielder, Cardinal Mooney, ranks No. 2 on the team in batting (.356 on 16-for-45), leads in homers (3) and has 15 runs and 11 RBIs.
jJoe Marzano, senior outfielder, Cardinal Mooney, leads the team in hits (17-for-48), shares the team lead in runs batted in (13) and ranks No. 3 in batting average (.354). He also has scored 10 runs and has two homers.
Derek Stanton, junior infielder, Warren JFK, No. 4 in batting (.349 on 15-for-43) with 14 runs and seven RBIs.
Ryan Stredney, junior outfielder, Howland High, No. 5 in batting (.321 on 9-for-28).
John Prejsnar, junior infielder-pitcher from New Castle, 2-1 record with 1.86 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
Jeff Nastase, junior pitcher, Poland, 1-2 record, 4.20 ERA, 16 strikeouts.
Other area players: Shaun Hall, freshman outfielder, Struthers; Hoagie Walley, freshman outfielder, South Range; Nelson Navarro, junior infielder, Boardman; Matt Ruby, senior pitcher, Jackson-Milton.
-- Vindicator staff report