Jack Besgrove’s 21 Strikeout No-Hitter is One for the Ages
In the annals of fastpitch softball, there are moments that transcend the ordinary and enter the realm of legend. Last night at the ISC World Tournament, Australian/Gremlins ace Jack Besgrove didn’t just pitch a no-hitter—he delivered the most dominant performance in tournament history, recording all 21 outs via strikeout in a seven-inning masterpiece. Allowing only two walks, Besgrove’s flawless 21-strikeout game marked the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1947 that a pitcher achieved such perfection, etching his name into softball lore.
Final Score: Bear Creek Gremlins 6, Toronto Batmen 0
The game remained a scoreless pitchers’ duel through five innings until the Gremlins erupted for six runs in the sixth. Zenon Winters’ two-RBI single broke the deadlock, scoring Matthiew Roy and Ben Enoka, who had walked earlier in the inning. The rally surged with Jerome Raemaki’s single and run scored, Ladislao Malarczuk’s RBI single and run, and Brian Abrey’s two-RBI double. A sacrifice fly by Abellardo Penuelas and multiple walks, including an intentional walk to Ben Enoka, capped the six-run inning.
Pitching Lines:
- Jack Besgrove (Bear Creek Gremlins): 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 21 K. Besgrove’s no-hitter and 21 strikeouts—every out a strikeout—stand as a singular achievement in ISC World Tournament history.
- T Randerson (Toronto Batmen): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K. Randerson held the Gremlins scoreless until the sixth but faltered, allowing six runs.
- D Veenhof (Toronto Batmen): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K. Veenhof entered in relief but couldn’t stop the Gremlins’ sixth-inning surge.
The Gremlins return to play tonight at 8pm local time in one of two Winner’s Bracket semi-finals, broadcast link below.