Sheffield pitches no-hitter as ‘Cats blank Rebels

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Sheffield (6-1) was simply masterful, facing only 24 batters in seven innings. He did walk two, which kept him from a perfect game, and the Wildcats did commit one error. Still, 64 of his 98 pitches were strikes and he threw a strike on the first pitch to 18 of those 24 batters. He lowered his season earned run average to 1.16.

Tullahoma’s offense gave Sheffield all the runs he needed with one in the second inning, then added two in the third and one more in the fourth.

Franklin County’s starting pitcher committed a balk with the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning, bringing home the Wildcats’ first run.

Dalton Davis and Sheffield walked to open the third inning against a new Rebel pitcher, and Riley Darden came in to run for Sheffield. Davis scored on a passed ball and Darden scored on a Rebel error that allowed Van Williams to reach base and eventually score Tullahoma’s fourth run.

 

The Wildcats (23-4, 7-0) and the Rebels (13-9, 2-5) will square off again Wednesday night at Tomahawk Field in Winchester, with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. Listen live on the Tullahoma Sports Network – 105.1 FM, Tullahomaradio.com,