That's a big no-no
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Grossmont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Saddleback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
For the first time in 17 seasons the Saddleback baseball program has a no-hitter after the Bobcats combined four pitchers to blank Grossmont College, 6-0, on Wednesday at Doug Fritz Field. It was the first no-hitter for the program since 2006.
Saddleback was coming off of a disappointing performance at Canyons on Saturday and many wondered how the pitching staff would respond. The Bobcats were sensational, recording just the second-known shutout in the history of the program.
Saddleback started Dylan Singh, who gave up a pair of walks and left after the fourth inning with the game scoreless. The Bobcats then inserted Nathan Helman, who proceeded to strike out three straight Griffin batters while pitching two scoreless innings. Saddleback then went to Dylan Blakey, who gave up a pair of walks but kept Grossmont hitless through two innings of work. The Bobcats then turned the ball over to Tommy Di Landri, who closed out the game by striking out the final two batters. In total, Saddleback pitching struck out 11 Grossmont batters and only allowed one runner to reach third base.
Saddleback scored what would turn out to be the game-winning run in the bottom half of the fifth inning when Michael Davinni had a sacrifice fly to score Jack Collins for a 1-0 lead. The Bobcats would add another run in the sixth inning when Ben Castelli hit the team's second home run of the season for a 2-0 advantage. Saddleback added four insurance runs in the bottom half of the eighth inning, taking advantage of four walks from the Griffin pitching staff.
The combined no-hitter was the first since Dan Goldberg through a no-hitter for Saddleback in 2006. The program has had a handful of close calls in the past decade, including a pair of one-hitters during the 2013 season.
Saddleback is now 2-1 after the victory. The Bobcats will be on the road for two straight games to end the week. Saddleback will play at Rio Hondo College on Friday at 1:00 PM and then at Moorpark College on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
Video of final pitch below.