Most no-hitters feature a web gem somewhere along the way.
For the Everett AquaSox on Friday night, it was Seattle Mariners prospect Tai Peete who delivered that highlight-reel defensive play.
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With a runner on first and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, High-A Everett’s no-hit bid looked like it was about to end when Eugene’s James Tibbs III hit a fly ball into the right-center-field gap.
Peete had other plans. The speedy 19-year-old center fielder broke hard on the ball and laid out for a diving catch that ended the frame and kept the no-no alive.
Two innings later, the AquaSox completed the first combined no-hitter in club history.
Everett starter Ryan Hawks truck out seven and walked three over the first seven in