Post by chinmusic on Mar 28, 2021 11:19:31 GMT -8
From Baseball America
By Teddy Cahill Joe Healy on March 27, 2021
Kevin Abel, Jack Leiter Prove Unhittable
Oregon State’s Kevin Abel and Vanderbilt’s Jack Leiter are two of the best pitchers in the country. And while they on Friday were separated by nearly 2,000 miles, they were both unhittable.
Abel threw six hitless innings as a part of a combined no-hitter for Oregon State in a 3-0 victory at Washington. Relievers Joey Mundt, Chase Watkins and Jake Mulholland each threw a hitless inning apiece to complete the effort.
“It was just fun to go out there and pitch and get a win, especially to start a series off,” said Abel, the 2018 Freshman of the Year. “We know we’re fully capable of doing special stuff like this all the time, knowing how deep our staff is.”
Oregon State (15-5, 3-1) again has one of the best pitching staffs in the Pac-12 and beyond. The Beavers have a 2.45 team ERA and Abel (2-3, 2.93), Mundt (1-0, 2.08), Watkins (0-0, 0.00) and Mulholland (1-0, 0.00, 6 SV) are a big part of that.
But on Friday some of the credit also belonged to the Beavers’ defense and catcher Troy Claunch.
“He called a great game tonight,” Abel said. “It’s nice to have a guy back there that I trust and knows me so well. He does a lot of prep to figure guys out and he did a fantastic job.
By Teddy Cahill Joe Healy on March 27, 2021
Kevin Abel, Jack Leiter Prove Unhittable
Oregon State’s Kevin Abel and Vanderbilt’s Jack Leiter are two of the best pitchers in the country. And while they on Friday were separated by nearly 2,000 miles, they were both unhittable.
Abel threw six hitless innings as a part of a combined no-hitter for Oregon State in a 3-0 victory at Washington. Relievers Joey Mundt, Chase Watkins and Jake Mulholland each threw a hitless inning apiece to complete the effort.
“It was just fun to go out there and pitch and get a win, especially to start a series off,” said Abel, the 2018 Freshman of the Year. “We know we’re fully capable of doing special stuff like this all the time, knowing how deep our staff is.”
Oregon State (15-5, 3-1) again has one of the best pitching staffs in the Pac-12 and beyond. The Beavers have a 2.45 team ERA and Abel (2-3, 2.93), Mundt (1-0, 2.08), Watkins (0-0, 0.00) and Mulholland (1-0, 0.00, 6 SV) are a big part of that.
But on Friday some of the credit also belonged to the Beavers’ defense and catcher Troy Claunch.
“He called a great game tonight,” Abel said. “It’s nice to have a guy back there that I trust and knows me so well. He does a lot of prep to figure guys out and he did a fantastic job.
