Longoria Tosses No-Hitter as Raiders Grab Season Opening Win
Last night the Middleton Tigers visited the Plant City Raiders in their season opener that would end up resulting in a dominant outing by 2023 RHP Adan Longoria who would toss a No-Hitter, striking out 16 batters and walking only one in their 8-0 victory. The uncommitted junior was masterful throughout the night, putting away the opposing lineup with ease and generating lots of swings and misses along the way.
Longoria got off to a hot start, striking out the side in back to back innings, then in the bottom of the 2nd he barreled a hit to left-center for an RBI double to open up the scoring for Plant City. The big righty painted the corners with his fastball sitting 87-90 topping out at 91 mph. He also mixed in a 78-81 mph changeup and had good feel for his curveball that sat 71-73 mph, showing 12/6 break. Threw all three pitches for strikes all throughout the night.
2022 C/RHP Colin Shultz (Plant City HS, FL) went on to widen the lead with a two-run moonshot over the left-center wall in the 3rd inning. 2024 RHP/OF Chase Mobley (Plant City HS, FL) would be another key contributor on offense as well, finishing off the scoring for the Raiders with another two-run bomb hit over the left-center wall to make the score 8-0.
That would be all the Raiders would need on offense for the night as Longoria continued to stay in a groove and kept the opposing team off the base paths.
With the win the Raiders move to 1-0 on the season while the Tigers fall to 0-1.
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Top Performers
2023 RHP Adan Longoria (Plant City HS, FL)
Uncommitted.Currently stands at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds on a frame that projects. Loose, quick arm. Longoria painted the corners all night with his fastball sitting 87-90 topping out at 91 mph. He also mixed in a 78-81 mph changeup and had good feel for his curveball that sat 71-73 mph, showing 12/6 break. Also went 2-4 at the plate with two doubles including an RBI double to open the scoring in the 2nd inning. When he gets into a groove he can create plenty of swings and misses and put the lineup away in a hurry. One of the top uncommitted arms to follow in the state who has made a noticeable jump.
2024 RHP/OF Chase Mobley (Plant City HS, FL)
Florida State Commit. Currently stands at 6-foot-5 on a frame that really projects. In the eighth inning Mobley hit a two-run bomb hit over the left-center wall to widen the Raider lead, making it 8-0. High two way follow to watch as the season progresses.
2022 C/MIF Colin Shultz (Plant City HS, FL)
Palm Beach State College Commit. Stands at 6-foot-one on a powerful frame. In the third inning Shultz hit a two-run homer over the left-center wall. Present pull side power with good feel for the barrel.
