Firelands vs. Keystone baseball: Ryan Younglas throws no-hitter, Wildcats take LC8 lead

Firelands vs. Keystone baseball: Ryan Younglas throws no-hitter, Wildcats take LC8 lead

Keystone didn’t waste any time avenging its only loss of the season. Behind Ryan Younglas’ no-hitter on the mound, the Wildcats earned a season split with Firelands and took the outright LC8 lead with a 7-0 home win April 22. Younglas allowed only two baserunners all game — both in the fifth inning — and forced 11 groundouts to go along with four strikeouts. He went the distance and threw only 67 pitches, commanding the strike zone. “It was grea…

Irvine senior Drake Brito throws a no-hitter at home in league victory over Sage Hill

Irvine pitcher Drake Brito (left) with catcher Nico Macalino after the game. (Photo courtesy Irvine baseball). Irvine High School senior Drake Brito threw a no-hitter Wednesday in the Vaqueros 4-0 Pacific Coast League baseball victory over Sage Hill at Irvine. “It was a great team performance highlighted by a beautifully pitched game by Drake Brito,” Irvine Coach Gabriel Cota told OC Sports Zone. “Drake has been absolutely solid for us all year …