BEAUMONT TOSSES NO-HITTER WEDNESDAY IN FIRST CONFERENCE SERIES FOR NORTHEAST

BOONE, Iowa – The Northeast Community College baseball team opened conference play Wednesday in a doubleheader with Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa. The Bears took Game 1 by a final score of 4-3 before the Hawks snagged a 12-0 triumph in Game 2.

Northeast (17-6, 1-1 ICCAC) was the beneficiary of two different blasts in Game 1 as both Tom Shakespeare (Canberra, Australia) and Taylor Gill (Orem, Utah) homered for the Hawks. Northeast entered the seventh inning with a 3-2 advantage on the scoreboard before the Bears pushed across two runs with two outs to steal the victory.

Clay Beaumont (Tekamah, Neb.) was the story of Game 2 as the sophomore took the mound for his first start of the 2023 campaign. Beaumont hurled 89 pitches to 24 different batters over the seven-inning contest and not a single Bears batter connected for a hit during the showdown. The lefty had everything working as he struck out six different DMACC hitters in the battle. Beaumont also had a plethora of run support as the Hawks scored four runs in the sixth inning and three in the final frame to give a solid cushion to their lead. Beaumont's no-hitter marks the second time that the feat has been accomplished in program history and the second year in a row a Northeast player blanked an opposing foe in the hit column.

STAT SHEET GAME 1:

Taylor Gill (Orem, Utah): 1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB

Tom Shakespeare (Canberra, Australia): 1-3, HR RBI, R

Gage Ingram (LaVista, Neb.): 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7 K

STAT SHEET GAME 2:

Nick Carlson (Kearney, Neb.): 1-3, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo.): 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB

Clay Beaumont (Tekamah, Neb.): 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 6 K

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head baseball coach Marcus Clapp on how Game 1 played out:

"The first game I thought we played well and gave ourselves a chance to win," Clapp said. "We had opportunities to pull away but didn't. Gage (Ingram) threw the ball really well today."

Clapp on his group rebounding for a huge performance in Game 2:

"To bounce back and not only win the second game but for Clay to throw a no-hitter was just awesome for this team!" Clapp said. "Proud of the way we fought today and I'm really happy for Clay!"

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will be back at home for a series with Marshalltown Community College starting at 1 p.m. Saturday in a doubleheader at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk. Stay tuned to the channels below for weather-related updates.

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