Mitchell throws no-hitter as Pirates win tourney
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By Jeremy Weber
Charlie Mitchell threw a no-hitter Thursday and the Pirates outscored their opponents 35-1 in three games as Pittsburg earned first place at the Gladewater tournament.
Mitchell held Troup without a hit Thursday as the Pirates picked up a 6-0 win in their opening game of the tourney. Mitchell finished the game with 11 strikeouts and walked just three in the win.
Caleb Banks went 3-3 at the plate in the win for the Pirates with an RBI while Garrett Truitt was 2-3 with a double and two RBI. Trace Burns was 2-4 and scored a run while Cody Perry, Mitchell and Kason Newman all had hits in the contest.
The Pirates picked up a lopsided win over Winnsboro Friday as they downed the Red Raiders 18-0 in three innings.
Pittsburg piled up 13 runs on nine hits in the opening inning of the contest as they cruised to the victory.
Burns led the offensive explosion for the Pirates, going 3-4 with three RBI, a double and a two-run homerun while also stealing a base and scoring four times. Truitt was also 3-4 with three RBI, a double, a stolen base and scored three times.
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