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Welcome to "Primetime Pitchers", where each week, we'll highlight the top pitching performances across baseball and softball diamonds around the state of Idaho.

We will select one pitching performance for each day of the week.  Think of it as the best pitching line for that particular day.

Because the season began on a Wednesday, this weekly rundown will cover the previous week's Wednesday through Tuesday action.

If you'd like to nominate a Primetime Pitcher, send an email to brandon@idahosports.com.

Without further ado, let's get to it!

BASEBALL

Tate Thacker, Grangeville (Wednesday, April 9)

Thacker cruised through five innings of work, allowing only two hits in a 28-0 shutout win over Central Idaho League rival Kellogg.  Thacker racked up nine strikeouts and walked only one batter.

Coltan Spagnuolo, Bonneville (Thursday, April 10)

Spagnuolo tossed a five-inning no-hitter against Idaho Falls in a 14-0 High Country Conference win.  He struck out six Tigers, and four walks were the only blemishes on his day.

Liam Lynch, Skyline (Friday, April 11)

Lynch went the distance for the Grizzlies, pitching seven innings of shutout baseball against High Country Conference foe Shelley.  He scattered five hits and walked one, and notched ten strikeouts in the win.  Skyline needed every last ounce of Lynch's effort, as the Grizzlies only won, 1-0.

Kurt Ward and Carter Blaisdell, Malad (Saturday, April 12)

Ward and Blaisdell combined for a six-inning one-hitter in the Dragons' 9-0 win over North Fremont.  The duo logged nine strikeouts against three walks.

Owen Baker and Austin Tesnohlidek, Fruitland (Monday, April 14)

Baker and Tesnohlidek combined for a perfect game in Fruitland's 17-0 win over McCall-Donnelly in Snake River Valley Conference play.  Baker threw four innings, and struck out seven of the 12 batters he faced.  Tesnohlidek pitched the final inning, and recorded two of three outs via strikeout.

Garrett Owens, North Fremont (Tuesday, April 15)

Owens pitched all seven innings for North Fremont in a 2-0 Nuclear Conference nail-biter over Salmon.  Owens yielded just five hits and a walk to the Savages, while striking out 15.

SOFTBALL

Madi Janicek, Weiser (Wednesday, April 9)

Janicek twirled a one-hit shutout against Snake River Valley Conference rival Fruitland in a 13-0 win.  Across five innings, Janicek allowed one hit and two talks, while striking out 11.

MaKendrie Harris, Declo (Thursday, April 10)

Harris threw a no-hitter for the Hornets in their 10-0 win over South East Idaho Conference foe Soda Springs.  In five innings, Harris allowed no hits and only walked two batters.  She struck out nine in the no-hit win.

Ellie Keller, Preston (Friday, April 11)

Keller pitched all six innings in a 10-0 win over American Falls.  She allowed two hits and a walk to go along with 12 strikeouts.

Liddia Gonzalez, Malad (Saturday, April 12)

Malad shut out Grangeville at the Glenns Ferry Tournament, 12-0.  Gonzalez pitched five innings, allowing two hits while striking out 13 Bulldogs.

Riglee Peterson, Malad (Monday, April 14)

Our second consecutive Dragon to make this list, Peterson allowed one unearned run on one hit in Malad's 21-1 win over Firth.  Peterson also notched 12 strikeouts.

Kaylee Mathson, Nampa (Tuesday, April 15)

Mathson pitched a one-hitter in a 25-1 romp over Southern Idaho Conference rival Columbia.  In five innings of work, she allowed one unearned run while striking out 12 and walking none.