McCallum JV1 routed Travis on Thursday, 17-0, in a run rule-shortened game as three Knight pitchers combined to throw a four-inning no-hitter.

Junior pitcher Garrison Camp started for the Knights, pitching two hitless shutout innings to earn the win. After inducing a ground out and walking two batters, Camp ended his first inning with a called third strike for out No. 2 and inducing a second ground ball out for out No. 3.

Going into the game Camp felt confident because they had beaten Travis earlier in the season.

“Having played Travis before we felt confident that we could just go in and win,” Camp said. “Coach Collins told us going into the game to just play sound defense.”  

Camp was even strong in his second inning of work. He struck out the side with a walk between the second and third strikeout. In his two innings of work, Camp threw a total of 52, 28 of them for strikes. He struck out four and walked three but gave up no hits and no runs.

Freshman pitchers Jake Gramling and Sam Humphreys followed Camp, each pitching one hitless shutout inning. Both recorded a pair of strikeouts and walked a single batter to complete the no-hitter. 

On offense, the Knights started off the game strong, scoring six runs in the home half of the first. Alec Inocente led off the game for the Knights with a single, then stole second and third. After Robert Grona and Camp both drew walks to load the bases, first baseman Gus Hernandez singled to left to drive in the game’s first two runs.

The Knights continued to pour on the offense, scoring eight runs in the second and three more in the third. For the game, the Knights scored 17 runs, and almost every player scored. Hernandez stood out going 2-for-3 at the plate and scoring two runs while also driving in two. He said his strategy going into the game was to swing at the first pitch, and any other ball in the zone. 

“I was looking to swing first pitch and take advantage of every ball in the zone that I could get,” Hernandez said.

While the Knights scored 17 runs, they only had eight hits. That’s because they drew 13 walks and Jeremy Valle-Soliz was hit by a pitch. 

The JV1 Knights blew out the Rebels again on Saturday by an identical 17-0 score to sweep the series. On Saturday, the Rebels got one hit to the Knights’ 10. Hernandez, Valle-Soliz, Fergus Castelberry and Hudson Hensley all pitched an inning. Valle-Soliz and Hensley each struck out the side in the inning they pitched.

Camp went 2-for-2 with a triple and three runs batted in, and Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and four runs batted in.  

Upcoming games: Akins 7:30 p.m. tonight at Burger Stadium, and Liberty Hill, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at McCallum.

— with reporting by Seamus Dillon