van Meel Spins Masterpiece, No-Hits California
The <Texas Spurs:team#73> were just hoping for a solid outing from <Christiaan van Meel:player#9094>. Instead, they got something special.

The 35-year-old hurler tossed a no-hitter against the <California Bulldogs:team#93>, helping the Spurs take the 2-0 win.

"I felt good throughout the game," he said after his spectacular outing for the Spurs. "As I was going into the ninth inning, I wasn't nervous. I knew I had a chance to do something special."

<van Meel:player#9094>'s repertoire has a fastball, slider, and curveball, and he used it all to full advantage, keeping the <California:team#93> hitters off balance all game long. The <Texas:team#73> hurler fanned 6 and walked 1 in his history-making performance.

"His fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed," California manager <Brett Williams:manager#75> joked after the game.

So far this season <van Meel:player#9094> has compiled a 1-2 record with a 3.60 ERA.

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