Nick Schroeder, the Brooklyn Aces 31-year old left-handed starting pitcher, is having what looks to be the best season of his career and yesterday he added a real gem to the mix, no-hitting the Detroit Falcons. It is the second no-hitter of the 1983 season in the WPK and the first in the long career of Schroeder, who was an All-Star in 1981 and has one championship ring as a member of the Denver Brewers bullpen in 1979.
Meanwhile, the SJL West first place San Antonio Keys found out a few days ago that they will be without the services of the reigning SJL MVP John Mussaw for what is expected to be up to about 7 weeks with a hamstring pull. Fortunately for the Keys they have 36-year old 8-time All-Star second baseman Jared Hancock on their bench and also have a budding star in 27-year old Ryan Campbell, who will get the majority of the starts in Mussaw's absence.
In other injury news, the Detroit Falcons, currently 2 games behind Brooklyn at the top of the MGL East standings, have lost their talented young 23-year old right handed pitcher Tom Ferris to a torn UCL. Ferris had been pitching quite well this season, largely from the bullpen, and is expected to be an important arm in the starting rotation in the future.