Here’s pitcher Sean Jost after throwing 5 innings of no-hit ball in a 10-0 victory for the Long Island Titans. They improve to 7-4 on the season. pic.twitter.com/hls3RnWSH5
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 17, 2019
Despite battling a cold, Long Island Titans RHP Sean Jost brought the heat Monday evening at New York Tech. Jost tossed five innings of no-hit baseball en route to an 10-0 victory over the New York Knights in a game that was cut short due to the mercy rule.
Jost struck out six and did not allow any baserunner to make it past second base. Although Jost was dominant, when he did run into trouble his defense picked him up.
Jost retired the first batter in the top of the second inning and then issued back-to-back walks to Jack Coffey and opposing starter, Danny Debruin, respectively. The next batter, Gehrig Lundwall, put the no-hit bid in serious jeopardy after he roped a line drive out to left field which appeared to be the first hit of the game. However, Coffey was forced to stay close to second in case the ball were to be caught and Left Fielder Dylan Govin threw a dart to third base to retire Coffey. As it was force out at third the play is scored as a fielder’s choice instead of a hit.
After Jost issued a leadoff walk in the top of the fourth inning to Casey Provitera, Cleanup hitter Dominic Romano stepped up to the plate for the Knights. Jost fell behind in the count 1-0 and attacked Romano with a fastball that caught a little too much of the plate. Romano torched the ball up the middle, but Titans Center Fielder Michael Phillips salvaged the no-hitter as he played shallow depth which allowed him to throw out Provitera at second base. The second instance where a great defensive play turned a hit into a fielder’s choice.
Opposing starter, Debruin, struggled from the start, allowing the Titans to take an early lead that they never relinquished. In the bottom of the first Debruin issued four walks, threw three wild pitches, and his defense botched two routine plays which resulted in an error and an infield single. The inning resulted in five runs for the Titans.
Debruin conceded one-run in the second inning and was pulled when the Knights took the field in the bottom half of the Third. His successor, Louis Ingardia, escaped the third inning unscathed.
The scoreless third inning for the Titans would be the first and only inning they were held without a run all night. Ingardia retired the first two hitters in the bottom of the fourth, then Frank Regan reached base on an infield single and Jacob Lee was walked on four pitches. After he saved Jost’s no-hitter in the top half of the inning, Phillips stepped into the batter’s box with two outs and two men on. Phillips knocked both baserunners in with a triple that just trickled by the left fielder.
After Jost mowed down the Knights in the top of the fifth, the ten run mark would be reached when Titans shortstop Chris Blum hit an RBI single into center field.
The Titans get their seventh win of the season, while the Knights are still left fighting for their first.
