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Watts-Brown Throws Second No-Hitter in Program History
5/8/2022 4:35:00 PM | Baseball
Juaron Watts-Brown struck out 16 on his way to becoming the first Dirtbag to ever throw a complete game no-hitter.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Juaron Watts-Brown made history on Sunday, throwing the first ever complete game no-hitter and second ever no-no in program history. He struck out 16 on the afternoon as well, finishing one shy of the all-time program record.
The only other no-hitter in Dirtbags history is a combined no-hitter by Chris Mathewson and Darren McCaughan on March 1, 2015.
The headline says it all as Long Beach State (21-25, 10-11 Big West) picked up the series finale victory to sweep UC Riverside (7-36, 3-21 Big West) on Sunday afternoon. The final score of the ballgame was 4-0, marking the team's fifth shutout of the season.
The Hanford native needed 114 pitches to make history, with 75 going for strikes. The only thing against him all day was a walk in the top of the fourth inning. The 16-strikeout performance is the most by a Dirtbag pitcher since Jered Weaver set the record with 17 back on May 7, 2004. It also marks the first complete game shutout by a freshman since Weaver on May 19, 2002 and first CG by any Long Beach State pitcher since Chris Mathewson on May 16, 2015.
That is also now back-to-back double-digit strikeouts for Watts-Brown as he has racked up 26 in his last 15 innings on the mound.
The Dirtbags' offense got things started early with a Chase Luttrell two-RBI double in the bottom of the first. They added two more runs in the sixth on a Tyler White bases loaded walk and Eddie Saldivar sacrifice fly.
The series sweep over UC Riverside marks the fifth in a row for Long Beach State, as they extend their win streak against the Highlanders to 17 consecutive games. Overall, it is their fourth win in a row and they have now won six of their last seven.
The Dirtbags will play their final midweek game of the season next week and wrap up their nine-game home stand with USC on Wednesday night.
Juaron makes history ?? pic.twitter.com/ZR2DzztX03
— LBSU Dirtbags (@LBDirtbags) May 8, 2022
The only other no-hitter in Dirtbags history is a combined no-hitter by Chris Mathewson and Darren McCaughan on March 1, 2015.
The headline says it all as Long Beach State (21-25, 10-11 Big West) picked up the series finale victory to sweep UC Riverside (7-36, 3-21 Big West) on Sunday afternoon. The final score of the ballgame was 4-0, marking the team's fifth shutout of the season.
The Hanford native needed 114 pitches to make history, with 75 going for strikes. The only thing against him all day was a walk in the top of the fourth inning. The 16-strikeout performance is the most by a Dirtbag pitcher since Jered Weaver set the record with 17 back on May 7, 2004. It also marks the first complete game shutout by a freshman since Weaver on May 19, 2002 and first CG by any Long Beach State pitcher since Chris Mathewson on May 16, 2015.
The first solo no-hitter in program history!@JuaronWatts pic.twitter.com/nRCJ86i0pN
— LBSU Dirtbags (@LBDirtbags) May 8, 2022
That is also now back-to-back double-digit strikeouts for Watts-Brown as he has racked up 26 in his last 15 innings on the mound.
The Dirtbags' offense got things started early with a Chase Luttrell two-RBI double in the bottom of the first. They added two more runs in the sixth on a Tyler White bases loaded walk and Eddie Saldivar sacrifice fly.
The series sweep over UC Riverside marks the fifth in a row for Long Beach State, as they extend their win streak against the Highlanders to 17 consecutive games. Overall, it is their fourth win in a row and they have now won six of their last seven.
The Dirtbags will play their final midweek game of the season next week and wrap up their nine-game home stand with USC on Wednesday night.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Watts-Brown, Juaron (2-4)
L: Juline, Tuck (1-5)
Batting:
2B: Luttrell, Chase 1
RBI: Luttrell, Chase 2 ; White, Tyler 1 ; Saldivar, Eddie 1
SH: Schulze, Peyton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Murillo, Sebastian 1 ; Long, Jonathon 2
CS: Peppi, Rocco 1
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