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Todd Koch, Univ of the Ozarks has the first no-hitter in D3 baseball this year.
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Last week Salisbury joined NC Wesleyan and University of the Ozarks as the only schools to throw a no-hitter this season.
On Friday the Salisbury baseball team no-hit Eastern, 7-0, on a windy afternoon at Sea Gull Field. The no-hitter was a complete team effort as four Sea Gull pitchers took to the hill. The winning pitcher for Salisbury was senior Bryan Brainer (2-1) who tossed five innings of no-hit ball and recorded nine strikeouts. Adam Keeling, Matt Peterson and Eric Willey came out of the bullpen and finished off the no-hitter. Eastern starting pitcher Andrew Reynolds suffered the loss as he pitched four innings and gave up eight hits and four runs.
On February 10, University of the Ozarks sophomore pitcher Todd Koch pitched a no-hitter in his first appearance of the 2007 season as the University of the Ozarks Eagles defeated Principia College (Ill.) 6-0 in the first game of a double-header. Only two Principia runners reached base, the first came in the third inning on a catcher's interference call, and the second came in the seventh inning when Josh Reesman was hit by a pitch. It is only the second modern-day no-hitter in school history. The right-handed Koch overpowered the Panthers throughout the contest using a fastball and a wicked curve, and did not allow a single walk. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound San Antonio native ended the game with 9 strikeouts.
Just three days after Koch's no-hitter, NC Wesleyan pitcher Blake Rice added his second career no-hitter. Rice tossed a complete game no-hitter in his first outing of the season. The victim, Frostburg State, had just four runners reach base as Rice struck out seven and walked only two on the day. The #7 Bishops took game one by a 2-0 score and went on to complete the twinbill sweep of the Bobcats with a 3-0 victory in game two. Rice's no-no was similar to last season's against Piedmont College. With temperatures hovering around 40 degrees, the All-American senior worked quickly and efficiently, facing just two batters past the minimum in the seven-inning contest. The no-hitter is the fourth in Wesleyan history. Prior to Rice's two in 2006 in 2007, the last Bishop no-no came in 1993.
On Friday the Salisbury baseball team no-hit Eastern, 7-0, on a windy afternoon at Sea Gull Field. The no-hitter was a complete team effort as four Sea Gull pitchers took to the hill. The winning pitcher for Salisbury was senior Bryan Brainer (2-1) who tossed five innings of no-hit ball and recorded nine strikeouts. Adam Keeling, Matt Peterson and Eric Willey came out of the bullpen and finished off the no-hitter. Eastern starting pitcher Andrew Reynolds suffered the loss as he pitched four innings and gave up eight hits and four runs.
On February 10, University of the Ozarks sophomore pitcher Todd Koch pitched a no-hitter in his first appearance of the 2007 season as the University of the Ozarks Eagles defeated Principia College (Ill.) 6-0 in the first game of a double-header. Only two Principia runners reached base, the first came in the third inning on a catcher's interference call, and the second came in the seventh inning when Josh Reesman was hit by a pitch. It is only the second modern-day no-hitter in school history. The right-handed Koch overpowered the Panthers throughout the contest using a fastball and a wicked curve, and did not allow a single walk. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound San Antonio native ended the game with 9 strikeouts.
Just three days after Koch's no-hitter, NC Wesleyan pitcher Blake Rice added his second career no-hitter. Rice tossed a complete game no-hitter in his first outing of the season. The victim, Frostburg State, had just four runners reach base as Rice struck out seven and walked only two on the day. The #7 Bishops took game one by a 2-0 score and went on to complete the twinbill sweep of the Bobcats with a 3-0 victory in game two. Rice's no-no was similar to last season's against Piedmont College. With temperatures hovering around 40 degrees, the All-American senior worked quickly and efficiently, facing just two batters past the minimum in the seven-inning contest. The no-hitter is the fourth in Wesleyan history. Prior to Rice's two in 2006 in 2007, the last Bishop no-no came in 1993.
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