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Geneva's Brad Allen Throws No-Hitter for Arizona Diamondbacks Farm Team
Pitching for the South Bend Silver Hawks, Allen retires 27 of 28 batters and strikes out nine.
Geneva High School grad Brad Allen threw a professional baseball no-hitter Saturday night in the Class A Midwest League, the Sacrimento Bee reports.
Pitching for the South Bend Silver Hawks, Allen almost threw a perfect game, retiring 27 of 28 batters and striking out nine along the way to a 2-0 victory over West Michigan in the Class A Midwest League.
Allen stands 6 foot, 4 inches and played for Arkansas State in college. This is his first season with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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It was the franchise's first no-hitter since 2002, according to milb.com.
Allen is 7-6 this season with a 4.67 ERA.
