Toth was as close to perfect as you could get in his first turn through head coach Eric Theisen’s rotation, recording a no-hitter against Maryville as the Chargers stampeded their way to a four-game sweep.
He was a second inning walk away from the perfect game as Toth went the distance in seven innings. The Saints didn’t threaten past one runner at second base in that frame as Toth punched out the next two batters going down swinging.
The 6-4 righty ultimately recorded 10 strikeouts and was the beneficiary of a Jeff Landis solo home run, one of three bombs launched by the powerful corner infielder in four games. He faced 22 hitters and threw only 86 pitches, including 60 for strikes.
It turned out to be the lone run of the game, but his teammates rushed the field in celebration as he induced a line out to end the seventh inning after striking out the previous two hitters.
His line in the box score was very similar to another no-hitter in the conference thrown in 2017 by Malone’s righty Joshua Hurford, who was also one walk away from a perfect game. He joins some elite fireballers in conference history who have thrown no-hitters including Minnesota Twins starter Randy Dobnak (Alderson Broaddus) and former New York Mets minor leaguer Matt Pobereyko (Kentucky Wesleyan).
Toth made four starts last spring and despite a tough W/L record, flashed plenty of swing-and-miss potential with a 9.82 K/9 ratio. He pitched 14.2 innings and recorded 16 strikeouts.