Division II college baseball player hits for cycle, throws no-hitter in same game

Brady Ware, a baseball player for the University of Indianapolis in Division II, had a very good game Friday.

The pitcher threw seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts, zero runs allowed and zero hits allowed. He was decent at the plate as well, going 4-for-4 with five RBIs, a double, a triple and a home run in a 14-0 seven-inning win.

Add all that up, and you have maybe the greatest two-way performance you'll ever see on a baseball field: a no-hitter and a cycle in the same game. Your move, Shohei Ohtani (yes, we know there is a difference between doing this at Division II and in MLB).

Indianapolis posted some highlights here:

Ware's teammates seemed very happy for him when it was all over.

Ware, listed at 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, transferred to Indianapolis from NAIA St. Katherine last offseason and is currently slashing .329./.466/.614 with four homers and 22 RBIs in 22 games this season. On the mound, he holds a 2.76 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched across seven appearances (three starts), with batters hitting .136 against him.

Speaking with a teammate after the game, Ware identified one key difference for this game:

Per his school's website, Ware's cycle is the first for the program since 2013, and his no-hitter is the first since 2015. This is the first time an Indianapolis player has accomplished both in the same game.