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 | Smith Spins Masterpiece, No-Hits San Antonio Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 "Van Smith was just plain nasty on the mound today," according to his batterymate and quite a few of the San Antonio Storm Troopers after the Sandy Springs hurler fired a 6-0 no-hitter. The Storm Troopers were powerless against him. "It is what we call in baseball 'filthy'... his stuff was just too much for us today," the losing manager told reporters after the game." In an overpowering performance Smith faced 31 batters in all and finish the game with 14 strikeouts and 2 walks. "After the first couple of innings, I knew I had some good stuff going," Smith said. "In the bullpen, it really wasn't that good, to be honest. But when I got out on the mound and flipped the switch, I had some pretty good stuff. I had a good fastball with control and I was able to throw my breaking ball and changeup for strikes." |   |
