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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Former Rebel Holliman Hurls No-Hitter in Minors
6/22/2007 | Baseball
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. Former Ole Miss Rebel and current Tennessee Smokies pitcher Mark Holliman no-hit the Huntsville Stars in game 1 of a doubleheader Thursday night in a 3-0 win between the AA Southern League rivals.
An appreciative, early arriving crowd cheered Holliman as the last batter was retired, and greeting him with a standing ovation during the postgame celebration.
Holliman was dominating from start to finish, facing just one batter more than the minimum. His only blemish on the night was a leadoff walk to Adam Heether in the third inning. Holliman fanned three batters through seven innings to notch his seventh win of the season.
The no-hitter was the third ever in the history of Smokies Park since opening on April 20, 2000. Smokies pitcher Leo Estrella threw a six-inning no-hitter against the Orlando Rays on May 27, 2000. Orlando Rays pitcher Gerardo Garcia returned the favor to the Smokies on May 21, 2002, throwing a seven-inning no-hitter during a double header.
For the game, Holliman threw 81 pitches, inducing 12 groundouts and six fly outs. To further help his cause, Holliman belted a two-run home run over the left field fence after a Jorge Cortes double to stake the Smokies to a 3-0 lead.
The entire Smokies team mobbed him after retiring Brenden Katin on a groundout to end the game, and tipped his cap to the fans during a post-game appreciative standing ovation.
