Prep athletes of the week

Thursday, March 22, 2001 | 9:50 a.m.

For March 22, 2001

Male athlete of the week:

JAKE DITTLER

School: Green Valley

Class: Senior

Sport: Baseball

Last week: Dittler, a 6-4 right-hander, tossed a complete-game one-hitter to lead the Gators to a 7-0 victory over then-No. 3 Durango last Tuesday. Dittler, a Cal-State Northridge signee, retired the first 10 batters he faced, striking out nine Trailblazers and walking two. "His offspeed stuff was on, and he was running his fastball up to 91-92," Green Valley coach Nick Garritano said. "He was spotting his pitches pretty good, and our defense played a great game behind him."

Female athlete of the week:

AMY SAUER

School: Centennial

Class: Junior

Sport: Softball

Last week: The Bulldogs' ace helped her team to a 7-1 victory over Eldorado last Thursday, tossing a complete-game three-hitter in a matchup of 2000 state qualifiers. Sauer struck out 10 batters and walked just one, helping Centennial stay undefeated this season. "She was pretty untouchable," Bulldogs coach Cyndi Parus said. "Eldorado is such a great team, she should be really proud of herself, especially to be able to do that this early in the season."