While it's still early in the high school baseball season there was a pivotal matchup waged this week between first place William Floyd and second place Longwood. The early season series was circled in the preseason as a battle for first place and that is exactly the kind of game that was delivered. After the dust had settled William Floyd might have remained at the top of the standings, but it was Longwood who stole the headlines, or rather CJ Foreman.
The Longwood Lions dealt the Colonials their first loss of the season as they squeaked by on the backs of tremendous pitching. Longwood won a classic pitchers duel 1-0, but one pitcher stood head and shoulders above everyone else on the field that day. The Lions starting pitcher CJ Foreman went 7 2/3 innings while striking out 13 batters and combined with his bullpen no hit the Colonials. Cameron Horn came in for the final out to ensure the victory and hold onto the no hitter.
Foreman seemed untouchable at times. It's one thing to strike out 13 batters, but quite another to not allow a single hit. Combined it's fair to say this is one of the most dominant pitching efforts that we can remember. This will go down in the history books for a Longwood team that is trying to make some big waves this season. The Lions haven't had a no hitter in more than 50 years. Not since Artie Rittereiser accomplished the feat back in May, 1970.
While Longwood is still looking up at the Colonials in the standings, there is a lot of season left and this was a highlight moment for the team and certainly for Foreman himself.