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The Centenary athletic complex turned into the Field of Dreams Saturday, with a no-hitter in baseball and a landmark softball win next door.

Freshman right-hander Aidan Reichek threw a no-hitter in the second game of Centenary’s Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader against the University of Dallas Crusaders, an 18-0 run-rule victory, at Shehee Stadium.

The Diamond Gents (10-6, 3-2 SCAC) fell 11-4 in the first contest to the Crusaders (11-10, 2-3 SCAC) and took their frustrations out in the second game, scoring a season-high in runs on 18 hits as the rookie Reicheck shined.

The no-hitter is the first thrown since Matthew Devillier held Austin College hitless on April 20, 2018 at home. Reichek and Devillier’s no-hitters are the only two in the Division III era (2012-present) in program history.

Meanwhile, just over baseball’s right field fence, the Centenary softball team recorded its biggest victory as a Division III program as the Ladies edged No. 4 Texas Lutheran 7-6 to start a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at the Centenary Softball Complex.

The Ladies (6-14, 2-4 SCAC) handed the Bulldogs, ranked fourth nationally by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), their first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference loss since March 2, 2019. TLU (16-3, 5-1 SCAC) responded with an 8-1 win in the nightcap. The Ladies had only beaten the Bulldogs twice in 33 all-time meetings (two wins in 1990) before Saturday.