Citadel's Reeves tosses no-hitter against Mercer - Charleston Post Courier
The former Ashley Ridge High School two-sport star tossed the first Citadel no-hitter in 13 years and tied his season high with 14 strikeouts as the Bulldogs blanked Mercer, 4-0, in the opening game of a Southern Conference baseball series... “I guess I started realizing it in about the sixth or seventh inning,” said Reeves, who allowed five walks. The no-hitter was the sixth in school history and the first since T. A. Fulmer accomplished the feat against East Tennessee State on March 29, 2002. Reeves (5-1) also struck out 14 in his first start of the season against Air Force and came within... “James Reeves was outstanding tonight,” Citadel coach Fred Jordan said. Mercer (18-13, 5-2) was playing only its fourth game against the Bulldogs since 1991. “To win the opener of a SoCon series is always a challenge, and that’s what we wanted to do,” Jordan said. “So hopefully we can sneak another win out and win this series. Reeves, a redshirt junior left-hander, was in control all night, allowing only three Bears to get into scoring position, one of those coming on a two-base error in the fourth, and Mercer did not have more than one runner on base in any inning. Source: www.postandcourier.com
