ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (April 10, 2024) -- Junior pitcher Rees Heigle made Rocky River's seventh straight win to start the season a memorable one by tossing a no-hitter against North Olmsted in a 5-0 River victory Wednesday.
Heigle pounded the strike zone with 64 strikes across 101 total pitches. He was perfect through four frames, retiring the first 12 batters he faced. Staked to a 5-0 lead through as many innings, Heigle worked around three walks to get through the rest of the Eagles lineup unscathed. No runners got as far as second base in the seven-stanza gem, and the Pirate hurler whiffed nine batters.
Rocky River culled its runs in the first (one run on a walk and two singles), the second (three runs on two hits batsmen, a walk, a stolen base, and two productive outs), and the fourth (a solo run on a single, a walk, two thefts, and a North Olmsted error). The Pirates registered five hits and five walks in the Great Lakes Conference West Division tilt at the Bus Yard.
The contest marked a return game after River's visit to NOHS on Tuesday. The Pirates (7-0, 2-0 GLC West) won that game 9-1 and over their last three games have allowed just four runs.
On Wednesday, the Double-R got a single and a double in three trips to the plate by right fielder Thomas Rossi. First baseman Michael Perry reached in each of three plate appearances; he logged two singles and a walk. Shortstop Josh Mommers walked twice, was hit by a pitch, stole two bases, and scored two runs.
As for Rocky River's opposing nines this spring -- in a line helped along by Heigle's Wednesday no-no, they are now 0-for-7.
by Skip Snow
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