Florida high school pitcher Patrick Schuster goes for no-hitter #5 today in the state playoffs. The 18-year-old lefty has struck out an impressive 60 batters during his state-record string of no-no's, and if he's not getting them with his 90 mph fastball, he relies on a nasty slider and a nifty curve.
Two dozen major league scouts attended his last start, along with TV crews and a crowd somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 people, which his dad Roger estimated to be around 900 more than attended the home opener. The jerks in the opposing dugouts have tried to distract the young hurler by chanting, "Hey, ESPN boy!"
After not throwing even one no-hitter through his first three years of high school, Schuster is two short of the national prep record of six consecutive set by Chris Taranto of Mississippi back in 1961 and tied by Tom Engle of Ohio in 1989. Best of luck, Patrick!
[NY Times] | [CBS Sports]
5 comments:
Wow. Excellent find, Sooze! I had not heard of dude before now. You are going to get some more love on my blog!
I hear he gave up a double in the 3rd to end his streak. But don't worry, kid. Keep pitching and take good care of that arm. I'm sure by the time you're eligible my Giants will STILL need a reliable arm in their rotation. Hopefully we'll have dumped Zito by then. Little Timmy will be the seasoned veteran, Matt Cain will have been snagged by the Dodgers, and Randy Johnson will have retired but still hang around the clubhouse for "character value." Keep up the good work, Patrick!
You guys are totally going to jinx this kid. And by "you guys" I mean the internet as a whole.
Good call anonymous.
that's gotta be a rush to throw so many no-hitters in a row
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