BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team added two more big wins this week, including a no-hitter against county rival Snow Hill on Monday, to improve to 9-0 on the season.
Last week, the Seahawks rode a huge third inning to blow out Indian River in a game shortened by the slaughter rule. Decatur scored one run in the first and three in the second, but the game result was still very much an issue with a lot of innings to play. However, the Seahawks blew it open in the third, scoring 10 times to expand its lead to 14-0.
Indian River responded to two runs in the bottom of the third, but the hits just kept coming for the Seahawks. Decatur scored two more in the fourth and added three in the fifth. When Indian River went quietly in the bottom of the fifth, the game was called early because of the slaughter rule. Wyatt Church went 3-5 at the plate with three RBIs, while Tristan McDonough went 3-4 with three RBIs.
On Monday, the Seahawks faced county rival Snow Hill at home in a key Bayside South contest. Both pitchers were throwing strikes in the fast-paced early innings, especially Decatur’s McDonough, who was mowing down the Eagles through three.
In the bottom of the third, Church led off with a triple and Zach Adams drove him home for a 1-0 lead. Brendan Scott later drove home two more for Decatur with a triple of his own to extend the Seahawks’ lead to 3-0 after three.
Meanwhile, McDonough continued to dominate, piling up strikeouts and barely letting Snow Hill put the ball in play. Decatur added single runs in the fifth and sixth to pull away 5-0, but the big story was McDonough, who pitched a complete game no-hitter.
With the win, the Seahawks remained perfect at 9-0. During the nine-win stretch to start the season, Decatur has outscored its opponents 81-25, averaging nine runs per game while allowing its opponents an average of just three runs per game.