"Coming into the Brockton game I felt good." Said the Junior southpaw. "The Practice the day before set the tone. Being both mentally and physically locked in before each start helps. The offensive support was great with Novi getting things going with his 2 run HR. Having runs on the board makes the flow of the game so much easier as a pitcher."
Manning began his dominant afternoon inducing a ground ball followed by 6 K's. The offensive support came in the 3rd inning as the Trojans put up a 4 spot on Sr. Andrew Noviellos 2 run HR and Captain Jack Connolly's 2 RBI single.
“Even though we didn’t score in the first few innings I still felt comfortable because of how well he (Manning) was throwing,” Coach Kearney said.
The story of the game was Manning's dominance as he kept the Boxers off balance the entire game and recorded at least one strikeout in six of seven innings. He allowed only one walk and two other Boxers reached base on errors. He worked quickly and never gave Brockton a chance to get into a rhythm.
“We’re 12-1, this was a huge win for us. Brockton can hit and for Mike to shut them down was awesome. Mike’s just having an incredible year for us. What an effort, just incredible. Hats off to him. We haven’t had a no-hitter here in a while, I can’t tell you the last time. Mike deserved that, he really did. He has been throwing well all year. It was no fluke.” added Kearney.
The Trojans will travel to Billerica to face off against the Indians on Tuesday. Senior Jack Connolly is the scheduled starter.
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