Moria Can't Buy a Hit!

BYWATER - It's a rare thing to pitch a no-hitter in baseball. It's done by the great and the not-so-great. There are times when an average pitcher will briefly be glorified by this achievement. It is not an honor reserved totally for the great pitchers.

On May 1 at Green Hill Field, Morohil Mereagorn of the Bounders reveled in the glory of a no-hitter. On that day, he was the best he could be. He held Moria hitless and beat them 4-0.

One of the Miners told reporters after the game, "Everything was working for him. When that happens, everything is going your way. He was in command."

Mereagorn rung up 5 strikeouts, issued 3 walks and faced only 29 hitters in his historic outing.

After the game in the Bywater locker room, he spoke to reporters. "I really got nervous in the last inning. I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter. It was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me to just to concentrate on hitting his glove. He would do all of the thinking."

In 6 starts this season, Mereagorn has recorded 4 wins and absorbed 1 loss. He has pitched 38.2 innings, allowed 24 hits, struck out 13 and has a 3.03 ERA.

Posted at August 6, 2007 08:56 PM | more from Bywater