Acquiring as much talent as possible is the Orioles' primary goal in the midst of their rebuild, and the team may have found a diamond in the rough in right-hander Jake Lyons, a starter for Short Season A-Aberdeen.
Lyons, a 22nd-round pick out of Oklahoma State this year, was the driving force behind a combined no-hitter thrown by the IronBirds against the Vermont Lake Monsters Aug. 12. He threw the first five innings of the no-hitter, striking out five batters with just one walk. Lyons was followed up by right-handers James Ryan, who pitched the next three innings, and Kyle Martin, who threw the ninth. It was the first no-hitter in IronBirds history.
As a competitor, Lyons wanted to try to finish off the no-hitter himself, but he is on a pitch count and understood the decision.
