NO, NO, BEARS

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NO, NO, BEARS

Thu, 03/23/2023 - 11:28
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During his tenure as Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach, Aaron Holst has guided the Tigers through a few no-hitters, including their 1-0 seasonopening win March 17 over visiting William Chrisman. The latest one, however, was different: It was a combined no-hitter. “I don’t think we’ve ever done the combined thing,” Holst said. “I think it’s always been a solo effort.” And based on Holst’s estimate, it had “probably been a good 10 years” since the previous no-hitter. “(We’ve) been close,” he said. “Had a one- or twohitter sprinkled in there, but no-hitters are pretty elusive.” Colson Moore, Brayden Lewis and Brendan Blackburn threw the combined no-no against Chrisman, an Independence-based, Class 6 school. Moore struck out three Bears and walked two through three innings. “Coming into the game, I was just trying to set the tone early,” the senior said. “(I) wanted to fill up the strike zone.” Lewis also threw three innings. Leaning heavily on one pitch, the junior struck…

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