I just saw a No-Hitter?

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Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Corey in All, Dayton Dragons Baseball, General Baseball.

TinCaps celebrate with Simon Castro after his no-no

The famous quote says, “Be Careful What You Wish For.” The last two weeks I have written two articles on this blog about seeing “almost no hitters.” One was this season as the Dragons had a one-hitter at home, the only single coming on a bloop to left that was missed being caught by three inches. The other was a game I attended with a friend in 1998, to see the Cincinnati Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks. But on Tuesday night, August 18, 2009 at Parkview Field, I finally saw my no-hitter. But there was a problem, it was against MY team.
Due to a suspended game from the evening before, the Dayton Dragons and the Fort Wayne TinCaps were forced to finish the first game, before starting a seven inning second game. Simon Castro was on the hill for Fort Wayne, and he was dominate. Castro ‘no-hit’ the Dragons in seven innings, only allowing one baserunner, when he plunked catcher Kevin Coddington in the head.
The scene was crazy as the Tin Caps rushed the mound and lifted Castro on their shoulders to carry them off the field. There I was, standing in the dugout after just witnessing my first no-hitter. The feeling was numb, as my dream had happened, but in a bad way. I could not find it in me to get excited about seeing my Dragons get no-hit.
Castro fired the first no-hitter in franchise history as the TinCaps defeated the Dragons 6-0 to complete a sweep of a suspended game doubleheader on Tuesday night.
Castro, a 21-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, struck out nine in his complete game performance. It was also the second time the Dragons have been no-hit in their 10-year history. Brian Wolfe of Quad City threw a no-hitter against the Dragons on August 12, 2001.
Most will say that it does not mean as much because it was only a seven inning game, but as Dragon reliever Jordan Hotchkiss told me, “To shut anyone out for seven innings is hard to do.” So I guess I can scratch one item off my bucket list.