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Local pitcher breaks nearly 70-year-old record
HUBBARD, Ohio (WKBN) – Hubbard junior pitcher Brayden Songer has had a historic 2025 season, cementing not only himself but his Eagles team in school history.
'All starts in the bullpen, getting warmed up and stuff. Then I come out to the mound, I'm just focused, I'm thinking, get this first guy out,' said Songer. 'Always, always work ahead in the count and usually good things happen after that.'
The ace currently has 100 strikeouts this season, which is a new school record. The previous record was set in 1957 by William Ruby with 99 K's.
'1957, that's that record, I had seen it on the board and honestly forgot about it, I didn't even think about that,' said Hubbard head coach John Schiraldi. 'Anything I ask him to do, he can do it.'
The junior pitcher also set school records this season for back-to-back no-hitters, five shut-outs in a season, and eight wins in a single season.
'Definitely a historic year for all of us, it makes me feel great because I'm part of this team and everybody else on the team, too, everybody has a part, everybody plays a role,' said Songer.
His performances put him in the OHSAA baseball record books. Songer is the 21st player in the state history with consecutive no-hitters and the 20th player in Ohio with five shutouts in a season.
As a team, Hubbard has also had a historic season by claiming the Northeast 8 Conference and winning 23 games this season. Hubbard has only had a 20-game winning season one other time in school history.
The Eagles also just won the school's first district championship in program history.
Hubbard plays Canfield in the Division IV Regional Semifinal at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.
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