Boehm Tosses No-Hitter In Game Two, Paints And Miners Split DH

(Photo by Cory Hall)

Recap courtesy of the Chillicothe Paints:

BECKLEY, W.Va. - After an 8-4 loss in game one, Gunnar Boehm threw a no-hitter in game two, helping the Chillicothe Paints, presented by Adena Health System, to 2-0 win in the nightcap at Linda K. Epling Stadium Friday night.

Game one started with the Chillicothe (5-4, 26-14) taking a 2-0. Owen Wilson reached on an infield single to start the second inning, scoring on an RBI single by Tim Orr. Santrel Farmer doubled in the third, stealing second and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Ben Gbur.

West Virginia (4-5, 15-23) answered with two runs in the bottom of the third, tying the game 2-2.

Anthony Steele put the Paints back in front with a two-run home run to the opposite field in the top of the sixth, making it 4-2.

In the bottom of the inning, the Miners took advantage of three walks, two Paints errors and four hits, scoring six unearned runs and taking an 8-4 lead, the eventual final score.

Game two started with a single by Farmer on the first pitch in the top of the first. Hunter Klotz hit a ground ball to first and the throw to second was off line and into the outfield, allowing Farmer to go first-to-third. A wild pitch brought home Farmer, giving the Paints an early 1-0 lead.

The Paints made it 2-0 in the fourth. Wilson led off with a single, advancing to third on a wild pitch and scoring on a groundout by Cameron Bowen.

That was all Chillicothe starter Gunnar Boehm (2-3) needed. The right-hander was perfect heading into the seventh. Boehm hit the leadoff batter, giving the Miners their only baserunner of the game. Boehm struck out the next batter and induced two popups to complete the no-hitter and give the Paints a 2-0 win. He threw 70 pitches, striking out eight.

Chillicothe plays West Virginia in Beckley again Saturday night at 6:35 p.m.