Schmidt, Ormond combine on no-hitter as Stratford baseball blanks Marathon

Stratford’s Brady Schmidt. (Paul Lecker file photo)

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STRATFORD – Brady Schmidt and Jackson Ormond combined on a no-hitter as the Stratford baseball team shut out first-place Marathon 4-0 in a Marawood Conference South Division matchup Thursday at the Tiger Stadium Baseball Field.

The two teams split their two conference games this week after Marathon won a hard-fought 8-7 game on Tuesday. Stratford is now 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the Marawood South, while Marathon drops to 6-2 and 4-1 in the conference.

Schmidt struck out eight with two walks in 6 2/3 innings, and Ormond got the final out after Schmidt eclipsed the 100-pitch limit.

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Jack Tubbs and Braeden Schueller each had two this and an RBI, and Ormond also had two hits for the Tigers.

Stratford hosts Phillips for a nonconference game Friday at 4:45 p.m.

Tigers 4, Raiders 0
Marathon 000 000 0 – 0 0 2
Stratford 000 031 x – 4 9 1
WP:
Brady Schmidt. LP: Tyler Underwood.
SO: T. Underwood (4 1/3 inn.) 8, Blake Underwood (1 2/3 inn.) 1; Schmidt (6 2/3 inn.) 8, Jackson Ormond (1/3 inn.) 0. BB: T. Underwood 1, B. Underwood 1; Schmidt 2, Ormond 0.
Top hitters: S, Jack Tubbs 2×3, 2B, RBI; Schmidt 1×4, 2 RBI; Ormond 2×3, 2B; Braeden Schueller 2×3, RBI.
Records: Marathon 6-2, 4-1 Marawood Conference South Division; Stratford 7-2, 3-1 Marawood Conference South Division.