It’s a new one on me. Illini infielder Matthew James can pitch. Apparently pretty well.
And James (right) pitched REALLY well on Saturday as he threw a complete game no-hitter for the Lexington Snipes against the Joliet Admirals. Behind James’ pitching, the Snipes defeated the Admirals 6-1.
The line on James: 7 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 12 K, 1 ER. James also went 1 for 2 with an rbi at the plate. Here is the boxscore for the record.
James is off to a great start for Lexington hitting .429 in 13 games. From the hill, he’s 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 20 innings. Lexington is now 8-5 and in third 
place in the Midwest Collegiate League.
James is the second Illini player to pitch a no-hitter in summer league play in 2014. Andrew Mamlic (left) threw a no-no back on June 21st for the Lombard Orioles. Mamlic’s performance against the Sheboygan A’s was one walk away from a perfect game.
Congrats Matthew and Andrew!