Baseball world reacts to college player’s legendary day

Brady Ware, a baseball player for the Division II University of Indianapolis, had an absolute dream game on Friday, achieving two of baseball’s rarest feats in the same game.

Ware was the starting pitcher for the Greyhounds. He was unhittable, throwing a no-hitter. Ware pitched the full seven innings, striking out 11 and walking five while allowing no runs. That’s a great day for anyone.

But for Ware, the no-hitter was only part of the equation. He also had a great day at the plate.

Ware batted cleanup for the Greyhounds. He drove in five runs, scored twice and went 4-for-4, recording a single, double, triple and home run. Or, in other words, he hit for the cycle — in the same game that he threw a no-hitter.

Baseball fans flocked to Twitter to pay tribute to the legendary day from Ware.

Huh?????????? Unreal https://t.co/6kIzAWRh3z

— hockey Lani (@JusCallMeLani) April 8, 2023

What makes Ware’s cycle so impressive is that, since it was the back end of a doubleheader, the game went only seven innings, with the home Greyhounds only batting six times. And as it turned out, Ware didn’t need that long.

Ware led off the second inning in his first at-bat and homered, giving Indianapolis the lead. That opened the door to a big rally. He came up again in the second inning and hit a bases loaded triple, driving in three. Ware then delivered an RBI double in the third inning and singled in the fifth to complete the reverse natural cycle.

[UIndy Athletics] Photo Credit: GLVC Network