Entering Sunday's doubleheader, there were three different ties involving eight teams across the standings with about a dozen games remaining for most teams.
Five days after becoming the DMBL's 1st 20-game winner in three years, and likely lone 20-game winner this year, Spencer Schwellenbach tightened his vise-like grip on the Ben McDonald Award, twirling Green Lake's 2nd no-hitter of the season.
The days of Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines, and Vince Coleman are long gone. You can blame the "Moneyball" effect of devaluing stolen bases or the rise in analytics generally. Or maybe it's just that chicks dig the long ball.
Ronel Blanco, Jason Adam, and Tayler Scott combined on a no-hitter Friday night as Merrill Creek blanked Allentown, 6-0 behind two home runs from Alec Burleson.