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Spencer King of Fling with No-Hitter: The no-hitter is one of baseball's truly egalitarian achievements. It's done by the great and the not-so-great alike, and for nearly all of them it represents the pinnacle of a career. Levittown Blue Dragons pitcher Ray Spencer had his moment today at Belleville Field, holding the Belleville Bulls hitless and beating them, 1-0.
"Everything was working for him," Bulls manager Jeff Rutherford said. "He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command."
Spencer rung up 9 strikeouts, issued 2 walks and faced only 29 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the Levittown locker room.
"I really got nervous in the last inning," Spencer recalled. "I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove."
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"Everything was working for him," Bulls manager Jeff Rutherford said. "He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command."
Spencer rung up 9 strikeouts, issued 2 walks and faced only 29 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the Levittown locker room.
"I really got nervous in the last inning," Spencer recalled. "I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove."
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