Across the fields: A look at the top teams, players and performances last week in Carroll County high school sports (May 2)

Here’s a look at the top performances around Carroll County in the past week.

Editor’s note: Stats are compiled from reports submitted to the Carroll County Times as of Saturday. Coaches are encouraged to send full box scores after each game to amaluso@baltsun.com and mdscores@baltsun.com.

Manchester Valley's April Bitzel, getting tagged out at home Wednesday against Francis Scott Key, is 7-for-13 with eight RBIs in her last four games, helping the Mavericks get into a tie with Century for first place in the county. (Brian Krista/Carroll County Times)

Heat check

The top performers

April Bitzel, Manchester Valley, softball: Bitzel is 7-for-13 with eight RBIs in her last four games, helping the Mavericks get into a tie with Century for first place in the county.

Joe Glass, Liberty, baseball: In his last four games, Glass went 5-for-10 with five RBIs, a big reason why the Lions have won 11 straight games.

Hannah Toth, Westminster, track and field: A consistent top-two finisher all season for the Owls in both the 800 and 1,600, Toth won the 1,600 at Saturday’s Reservoir Gator Invitational.

[ 11 seniors looking to put together special season for Century softball. ]

Madison Haggerty and Grace Maerten, Liberty, girls tennis: The Lions’ top doubles pairing has won seven straight matches, including a victory over previously unbeaten Katherine Raab and Jennifer Sorkin of Westminster to avenge an early-season loss.

Leah Miller, South Carroll, girls lacrosse: Miller has totaled 12 goals this week in two games, wins over Francis Scott Key and Smithsburg.

Konnor Walker, Westminster, baseball: Walker has been a bright spot for the Owls, going 8-for-14 with six RBIs in the team’s last four games.

Liberty's Riley Matthiesen, right, being defended by Century's Marley Carfine on April 16, had eight points — four goals and four assists — in Friday's win over Tuscarora. (Nate Pesce for Baltimore Sun Media/Baltimore Sun Media Group)

A numbers game

1 - Place for Westminster high jumper Willy Anye in the high jump at the Gator Invitational. He had a season-high jump of 6 feet, 2 inches.

4 - Century baseball players — Kyle Grimsley, Owen Roach, Colin Perrier and Brayden McGraw — who hit home runs this week.

8 - Points for Liberty girls lacrosse’s Riley Matthiesen (four goals, four assists) in Friday’s win over Tuscarora.

15 - Seconds into Friday’s girls lacrosse game between Manchester Valley and Westminster it took for the Mavericks’ Casey Meredith to score the game’s first goal.

16 - Runs for Liberty softball in the sixth inning in what was at the time a one-run game Friday against Westminster.