Generals' Gallaher, Daspit no-hit Drillers in 3-0 win

April 10, 1994

1994 Smokey Bear Jackson Generals Unnumbered 1994 Fleer/ProCards Jackson Generals # 208


TULSA, Okla. -- Kevin Gallaher and James Daspit combined to pitch Jackson's first no-hitter since 1982 in the Generals' 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon over the Tulsa Drillers.
Gallaher pitched the first six innings of the rain-shortened game, which was delayed twice by weather and called after the seventh.

The non-drafted free agent, signed out of St. Bonaventure in 1991, walked two and had nine strikeouts. He retired the last 12 Drillers he faced. With the Generals leading 3-0, the game was halted for 1 hour and 9 minutes by rain. Gallaher was then replaced by Daspit in the seventh. Daspit had a strikeout and walked one before the game was delayed again, this time for one hour fifteen minutes.
When the tarp was pulled off, officials ruled the field too wet to continue the game.

The last no-hitter by a Jackson pitcher was turned in by [Jose] Rodriguez in a seven-inning victory over San Antonio at Smith-Wills stadium in 1982. Sunday was the third against Tulsa in Jackson's Texas League history.
No Tulsa player got past first base Sunday. Only four Drillers rers reached base--three on walks and the fourth on an error. However, Generals catcher Tony Gilmore threw out two runners in the first inning attempting to steal second base.

The Generals scored their first run in the first inning. Fletcher Thompson singled and went to third on a double by Tom Nevers. Thompson scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Abreu.
In the fourth, Jeff Ball, who went 3 for 3, led off with a double and advanced to third on a groundout. Ball made it 2-0 on a sacrifice fly by Tim Evans.
The Generals made it 3-0 in the sixth when Gilmore--playing in his hometown--had an RBI single with two outs. Lefthander Lance Schuermann (0-1) took the loss. He went five innings, allowing two runs and six hits.


Jackson Generals ABRHRBI





Fletcher Thompson, 2b 4 1 1 0
Tom Nevers, ss 3 0 2 0
Bob Abreu, dh 3 0 1 1
Gary Mota, rf 3 0 1 0
Jeff Ball, 1b 3 1 3 0
Mike Groppuso, 3b 2 1 0 0
Tim Evans, cf 1 0 1 1
Tony Gilmore, c 3 0 2 1
Buck McNabb, lf 3 0 0 0





Jackson totals25 3 11 3
Tulsa Drillers ABRHRBI





Terrell Lowery, cf 3 0 0 0
Ever Magallanes, 2b 2 0 0 0
Desi Wilson, lf 3 0 0 0
Sergio Cairo, dh 2 0 0 0
Rich Aurillia, ss 3 0 0 0
David Rolls, c 2 0 0 0
Todd Guggiana, 1b 1 0 0 0
Mike Edwards, 3b 2 0 0 0
Frank Turco, rf 2 0 0 0





Tulsa totals20 0 0 0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jackson Generals 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tulsa Drillers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E-  Groppuso, Aurillia
DP- Tulsa 2
LOB-Jackson 6 Tulsa 2
2B- Nevers, Ball 2
S - Evans
SF -Abreu, Evans

Jackson Generals IPHRERBBK







Kevin Gallaher (W, 1 - 0) 6 0 0 0 2 9
Jamie Daspit 1 0 0 0 1 1

Tulsa Drillers IPHRERBBK







Lance Schuermann (L, 0 - 1) 5 6 2 2 1 1
Steve Sadecki 2 5 1 1 0 1


HBP - Nevers (by Schuermann)
Time - 1:40
Attendance - 1,150

Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger, April 11, 1994