The GTCC Titan baseball team improved to 3-1 on the young season as they swept a
doubleheader from visiting Rappahannock CC on Saturday. The Titans battled through
a blustery cold day and used two dominating pitching performances to overwhelm the
Gulls.
Sophomore Dylan Thompson picked up his first win of the season in game one of the
double header by tossing a complete game and allowing only 1 run on 2 hits while
striking out 4. Sophomore Mike Whited led the Titans at the plate going 3-3 with 3
RBI’s en route to a 9-1 victory for GTCC.
Not to be outdone, Titan sophomore lefty Chris Erker tossed the 1st no-hitter in
GTCC history as the Titans won 2-0. Ernesto Fernandez had 3 hits and Kyle
Brandenburg added 2 more for the Titans, but the story of the game was Erker. Erker
dominated from start to finish as he struck out 9 and walked none. Two Titan errors
prevented a perfect game for the left hander.
The Titans return to action next weekend as they battle the Community College of
Rhode Island in a three game series.
Box Scores on today’s games for GTCC:
GAME 1 r h e RCC 000 010 0 1 2 0 GTCC 520 200 x 9 9 0
WP- Thompson (1-0)
Leading hitters- Mike Whited 3-3 w/3 RBI’s; Trevor Leonard 2-4 w/2 RBI’s
GAME 2 r h e RCC 000 000 0 0 0 3 GTCC 002 000 x 2 6 2
WP- Erker (2-0)
Note: Chris Erker throws first no-hitter in GTCC history