Schuster Fails For 5th No-No In a Row

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A Pinellas high school pitcher came up short in his bid to throw a fifth straight no-hit game.

Mitchell High School ace Patrick Schuster had put together a string of four no-hitters going into Tuesday's district tournament game.

With a horde of media and large crowd watching at a high school field in Clearwater, the lanky left-hander gave up a double in the third inning to Gaither High's Drew Dotey, ending the streak.

The national record for consecutive no-hitters by a high school pitcher is six. Schuster captured the state of Florida record when he turned in his fourth straight last week at his home field in New Port Richey, northwest of Tampa.

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Schuster's Fourth In A Row

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Translation: A Florida high school pitcher has tossed his fourth consecutive no-hitter.

Mitchell High senior Patrick Schuster ((pictured, thanks Chris Urso/tbo.com)) did it Monday night on his home field at the suburban school northwest of Tampa.

The lanky left-hander struck out 17 to help his team beat rival Pasco High 5-0 in front of a full house of several hundred spectators.

Schuster's streak began April 3. He's piled up 60 strikeouts in the four games, helping Mitchell to a 19-3 record. He's 7-0 on the season.

Schuster, whose fastball tops 90 mph, has signed to play at the University of Florida next year but hasn't ruled out going straight to professional baseball.

The record for consecutive no-hitters in high school baseball is six. Schuster broke the record he shared with Gonzalez Tate's Ben Webb (1985) and Jefferson's Sam Militello (1987).

Schuster's next start is expected to come in next week's Class 6A-District 7 tournament.

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