JSU's No Hitter Trio Named OVC Pitcher of the Week
2/26/2018 11:57:00 AM | Baseball
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – After combining for Jacksonville State's first no hitter since 2000 and the 18th in the history of the program, senior pitchers Colton Pate, Grant Chandler and Trent Simpson were all named the Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, announced by the conference office on Monday.
Pate, Chandler and Simpson completed a nine-inning no hitter in JSU's series-clinching, 5-0, win over Radford on Saturday. Pate, from Lincoln, Alabama, went the first six innings was sensational in his second outing of the year with eight strikeouts in the outing and allowed just two Highlanders to reach base. He moved to 2-0 on the season and has accumulated 13 strikeouts in 11 innings-pitched this season along with not allowing a run and one hit last weekend against Southern Illinois.
Chandler was the first Jax State reliever out of the bullpen in the seventh and struck out three Highlanders in his six batters-faced. The Madison, Alabama native made his 77 career appearance before handing over the no-hit bid to Simpson in the ninth. Simpson fanned a pair in the ninth and induced a ground ball out. The trio combined to fan 13 Highlanders and faced three over the minimum.
Simpson, who was the OVC Co-Player of the Week after the opening weekend, belted his fourth home run of the season in the fifth for JSU's fifth run of the contest. The Oxford, Alabama utility player also had a home run in the opening game of the Saturday twinbill.
Jax State's no-no was one of three on Saturday alone in NCAA Division I Baseball and one of six on the weekend. North Dakota State recorded the first no hitter of the 2018 season Friday, while JSU, Washington and Hofstra posted no hitters on Saturday. Stetson and McNeese State were added to the no-hit list on Sunday.
The Gamecocks begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday with their second visit to Birmingham, Alabama. JSU will take on UAB at Regions Field at 4 p.m. before heading to Miami, Florida for a three-game weekend set with Florida International, beginning on Friday. Tuesday's in-state battle with the Blazers will be available on the Gamecock Sports Network.
Pate, Chandler and Simpson completed a nine-inning no hitter in JSU's series-clinching, 5-0, win over Radford on Saturday. Pate, from Lincoln, Alabama, went the first six innings was sensational in his second outing of the year with eight strikeouts in the outing and allowed just two Highlanders to reach base. He moved to 2-0 on the season and has accumulated 13 strikeouts in 11 innings-pitched this season along with not allowing a run and one hit last weekend against Southern Illinois.
Chandler was the first Jax State reliever out of the bullpen in the seventh and struck out three Highlanders in his six batters-faced. The Madison, Alabama native made his 77 career appearance before handing over the no-hit bid to Simpson in the ninth. Simpson fanned a pair in the ninth and induced a ground ball out. The trio combined to fan 13 Highlanders and faced three over the minimum.
Simpson, who was the OVC Co-Player of the Week after the opening weekend, belted his fourth home run of the season in the fifth for JSU's fifth run of the contest. The Oxford, Alabama utility player also had a home run in the opening game of the Saturday twinbill.
Jax State's no-no was one of three on Saturday alone in NCAA Division I Baseball and one of six on the weekend. North Dakota State recorded the first no hitter of the 2018 season Friday, while JSU, Washington and Hofstra posted no hitters on Saturday. Stetson and McNeese State were added to the no-hit list on Sunday.
The Gamecocks begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday with their second visit to Birmingham, Alabama. JSU will take on UAB at Regions Field at 4 p.m. before heading to Miami, Florida for a three-game weekend set with Florida International, beginning on Friday. Tuesday's in-state battle with the Blazers will be available on the Gamecock Sports Network.
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