TCU
Hawaii-Hilo
Bradshaw Throws No-Hitter, TCU Beats Hilo, 9-0
3/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Hilo, Hawaii - Chris Bradshaw threw TCU’s first no-hitter since 1995 Friday to lead the Frogs to a 9-0 win over Hawaii-Hilo. TCU, which has won six straight games, including all five on the Hawaiian Islands, improve to 19-9 overall, 10-2 in WAC action. Hilo drops to 4-21 overall, 3-14 in WAC play.
Bradshaw is the first individual to throw a complete-game no-hitter since Kight Higgins threw a seven-inning no-hitter in 1985. Overall, it is the seventh no-hitter in school history, and only the second nine-inning no-hitter. The no-hitter was the first for TCU since 1995, when four hurlers (Toby Dollar, Derek Lee, Scott Atchison and Flint Wallace) combined to no-hit Abilene Christian in a nine-inning contest.
Bradshaw allowed only three base runners in the game, including two in the ninth. Ryan Petersen reached on a bunt in the second inning. The call was originally scored as a base hit, but was later changed to a throwing error by third baseman Mike Settle. After Petersen reached on the error, Bradshaw did not allow another batter to reach base until the 9th inning, a span of 20 consecutive hitters retired. In the 9th, Bryce Watanabe reached first on a wild pitch strikeout, then Doug Rhodes was hit by a pitch. After Bradshaw forced Gary Manfre to pop out, he struck out the next two hitters to end the game.
“I have to thank the defense for making some big plays behind me, especially the popup that Ramon (Moses) caught in the first inning,” said Bradshaw. “I started out a little wild, going 3-0 on the first two batters. After I adjusted to the mound, I was able to keep them off balance. I was in a such a zone during the middle innings that I did not even realize how many outs had been recorded. In the eighth and ninth innings, I was worrying about making a good pitch and trying to stay focused. The hardest part was trying to stay focused and not look ahead. Before the game, I was joking around with Jason Price that I was going to throw a no-hitter. It is still hard to believe that it actually happened.”
TCU jumped out to a 5-0 lead, scoring five runs in the first inning on four walks, a hit batsmen and two hits. Walter Olmstead singled home one run, then Jason Price’s double brought home two more runs. The final two runs scored on a balk and a bases loaded walk to Moses. In the eighth, the Frogs scored a pair of runs on three hits, including a double by Settle and a triple by Moses. Settle drove in two runs in the ninth on a two-out single.
Bates, Olmstead and Settle led the Frogs with two hits each. TCU’s six-game road trip on the Hawaiian Islands will come to an end Saturday with a single-game vs. Hilo. First-pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. central time (11 a.m. Hawaiian time).
Game Linescore 123 456 789 R-H-ETCU (19-9) 500 000 022 9-11-1Hilo (4-21) 000 000 000 0-0-1Chris Bradshaw and Jason Price. Clay Daugherty, Sergio Reyes (1), Brian Unger(9) and Nalei Sooto. Winning pitcher -- Bradshaw (6-1). Losing pitcher -- Daugherty (0-2). Save– none 2B – TCU – Bates, Price, Settle.3B – TCU – Moses.Time: 2:20. Attn: 150..
