Going out on top?
Birtwell may not have been the only Crimson pitcher to throw his last game yesterday.
With his amazing no-hitter in the second game yesterday, Crockett may have said his own farewell to O'Donnell Field.
The highly-touted junior is expected to be taken in this June's amateur draft. Whether he chooses to sign or not remains to be seen.
"I imagine [I'll be back]," Crockett said, but then added, "I can't say anything for sure. We'll see what happens."
If his stock was high before his outing yesterday, Crockett can only be considered a red-hot prospect now.
With no small number of scouts in attendance yesterday, Crockett was dazzling, facing the minimum number of batters while fanning a career-high 14 batters. His fastball was lively as usual, but it was his breaking ball especially that left Dartmouth baffled.
"I had the curveball going pretty good," Crockett said. "I got them to chase the ball."
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