Gastonia lefty throws first individual no-hitter in team history

GASTONIA, N.C. (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) – Jake Miednik made history Monday when he threw the first ever single-pitcher no-hitter in Gastonia Baseball Club history.

The 28-year-old left-hander tossed the Labor Day gem through seven innings in Game 1 of Gastonia’s doubleheader against Hagerstown, leading the Club to a 3-1 victory at CaroMont Health Park.

The Plattsburgh, New York, native retired the first nine batters he faced, inducing six groundouts and striking out three the first time through the Flying Boxcars order.

Miednik allowed his first baserunner to start off the fourth — a walk issued to Andrew Moritz. After a fielding error was charged to third baseman Cam Williams on a ground ball, Moritz was able to score, but the inning ended in a 5-4-3 double play.

After he was trailing 1-0 through four innings pitched, Miednik got run production in the bottom of the frame. Gastonia’s bats broke through via Cam Williams and Brandon Martorano each hitting their second home runs of the season. Martorano’s homer came on a special day for him as well, catching for Miednik.

Over the remaining three innings, Miednik allowed just one baserunner — a walk he dealt to Osmy Gregorio to start off the seventh.  Miednik then retired Dotel and Nellie Rodriguez before facing Blake Berry in a lefty-lefty matchup with the no-no on the line.

For the final out, Miednik delivered a first-pitch curveball that Berry skied down the right-field line. Eric De La Rosa ran in and toward the line, got there in plenty of time and made the catch to etch Miednik’s name in history. Miednik’s teammates mobbed him on the mound, jumping in unison to celebrate.

Miednik’s final line read: 7.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Miednik spun the first individual no-hitter in Gastonia’s four-year history. There was one previous no-hitter for Gastonia – a combined no-no on July 27, 2022. Gastonia defeated Lexington 11-0 at CaroMont Health Park in a game that featured four pitchers over nine innings.

Through 32 appearances, including six starts, Miednik is 5-1 with a 2.50 earned-run average and team-best 1.13 WHIP. He attended Florida Atlantic University and was drafted by Cleveland in 2018.

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