Butte Central junior Gunnar O’Brien and Butte High junior Brittyn Klima are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

O’Brien takes home the boys’ honor after a strong start to the baseball season. O’Brien started and pitched six innings to lead the Maroons to a 10-6 win over Livingston Saturday at 3 Legends Stadium. He struck out four batters and gave up three earned runs.

O’Brien also went 3 for 3 with a walk and three runs scored to lead the BC offense. Through six games, O’Brien leads the Maroons with a .588 batting average and a 1.417 OPS. He has a double, triple, eight RBIs and 10 runs scored.

On the bump, O’Brien is 2-0 with 18 strikeouts in 17 and two thirds innings pitched.

Klima takes home the girls’ honor after a break-out week at the plate for the Butte High softball team. In four games, the Butte High designated hitter batted 6 for 13 (.462) with eight RBIs as the Bulldogs went 2-2 in Western AA games.

Her week included a home run in Butte’s 11-3 home win over Missoula Hellgate. She drove in the lone run of the game as the Bulldogs beat Flathead 1-0 in Kalispell. She went 3 for 3 in Tuesday’s 13-3 home loss to Missoula Big Sky.

The big week raised Klima’s season batting average to .360. Her OPS is now at 1.007. Klima’s season includes three doubles and that home run.

For the fourth year, Leskovar Honda, home of the non-commission sales staff that always has your back, is teaming up with the ButteCast to honor the finest student-athletes from the Mining City to encourage more children to get up, get out and try all kinds of sports and activities.

Photo of O’Brien courtesy Jay “Hollywood” Foley. Photo of Klima provided by Tony DiFronzo.