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| Landon Stocks (pictured) and Zac Schneider combined for 10 strikeouts and allowed just three walks to complete LeTourneau's first no-hitter. LeTourneau athletica photo by Robin Evanyk |
It was the first known no-hitter for LeTourneau (2-3) in the program's NCAA history dating back to 1999. LETU defeated NIAA Dillard 10-1.
Stocks and Schneider combined for 10 strikeouts and allowed just three walks to complete the no-hitter. Stocks (1-0) picked up the win after he went the first six innings and surrendered an unearned run while striking out five and walking two.
Schneider notched the three-inning save after he struck out five and walked one to preserve the no-no.
The YellowJacket offense went to work early. LeTourneau scored five runs in the second inning and three more in the third to build an 8-1 lead. Cole Thompson went 3-for-4 with two runs and four stolen bases, while Kyle Maysonave went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs as the YellowJackets tallied 12 hits. Ethan Wood also totaled two hits.
Maysonave's homer came in the five-run second inning. After Lane Williams scored on a wild pitch, Maysonave launched a three-run homer to left-center field to give the YellowJackets a 4-1 lead. The homer was his third of the year.
LeTourneau added a fifth run in the long second inning when Andrew Klingenstein singled home Dane Jones.
In the third, the YellowJackets scored three times on three hits. Thompson, Maysonave, and Jones all had run-scoring hits with two outs to stretch the lead to 8-1.
That was more than enough for the pitching staff. Stocks retired each of his final nine batters from the fourth through the sixth inning and Schneider had a stretch of seven straight retired.
The YellowJackets tacked on a run in the sixth on Cameron Pfafman's RBI single and another in the eighth on TJ Spitdowski's run-scoring single.
Jorge Guerra (1-3) got the loss for Dillard (3-10). Dylan Scott went the final five innings in relief and allowed two unearned runs on five hits.
LeTourneau and Dillard conclude the series on Saturday with a doubleheader (12 p.m.).