By Jose Briseno, Castle Country Radio:

With two outs and no runners on base, Carson Hawkes threw an 0-1 curveball that prompted a check-swing groundball by a Community Christian hitter. The ball trickled to Hawkes and he fielded it cleanly, threw over to first to record the final out of his seven-inning no-hitter.

Seven years after Jayce Hill threw a no-hitter on Mar. 14, 2015, Hawkes sealed his name in the record books on Apr. 16, 2022.

No-hitters, a game in which a pitcher does not allow a single hit to the opposing hitters, are rare. Since the MLB (Major League Baseball) started recording statistics in 1876, there have only been a total of 314. No hitters at the college level are no different and just as difficult. However, only 25 of those no-hitters have been recorded with the same pitcher recording runs given up. Carson joined a piece of history that many pitchers dream of reaching.

“I knew I had a no hitter going into the inning, but thought we had to go one more inning,” Hawkes said. “When I got the out, I was confused at first when everyone came out, because I thought there was more game to play, but I was pumped.”

Hawkes also recorded twelve strikeouts in his historic outing. The freshman also became just the second pitcher since, the USU merger to record a no hitter.

It is safe to say that Hawkes was the most excited to achieve something so incredible, but his teammates were just as excited for him as he was.

Freshman centerfielder Gabe Childs said that he had no idea Hawkes had a no hitter intact. “I had no idea he was even throwing a no-hitter!” Childs said. “I even made a diving catch to keep it alive in the 7th inning and I’m glad I did and didn’t just let it hit the ground because we were up a lot.”

“I had no idea that this was the first since 2015, that just makes it even more exciting,” Hawkes added.
Hawkes put on a performance that will be admired for years to come.