DANVILLE, Ill. – The longest outing of the summer for Purdue baseball's Carter Krawchuk was also his most effective as the rising sophomore tossed a seven-inning no-hitter for the Danville Dans in Prospect League action on Saturday (July 22).
Krawchuk struck out six and walked five while throwing to Purdue teammate Jake Stadler behind the plate. The Prospect League features a 10-run rule after seven innings and Danville finished off the 10-0 victory vs. the Alton River Dragons with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
It was Danville's sixth no-hitter in team history and the Dans' first since June 2018.
Remarkably, Krawchuk completed the no-hitter while pitching much of the game from the stretch, throwing 89 pitches while facing 23 batters. He enjoyed just two true 1-2-3 innings. But the Dans turned three double plays behind him, including two of the inning-ending variety. Stadler also threw out two base stealers. Krawchuk induced a 5-3 twin killing in the first inning and a 4-6-3 DP to end the fourth. A line drive double play ended the third.
Krawchuk enjoyed a strong stretch in the middle of the summer ball season in which he struck out 10 over 6 1/3 scoreless innings across three relief appearances. But he struggled in his first start of the season, July 14 at Springfield, and had not pitched since.
Danville won the first-half division title in the Prospect League's Wabash River Division and is 27-19 overall this summer. Classmate Brody Chrisman (.389/.465/.580, 15 2B, 5 HR, 51 RBI, 11 SB) is enjoying a strong summer while playing for the Prospect League's Cape Catfish (33-15). Krawchuk struck out Chrisman when they faced each other June 25 in Danville.
On the East Coast, Kade Ruffner (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K) and Corbin Malott (1-for-3, BB, HBP, R, SB) both contributed to a July 22 playoff win for their Olney Cropdusters team in the Cal Ripken League. After dropping a 12-inning heartbreaker Sunday, the Cropdusters need a win Monday to extend their season.
Ty Gill's Harrisonburg Turks (28-15 in the Valley League), Weston Gingerich's Elmira Pioneers (25-15 in the Perfect Game League) and Keenan Taylor's Madison Mallards (13-8 in the second half in the Northwoods League) also appear to be playoff bound.
Krawchuk struck out six and walked five while throwing to Purdue teammate Jake Stadler behind the plate. The Prospect League features a 10-run rule after seven innings and Danville finished off the 10-0 victory vs. the Alton River Dragons with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
It was Danville's sixth no-hitter in team history and the Dans' first since June 2018.
Remarkably, Krawchuk completed the no-hitter while pitching much of the game from the stretch, throwing 89 pitches while facing 23 batters. He enjoyed just two true 1-2-3 innings. But the Dans turned three double plays behind him, including two of the inning-ending variety. Stadler also threw out two base stealers. Krawchuk induced a 5-3 twin killing in the first inning and a 4-6-3 DP to end the fourth. A line drive double play ended the third.
Krawchuk enjoyed a strong stretch in the middle of the summer ball season in which he struck out 10 over 6 1/3 scoreless innings across three relief appearances. But he struggled in his first start of the season, July 14 at Springfield, and had not pitched since.
Danville won the first-half division title in the Prospect League's Wabash River Division and is 27-19 overall this summer. Classmate Brody Chrisman (.389/.465/.580, 15 2B, 5 HR, 51 RBI, 11 SB) is enjoying a strong summer while playing for the Prospect League's Cape Catfish (33-15). Krawchuk struck out Chrisman when they faced each other June 25 in Danville.
On the East Coast, Kade Ruffner (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K) and Corbin Malott (1-for-3, BB, HBP, R, SB) both contributed to a July 22 playoff win for their Olney Cropdusters team in the Cal Ripken League. After dropping a 12-inning heartbreaker Sunday, the Cropdusters need a win Monday to extend their season.
Ty Gill's Harrisonburg Turks (28-15 in the Valley League), Weston Gingerich's Elmira Pioneers (25-15 in the Perfect Game League) and Keenan Taylor's Madison Mallards (13-8 in the second half in the Northwoods League) also appear to be playoff bound.