Right-hander AJ Prendergast tossed a no-hitter, striking out 20 of 22 batters, as Coral Springs Charter baseball shut out cross-town rival Coral Springs 6-0 last week.
The 6-foot-1, 170-pound junior totaled 88 pitches (75-percent strikes). Only one batter reached base on a catcher’s interference.
His effort was so impressive that MLB players with local ties (Touki Toussaint - Coral Springs Charter - Coral Springs Christian - Atlanta Braves and Jesus Luzardo - Stoneman Douglas - Oakland A’s) tweeted about it.
Coral Springs Charter coach Charlie Fine said: “That was one special performance by one heck of a player.