PREP BASEBALL Tom Enyeart throws no-hitter, leading Chaney

The junior pitcher threw the first no-hitter of his career -- and didn't know it.
By JOHN KOVACH
VINDICATOR SPORTS STAFF
YOUNGSTOWN -- Junior pitcher Tom Enyeart of Chaney didn't know it.
The Cowboys' first-year manager, Tom Otto, also didn't know it.
And most of the Chaney team didn't know it.
But Campbell Memorial surely knew it.
What was it?
Enyeart's no-hitter -- the first of his baseball career.
"I didn't realize I had a no-hitter," said Enyeart. "I was just doing my job. We hit the ball pretty good."
The Cowboys broke open a close game by scoring four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to hand the Red Devils their first loss of the season, 9-1, Saturday in a high school baseball game at the Wick Recreation Area.
Enyeart, who had climbed the ranks of youth baseball without coming up with a no-hitter, said he had command of his pitches and good stuff.
"I had good control and placement," he said. "My changeup was moving."
He struck out five and walked four.
Strong offense
Meanwhile, while Enyeart was throttling Campbell, Chaney unleashed a 14-hit attack powered by a host of players.
Lou Kopachy had two singles, drove in three runs and scored once, while Jeff Hlinka added two singles and two RBIs. Aaron Boris had three singles and three runs and twin brother Adam Boris two singles and two runs to key the Cowboys' offense.
Joe Morales contributed two singles and an RBI.
Kopachy, a junior catcher, said Enyeart was outstanding.
"He had all of his junk. He located the fastball. He was pitching strikes when we needed it," said Kopachy, noting that Enyeart also threw a curve, slider and changeup.
"[And] we played defense when we had to."
Otto said Enyeart has come of age this year.
"He has really emerged for us," he said. "Aaron Boris was having arm trouble and Enyeart stepped in so far this season as our No. 1 pitcher."
Enyeart, one of four returning pitchers, was coming off a shutout of South Range and has pitched 13 innings without giving up an earned run this season.
"He believes in his stuff and has a variety of pitches and that's the big difference," said Otto.
Campbell's starting pitcher, Lonnie McQueen, held Chaney to one run and seven hits for four innings before being relieved by Rick Quinn to start the fifth inning. McQueen fanned five batters and walked one.
Chaney rallies for lead
But Chaney rallied against Quinn with eight runs and seven hits in two innings.
The Cowboys (3-1) bunched four hits and two errors into four runs in the fifth inning, with Enyeart aiding his cause with a run-scoring single.
Chaney then added three hits, including Hlinka's two-run single, plus two passed balls, a hit-batsman, a stolen base and a walk to score four more runs in the sixth.
Chaney took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Kopachy's infield single drove in Aaron Boris.
Campbell (4-1) finally tied it in the fourth as Mark Such's sacrifice fly scored Matt Stankich. Stankich had reached first on an error, went to second on a balk and then to third on a fielder's choice.
Besides the Boris twins, Chaney has three other sets of brothers. Kopachy's brother, Bryan, is a senior on the team, and there also are the two Shaffo brothers: Jeff a senior and Sam a sophomore. There are also two Morales brothers: Vic, a junior, and Joe, a freshman.
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