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How many no-hitters has UBC had, and who pitched them?
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There have been four. Jeff Brewer got the first one on March 24, 2001, against Northwest Nazarene. The second one was by John Campbell, on April 21, 2001, against Eastern Oregon. Both were seven-inning games. The first nine-inning no-hitter was on May 5, 2005, against Corban (Western Baptist at the time). This one was a combined effort by Doug Grant, Andrew LaFleur, Ryan Ormerod, Pat Smith, and Jeff Tobin; Grant pitched the first five innings. The fourth no-hitter was by Mark Hardy on April 11, 2010 against Concordia-Portland, at Thunderbird Park, and this was a seven-inning game.
There is some irony in the absence of Jeff Francis from this list. Francis pitched a no-hitter for Class AA Visalia in 2003. He was on the receiving end of a no-hitter pitched by Michael Devaney of Concordia-Portland on April 20, 2002, at Nat Bailey Stadium. This was a seven-inning game. Jeff allowed two runs on four hits, but got stuck for the loss, one of only two that he had that season. Devaney is now in the Mets organization.
One other no-hitter has been pitched against UBC, and this one was nine innings. It was at Point Loma Nazarene on February 16, 2004, and Chris Hill pitched it.
Sheldon McDonald pitched a no-hitter for Team Canada at the Grand Forks International Tournament on September 1, 2010, against the Trail Orioles. This game was played with wood bats. McDonald came very close to a perfect game; the only baserunner he allowed was a hit batter in the fourth inning.
