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No-Hit Masterpiece by DiNapoli Tuesday, June 22nd , 2049 The no-hitter is one of baseball's truly egalitarian achievements. It's done by the great and the not-so-great alike, and for nearly all of them it represents the pinnacle of a career. Trois-Riveres Aigles pitcher Jason DiNapoli had his moment today at Canton Ballpark, holding the Canton Indians hitless and beating them, 6-0. "Everything was working for him," Indians manager Bryan Oland said. "He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command." DiNapoli rung up 10 strikeouts, issued 3 walks and faced only 28 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the Trois-Riveres locker room. "I really got nervous in the last inning," DiNapoli recalled. "I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove." This season DiNapoli has crafted a 1-4 mark with a 2.08 ERA in 47.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .192 against him and he has 56 strikeouts. |
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