HELENA — Will Lyng pondered his postgame, celebratory meal, clutching the game ball from his most recent achievement with the sun on his back and a smile on his face.
If it’s local eatery Shellie’s, it’s probably a breakfast burrito for the Helena Capital graduate and Beloit College commit, and to really live, the lanky righty considered ordering all three meats (ham, bacon, sausage) inside his entrée.
Those ingredients work in a harmony similar to Lyng’s fastball, slider, and two-seamer, offerings Lyng wrapped together to no-hit the Laurel Dodgers in a 9-1 five-inning Keith Sell Tournament Championship Game victory Sunday.
Helena captured its fourth consecutive tournament victory and ninth total in the 29-year history of an event meant to honor the program’s former coach, general manager, and do-everything man.
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“That was a fun one,” Lyng said, noting the baseball in his left hand would join a couple others in his Senators locker as a keepsake.
Lyng retired the final 13 batters he faced Sunday, shaking off a first-inning walk and run-scoring E7 to toss his second five-inning no-no of the season (May 25), but first at Kindrick Legion Field.
“Everything was working well,” Senators catcher Connor Devine said. “He was hitting his spots, he wasn’t missing over the plate…
Helena Senators RHP Will Lyng tossed his second five-inning no-hitter of 2024 in a 9-1 Keith Sell Tournament Championship Game victory over the Laurel Dodgers on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
“Everything was sharp, slider looked really sharp.”
Laurel carried a 10-game win streak into Sunday, but simply ran into a buzzsaw.
Breaking balls away paired with two-seamers in on the hands produced roll-over ground outs and at least two weakly-hit pop flies that Lyng himself caught.
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