Richmond rebound with a four-inning no-no
RICHMOND – The Spartans got their offense going Tuesday against Carrollton in varsity baseball.
After being outscored 16-1 and going 0-2 in the first two games of a fourgame homestand, Richmond cruised past the Trojans 15-0 at Southview Park, hammering out 12 hits to support Bryce Wagner’s no-hit pitching performance. Play was stopped after four innings because of the mercy rule.
“Happy to see our bats come alive, but … Carrollton’s down a little bit (from) where they were a year ago,” Richmond coach Nick Persell said.
A year ago, the Trojans had defeated the Spartans twice through mid-April, including 3-2 April 13 at Carrollton. They would go on to defeat Richmond again in late April, win the Class 3 District 16 title and finish 23-4, falling in sectionals to St. Pius X of Kansas City, which went on to win the Class 3 state title. After Tuesday’s loss, the Trojans were 3-6 and had lost five out of six.
Wagner “did a good job on the mound” in getting the abbreviated no-no, Persell…