Gage Wood Throwing 3rd No-Hitter in College World Series Leaves Patrick Mahomes Stunned

Gage Wood threw the 1st no-hitter in Men's College World Series (MCWS) since 1960 as he picked up 19 strikeouts in 119 pitches against Murray State.

Gage Wood Throwing 3rd No-Hitter in College World Series Leaves Patrick Mahomes Stunned

Patrick Mahomes and Gage Wood (Image via Imago/X)

College baseball star Gage Wood created history on Monday by throwing the 3rd no-hitter in Men’s College World Series (MCWS) history. His impressive performance even left Kansas City Chiefs’ star Patrick Mahomes stunned.

On Monday, the Arkansas Razorbacks took on Murray State in an elimination game. With his team’s season on the line, Wood took the responsibility on his shoulders.

The right-handed pitcher threw a total of 119 pitches and did not issue a single walk or hit. He notched up a career-high 19 strikeouts in this game and completely dominated the opposition batter. The only thing that did not go in his way in this game was a perfect game. Wood would hit an opposition batter in the 8th inning, which ended his quest for a perfecto.

His no-no in this game was 3rd one ever thrown in MCWS history and the first since 1960. Before him, the only pitchers to have thrown a no-hitter in MCWS history were Jim Ehrler of Texas in 1950 and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State in 1960.

Wood’s performance from this game left social media stunned. Several users congratulated the young pitcher for this.

Patrick Mahomes, the NFL quarterback, also seemed to have been blown away with this performance. The 3-time Super Bowl champion would take to his X account to celebrate this feet of Wood. He would use three shocked face emojis to make his feelings known.

Mahomes is well-versed in baseball. The 29-year-old played baseball, football, and basketball in college and was selected by the Detroit Tigers. However, he did not sign a contract with the American League Central team and instead opted to focus on football.

Dave Portnoy takes swipe at Red Sox while dropping the a name of Gage Wood

Gage Wood stole several headlines on Monday after he threw one of the most dominant outings in MCWS history. Before his name started trending on social media, the name of the Boston Red Sox was on the top of the trending charts. Dave Portnoy would later take a swipe at the Boston-based outfit while dropping the name of the young pitcher.

Dave Portnoy and Gage Wood
Dave Portnoy and Gage Wood (Image via NY Post/TSN)

The Red Sox stunned the baseball world on Sunday by trading away Rafael Devers. The American League East side traded one of their star players to the San Francisco Giants in a deal that saw them receive 4 players.

This development saw social media explode. Several Red Sox fans slammed the team for giving away the 3B/DH despite the off-field issues that were there between them.

Portnoy, the Barstool Sports owner, would use the name of Gage Wood to take a swipe at the Red Sox front office. The $100 million worth star expressed that the team should draft him, give him a 10-year deal and then let him walk away for nothing.

Red Sox should draft Gage Wood, sign him to 10 year deal and then give him away for nothing.

Devers had signed a massive 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension with the Red Sox in 2023. He was currently in the 2nd year of this deal. In exchange for him, the team received Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, Jose Bello and James Tibbs III.

Speaking of Wood, he is the No.50 overall in MLB Pipeline‘s draft prospect for 2025. With this performance, he has surely attracted a lot of interest. Before he eventually gets picked up by an MLB team, his college team has another elimination game on Tuesday against the loser of the UCLA-LSU clash.

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