Snavely Throws No-Hitter

St. Mary’s American 9 – 10 All-Stars finished in fourth place in the recent Southern Maryland District 7 Tournament, held at Stethem Park in Waldorf. St. Mary’s ended with a 2 – 2 record.

 They won the first game by a score of 5 – 4 over Waldorf American. The

 
St. Mary’s All-Star no-hitter
pitcher Preston Snavely
and catcher Brady Norris.

second game was a 12 to 8 loss to Northern No. 1. The third game saw St. Mary’s rebound with 4 – 0 victory over Waldorf National. In the fourth game St. Mary’s was eliminated  by Northern Calvert # 2, by a score of 10 – 7.

 The first game victory was highlighted by the strong pitching of Ben Kelly and Preston Snavely. St. Mary’s won the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when Brady Norris reached base on a bunt single. After walks to Dominic Hare and Chris Reed to load the bases, Scott Stevenson won the game on single to right field, driving in Norris with the winning run.

 The third game against Waldorf National was a near perfect gem for St. Mary’s. Preston Snavely, 9, pitched a no hitter. He pitched to 20 batters, only two over the limit for a six-inning ballgame. Preston gave up no hits, struck out 15, allowed no walks. The only two batters to reach base were on errors. Not a single ball was hit to the outfield. Preston threw only 78 pitches to complete the six innings. Hit leaders for St. Mary’s were Brady Norris, 3 for 3, and Dominic Hare with a single and a double.

 The St. Mary’s team included Adam Forinash, Dominic Hare, Ben Kelly, Jonathan Morse, Brady Norris,

 

Spotlight Photo Caption:  St. Mary’s All-Stars . Front row: Dominic Hare, Chris Reed, Scott Stevenson, Nathaniel Silberschlag and Derek Taitano. Middle row: Bobby Schieferdecker, Ben Kelly, Adam Forinash, Preston Snavely, Jonathan Morse, Brian Tourville and Brady Norris. Back row: Coaches Mike Snavely, Brad Schieferdecker and Albie Norris.Chris Reed, Bobby Schieferdecker, Nathaniel Silberschlag, Preston Snavely, Scott Stevenson, Derek, and Brian Tourville. The team was coached by Albie Norris, Brad Schieferdecker and Mike Snavely.