Baseball
 

March 04, 2006

Oates Tosses No-Hitter as Tiger Blank Warriors

San Antonio - Pitcher Brian Oates tossed a seven-inning no-hitter to lead Trinity to a 4-0 victory over Hendrix College in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

Trinity (5-4, 2-2) scored a pair of runs in the fourth, sparked by a solo homer by Johnny Baugus, and then added two more runs in the sixth to finish the scoring.  The home run from Baugus was the first hit of the game against Hendrix as both pitchers threw three perfect innings to open the game.

Oates continued his outstanding performance, becoming just the seventh player in school history to throw a no-hitter.  He struck out six hitters in the game, but missed a perfect game by walking three hitters - one intentional - and hitting another. 

Ryan Cavan and Blake Holman each went 2-3 for Trinity, and Cavan scored two runs.  Cavan also had two extra-base hits in the ball game - a double and a triple - while Holman also cracked his team-leading fourth double of the year.

The Tigers and Warriors conclude today's doubleheader later this afternoon.