Four Winston-Salem pitchers spin a combined no-hitter!

Tommy Vail, Frankeli Arias, Madison Jeffrey and Joseph Yabbour create a Dash of no-hit history

For the 16th time in franchise history, the Winston-Salem Dash tossed a no-hitter. It took four hurlers, and a lack of control led to the loss of the shutout, but in the end the White Sox High-A affiliate cruised to a historic win, 12-2.

Overall the Dash put on a pitching and hitting clinic tonight, steamrolling the visiting Rome Emperors. The pitching early on was stellar, and the attack at the plate was relentless: Winston-Salem dominated nearly every aspect of the game.

Tommy Vail set the tone early, keeping Rome’s bats silent and racking up four strikeouts. Frankeli Arias was solid on the mound, following Vail with three equally impressive frames. Arias also held the Emperors hitless and scoreless while striking out five.

The Dash offense got the ball rolling in the very first inning. Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a Ryan Galanie double, and then trotted home thanks to a sacrifice fly from Caden Connor. They added another run in the second when Arxy Hernández launched a solo home run, extending the lead to 2-0.

The scoring continued in the third. Antonacci was hit by another pitch (his second of the night), moved to second on a wild pitch, and Galanie followed with a single. Connor then delivered his second sacrifice fly of the game, bringing Antonacci across the plate and making it 3-0. The Dash offense showed no signs of slowing down in the middle innings. They tacked on two more runs in the fourth and another in the fifth, fueled by a barrage of extra-base hits. Jeral Perez, Alec Makarewicz, and Hernández knocked consecutive two-baggers, pushing the score to 6-0.

The seventh inning saw the Dash deliver the knockout blow. With two runners on and one out, Antonacci was hit by a pitch for the third time. Then, Galanie stepped up to the plate and crushed a grand slam, ballooning Winston-Salem’s lead to a commanding 11-0. They added one final run in the eighth inning when Hernández smacked his second double of the night and was driven home on a sacrifice fly from Weston Eberly.

Madison Jeffrey took the mound for the Dash in the eighth but struggled with his command. He surrendered two runs on three walks before Joseph Yabbour came in for the ninth. Yabbour navigated a somewhat shaky inning, which included a balk and hitting two batters, but ultimately got the final outs to secure the no-hitter.

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