Oberlin College’s baseball team finished the season strong over the past weekend as it won both its games against Lake Erie College to finish at 17-23 overall and 6-10 in conference play.

First-year pitcher Jack Dunn started the first game of the doubleheader, capping off a fantastic season by throwing a no-hitter. Not only were the team and crowd amazed, but even Dunn was surprised by his feat.

“My arm was a little sore,” said Dunn. “I didn’t really have my stuff in the pen that morning. I didn’t even think I was going to pitch the whole game.”

But as the game went on, Dunn retired batter after batter and the thoughts of a no-no began to enter the heads of those at Dill Field.

“The actual thoughts of it really happening probably didn’t happen until the last out of the sixth inning came around,” continued Dunn. “I was afraid to look at the score board to double check.”

The ever-modest Dunn gave much of the credit to his team. “The guys did a great job. We came out early and scored a lot of runs, which helps in any game. They also played great defense. They made all the routine plays along with some great ones.”

Dunn recalls the last pitch of the game that solidified his fantastic achievement. “I remember the last out of the game was a fly ball to right field and I turned around to watch and as soon as [first-year] Zach [Berman] caught it, [senior] Rick [Betzel] was on my back. It was great. It was a huge celebration in the middle of the infield.”

Although Dunn’s no-hitter was the highlight of the game, sophomores Jeremy Simon and P.J. Carter fueled the Yeomen offensively. Both had three RBIs and two runs on the way to a 10-0 Yeomen victory.

Oberlin was not satisfied with a near-perfect performance in the first game against Lake Erie, as they still had lots to play for in the second: A win would give the Yeomen the school record for wins in a season.

The nightcap was one for the seniors as graduating captain Seth Binder led Oberlin at the plate with two runs and two RBIs. Senior Jaremy Rich started the last game of his career for Oberlin and cruised through the first six innings until he ran out of gas in the seventh.

Rich gave up all four runs in the frame but the bullpen came through for the Yeomen as Carter notched the save in Rich’s win, forcing a groundout with the bases loaded as Oberlin won 6-4 to set the win record.

This was not the only record the Yeomen set this season: Oberlin had 117 stolen bases, obliterating the previous record by 50 steals.

Betzel finished just one RBI shy of tying the single season record. Seniors Jesse Cullen-Dupont, Binder and Betzel finished in the top five in nearly every offensive category this season, with Cullen-Dupont and Betzel being the team leader in most categories.

Dunn finished second in school history for a single season in both wins and strikeouts. Carter tied the single season record for saves.

Even with all the success this season, the Yeomen will not become complacent in the off-season.

“It feels great to have set the record for wins in a season as a team,” said Dunn. “Hopefully we can do it again as a team next year.”