Bauer Pitches No-Hitter for Long Island Ducks

Trevor Bauer, a former Cy Young Award winner, pitched a seven-inning no-hitter for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League on Sunday, leading his team to a 13-0 victory over the Lancaster Stormers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The 35-year-old right-hander retired the first 15 batters he faced before issuing a one-out walk to Kevin Watson Jr. in the sixth inning. Bauer then set down the next five hitters to complete the gem, allowing just one baserunner overall. He struck out seven batters on 84 pitches, 54 of them for strikes, in the scheduled seven-inning opener of a doubleheader at Penn Medicine Park. The performance marked the third no-hitter in Ducks history, following Rod Henderson's in 2001 against the Atlantic City Surf and Robert Stock's in 2023 against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.

Bauer, who signed with the Ducks earlier this month, improved to 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA in his two starts for the independent league club, which is a professional partner of Major League Baseball. His debut last week on April 21 also drew attention from an Atlantic League scout, who noted Bauer's command and breaking pitches remained effective, even if his velocity sat at 92-94 mph rather...