Skirrow part of combined no-hitter by Liberty pitchers
Ontario Blue Jays alum Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.), middle, combined with Troy Britts (right) and Landon Riley (left) on a no-hitter for the Liberty Flames in their 6-4 win over Marist on Saturday. Photo: Liberty Flames Athletics/Twitter
February 29, 2020
Official Liberty Flames Athletics News Release
Three Liberty pitchers combined to pitch a no-hitter, as the Flames defeated the Marist Red Foxes 6-4, Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
On a windy afternoon, starting pitcher Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) and relievers Troy Britts and Landon Riley held visiting Marist without a hit, helping the Flames post their fifth straight victory. The no-hitter is the first in the eight-year history of Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball and the fourth in program history.
Right-fielder Brandon Rohrer collected two hits and third baseman Ben Highfill drove in two runs with sacrifice fly for the Flames.
Pitchers from both teams faced control issues in the contest. Liberty walked eight batters, while Marist issued 12 bases on balls.
Liberty moves to 6-4 on the year. Marist falls to 2-6.
Notable Numbers
- Liberty had four hits in the contest. The Flames also committed the game's only error.
- Skirrow pitched the first 5 1/3 innings. He allowed four runs, two earned. The right-hander struck out five batters and walked six.
- Britts walked two batters over 1 2/3 innings, before giving way to Riley.
- Riley recorded his first win of the year with two scoreless innings of relief. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
- With two hits, Rohrer was the only player with more than one hit in the contest. One of his two hits was a RBI double.
- Liberty designated hitter Matt Shilling and left fielder Gray Betts each walked three times in the contest.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty's no-hitter was the first in program history since April 16, 2000. Dan Valentin threw a no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over Elon.
- The Flames have won the first two games of the three-game weekend series. Friday afternoon, Liberty won 4-3.
- Liberty runs its record to 6-1 on its current nine-game homestand.
- Rohrer recorded his second multi-hit game of the season in the victory.
- The Flames are 4-1 when scoring first in 2020.
- Liberty walked a season-high 12 times in the contest.