John Anderson's 1,100th career victory as Gophers baseball coach was a memorable one.
Junior lefthander Tom Windle pitched a no-hitter, walking one and striking out eight in the Gophers' 3-0 victory over Western Illinois on Friday night at the Metrodome.
It was the first no-hitter pitched by a Gophers pitcher since April 4, 1993, when Joe Westfall accomplished the feat against Penn State in seven innings — a victory that was the 401st of Anderson's career. Prior to that, the Gophers also had a no-hitter on April 14, 1970, also in seven innings, over Macalester.
Windle pitched his way into Gophers history on 95 pitches. He sent the first 11 batters down in order before issuing his only walk, coming with two outs in the fourth inning. After his walk, Windle struck out the next batter swinging.
Western Illinois (2-8) had baserunners in the sixth and eighth innings, too, on Gophers error. The second error resulted in a runner on third with one out in the eighth, but Windle rebounded by striking out the next two batters, both looking.
Windle's final strikeout came when he fanned Dan Dispensa swinging for the final out of the game, improving him to 2-1 this season.
Kurt Schlangen went 3-for-4 for the Gophers, while freshmen Dan Motl and Connor Schaefbauer each had a RBI.
U foursome takes third at NCAA indoors
The Gophers distance medley relay team of Harun Abda, Cameron Boy, Nick Hutton and Travis Burkstrand earned first-team All-America honors with a third-place finish on Friday in the first day of action at the NCAA indoor track and field championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
