Can anybody hit this kid?
A Florida high schooler threw his third straight no-hitter on Monday night, tying a 24-year-old state record in the process, the St. Petersburg Times said.
Mitchell High School's Patrick Schuster struck out 16 Clearwater Central Catholic hitters en route to the no-no and a 2-0 win. His no-hitter streak began on April 3, with a 17-strikeout performance, which he followed with another no-hitter on April 8, the Times said.
"It's great," Schuster said to the Times. "I can't think of a more perfect time for this. There were 15-20 scouts there and most of them were bosses of guys watching me. I'm having a blast right now."
Schuster, a lefty, has signed with the University of Florida, but is also projected as an early-round draft pick, the Times said.
"I tell you what, he's just in a zone right now," said his coach Scot Wilcox to the Times. "It's like business. He went to work. There were a lot of scouts there and a lot of anticipation and he lived up to it."
The Times, citing an Orlando Sentinel reporter/state records archivist, said Schuster's feat tied Gonzalez Tate's Ben Webb's 24-year-old state record. Schuster will try for his fourth straight no-hitter on April 20.
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A Florida high schooler threw his third straight no-hitter on Monday night, tying a 24-year-old state record in the process, the St. Petersburg Times said.
Mitchell High School's Patrick Schuster struck out 16 Clearwater Central Catholic hitters en route to the no-no and a 2-0 win. His no-hitter streak began on April 3, with a 17-strikeout performance, which he followed with another no-hitter on April 8, the Times said.
"It's great," Schuster said to the Times. "I can't think of a more perfect time for this. There were 15-20 scouts there and most of them were bosses of guys watching me. I'm having a blast right now."
Schuster, a lefty, has signed with the University of Florida, but is also projected as an early-round draft pick, the Times said.
"I tell you what, he's just in a zone right now," said his coach Scot Wilcox to the Times. "It's like business. He went to work. There were a lot of scouts there and a lot of anticipation and he lived up to it."
The Times, citing an Orlando Sentinel reporter/state records archivist, said Schuster's feat tied Gonzalez Tate's Ben Webb's 24-year-old state record. Schuster will try for his fourth straight no-hitter on April 20.
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