{"id":118443,"date":"2009-08-19T23:59:36","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T03:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118443"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:58:40","slug":"tincaps-recap-castro-tosses-first-tincaps-no-hitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/08\/19\/tincaps-recap-castro-tosses-first-tincaps-no-hitter\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Castro tosses first TinCaps no-hitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TinCaps_newest_header_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TinCaps_newest_header_logo.jpg 700w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TinCaps_newest_header_logo-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a season full of historical moments for Fort Wayne, Simon Castro added another one Tuesday &#8211; the franchise&#8217;s first no-hitter in 17 years.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Castro tosses first TinCaps no-hitter<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Padres prospect fans nine in breaking club&#8217;s 17-year drought<br \/>\nBy Brittany Ghiroli<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 19, 2009) &#8211; In a season full of historical moments for Fort Wayne, Simon Castro added another one Tuesday &#8212; the franchise&#8217;s first no-hitter in 17 years.<\/p>\n<p>Castro faced just one batter over the minimum in the TinCaps&#8217; 6-0 shutout of visiting Dayton in the second game of a doubleheader.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s kind of unbelievable,&#8221; said Castro. &#8220;I never expected something like that to happen to me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the fourth inning I was like &#8216;Oh my God, I&#8217;m throwing a no hitter right now.&#8217; [Then] it was like, &#8216;OK, keep focused, keep working.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The mantra served him well. Already the Midwest League leader in strikeouts with 142, Castro (8-6) tied his career high by fanning another nine Tuesday. (The closest pitcher to Castro is Clinton&#8217;s Kenn Kasparek with 120 strikeouts.)<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne had decided before the game to lift Castro&#8217;s five-inning limit, which proved fortuitous in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It couldn&#8217;t have worked out better,&#8221; pitching coach Tom Bradley said of Castro&#8217;s night, which culminated with teammates swarming the mound to hoist the 6-foot-5 right-hander. &#8220;He threw 87 pitches in seven innings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It marked the 21-year-old&#8217;s third shutout in his last seven starts. The only batter to get aboard was Kevin Coddington, who he plunked in the second inning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a dominating performance against a team with very good hitters,&#8221; Bradley said. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be prouder or more tickled for him to see how far he&#8217;s come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By any standard, 2009 seems to be a breakout season for Castro. The Dominican native captured the Padres&#8217; Pitcher of the Month award in July despite having an innings limit, and he was also named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 3-9. During that week, Castro (8-6) allowed just one run while striking out 15 in 10 innings over two starts.<\/p>\n<p>The key to Castro&#8217;s improvement has been his ability to repeat his delivery and not rush to the plate, something which can often be difficult for pitchers of his size.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re 6-5, the release point can throw you off mechanically,&#8221; Bradley explained. &#8220;And he&#8217;s done a remarkable job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Bradley, Castro&#8217;s teammates sensed early on that Tuesday could be special. By the game&#8217;s midway marker, they were sitting on the other side of the dugout from Castro in the time-honored tradition of trying not to jinx the pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps no one foreshadowed the historic night better than Castro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Monday] night I was talking with Bradley and I told him, &#8216;Hey, I want a complete game. I want you to let me throw a complete game,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In doing just that, Castro might have showcased a future with equally limitless boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 17 years [no one has thrown a no-hitter], it&#8217;s remarkable,&#8221; Bradley said. &#8220;And we&#8217;ve had some great pitchers here. Quite a night, that&#8217;s for sure. Quite a night.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  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Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='52abe86a69dd5fb088bd7ed564b443b9' data-image-id=\"9201\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2016-tincaps\/anthony_contreras.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2016-tincaps\/thumbs\/thumbs_anthony_contreras.jpg\" data-title=\"Anthony Contreras\" data-description=\"Anthony Contreras, 2016 Manager of the TinCaps. 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