In the second weekly leaderboard post we’ll look at the top pitching statistics through eight weeks of the college baseball season. To be eligible for the ERA and batting average against categories, pitchers must have at least one inning per team game. Eligible players attend a Kentucky college or graduated from a Kentucky high school. Stats are current through Sunday’s games.

ERA

• Justin Amlung — UofL — 1.14 (55.1 IP)
• Tanner Perkins — WKU — 2.03 (53.1 IP)
• Chad Martin — Indiana (PLD) — 2.31 (46.2 IP)
• Mike Nastold — UofL — 2.60 (34.2 IP)
• Justin Hageman — WKU — 2.65 (51 IP)

Wins

• Justin Amlung — UofL — 6-0
• Tanner Perkins — WKU — 6-1
• Jeremy Dobbs — Austin Peay (Daviess Co. HS) — 6-1
• Jake Donze — Murray St. — 5-1
• Justin Hageman — WKU — 5-3

Strikeouts

• Alex Meyer — UK — 64
• Justin Hageman — WKU — 50
• Damon McCormick — Valpo (St. X) — 48
• Tanner Perkins — WKU — 45
• Jeremy Dobbs — Austin Peay (Daviess Co. HS) — 44

Innings Pitched

• Damon McCormick — Valpo (St. X HS) — 55.2
• Alex Meyer — UK — 55.1
• Justin Amlung — UofL — 55.1
• Tanner Perkins — WKU — 53.1
• Justin Hageman — WKU — 51.0

Saves

• Tony Zych — UofL — 9
• Mike Kaczmarek — UK — 4
• Cameron Finch — Murray St. — 4
• Rye Davis — WKU — 3
• Ross Hammonds — WKU — 3
• Phil Wetherell — WKU — 3
• Matt Cartwright — Morehead St. — 3

Batting Average Against

• Justin Amlung — UofL — .192
• Tanner Perkins — WKU — .207
• Brandon Boling — Gardner Webb (Bryan Station HS) — .217
• Chad Martin — Indiana (PLD) — .224
• Mike Nastold — UofL — .234

Appearances

• Phil Wetherell — WKU — 17
• Matt Cartwright — Morehead St. — 16
• Matt Harris — EKU — 16
• Nick Maronde — Florida (Lexington Catholic) — 16
• Alex Phillips — UK — 16