King right-hander Neo Purificacion delivers en route to a 5-3 no-hit victory over Perry, the 15th no-hitter pitched in the Pacific this season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
SASEBO, Japan – Two more no-hitters were thrown on Japan’s baseball diamonds on Saturday, increasing the total in the Pacific season to 15.
Neo Purificacion survived eight walks and three third-inning runs, but settled down to quell the rally as E.J. King outlasted Matthew C. Perry 5-3 at Nimitz Park. The Samurai beat the Cobras 8-2 in the second game of Saturday’s twin bill.
At Camp Humphreys, Donovan Brown, Bradley Miller and Eric Ji combined to allow six runs, nine walks and three hit batsmen, but did not give up a hit as Humphreys hung on for a 7-6 win over Jeongnam, a Korean high school team.
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