Reese Felton has spent the last several seasons as a closer.
That’s what happens when you can throw a baseball 85 miles per hour.
Last Friday, though, Felton started, finished, and dominated in between against Verona.
And when Felton’s 136-pitch night had ended, Middleton’s senior right hander had accomplished something most pitchers can only dream of.
Felton threw the first no-hitter of his life and powered the Cardinals to an 8-1 win over the Wildcats at Middleton High School.
Felton’s big night came on the eve of his 18th birthday.
“A teammate of mine mentioned it in the second inning, which we all know we’re not supposed to do,” Felton said of the no-hitter. “But I didn't really take him or the possibility of the no hitter seriously until the sixth inning.
“It only became hard to stay focused at the end of the seventh inning when we had two outs. I just wanted to get the last one.”