6 University of Virginia pitchers toss 11-inning walk-off no-no

We don’t typically post about college no-hitters as they’re dime a dozen, but Virginia’s 4-3 11-inning no-no over William and Mary was quite the feat.

The Cavaliers were one out away from recording a 3-2 no-no loss when a bases-loaded wild throw on senior Justin Novak’s chopper down the third base line scored the tying and winning runs.

Here are the details on the pitchers:

Bobby Nicholson (5⅓)
Blake Rohm (⅔)
Grant Donahue (1)
Riley Wilson (⅓)
Mack Meyer (1)
Bennett Sousa (2⅔)


 
University of Virginia (ACC)


 
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018

Virginia Cavaliers 4, William & Mary Tribe 3 (11 innings)

Davenport Field (Charlottesville, Virginia)

 

Nicholson threw 5⅓ scoreless innings and enjoyed a 2-0 lead but was pulled after walking two Tribe batters in the sixth. Rohm came in and immediately threw a wild pitch, putting two runners in scoring position before loading the bases on a walk, but only gave up a single run.

In the seventh, Donahue hit Zach Pearson, who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt before reaching third on a wild pitch. Pearson scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Matthew Trehub.

The game remained deadlocked at 2 until the top of the 11th, when William & Mary pulled ahead 3-2 on three Virginia errors, putting Sousa on the hook for the potential no-no loss.

In the bottom half of the frame, Virginia loaded the bases on Charlie Cody’s single up the middle, Tanner Morris’ hit batsman, an Alex Tappen sacrifice bunt and a Brendan Rivoli walk.

It was Virginia’s first no-hitter since Nathan Kirby in 2014.

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