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Purple Aces Letroit No-Hits Bearkats: It was a terrific day for Etienne Letroit of the Evansville Purple Aces at Don Sanders Stadium today. The right-hander stood out with a fantastic 3-0 no-hitter against the Sam Houston State Bearkats.
"I knew I had a no-no going in about the sixth inning when I noticed no one was talking to me anymore," he said, referring to the time-honored superstition of avoiding the pitcher so as not to jinx the no-hitter. "Don't let people fool you. Everybody on the field and in the ballpark knows what's happening. They just pretend they don't."
For the game, Letroit totaled 3 walks and 5 strikeouts in a very strong outing.
"His mechanics were perfect, and I don't think he threw one bad pitch in the whole game," Evansville manager Jon Hebert said. "He was that good."
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"I knew I had a no-no going in about the sixth inning when I noticed no one was talking to me anymore," he said, referring to the time-honored superstition of avoiding the pitcher so as not to jinx the no-hitter. "Don't let people fool you. Everybody on the field and in the ballpark knows what's happening. They just pretend they don't."
For the game, Letroit totaled 3 walks and 5 strikeouts in a very strong outing.
"His mechanics were perfect, and I don't think he threw one bad pitch in the whole game," Evansville manager Jon Hebert said. "He was that good."
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