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"Just freaky"

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That's how Neuqua Valley pitcher Ian Krol described the atmosphere on Tuesday in Naperville -- an overcast sky, a gathering storm and the sound of sirens. Krol blocked it out, as well as any sense of his impending no-hitter.

"Actually, I had no clue," he said with a laugh after a 7-0, five-inning victory over Bartlett. "It always ends up like that.

"You're throwin', you're throwin', you're throwin'. You did everything and then...Someone comes up, 'Yeah, you're throwin' a no-hitter.'"

Krol speaks from experience after notching a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over South Elgin on April 19, and a five-inning perfect game in an 11-0 decision against East Aurora on April 29. His left elbow was a little sore on Tuesday, but the junior fought through it: "Everything was workin', I just didn't have the velocity I usually have."

The Wildcats (25-5, 19-2) can clinch the Upstate Eight Conference title outright with either a win in any of their three remaining games, or a loss by St. Charles North, which has five conference losses. The North Stars close with a three-game series against South Elgin and are scheduled to finish a suspended game against Neuqua on Friday.

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