Rays’ Ferro Spins No-Hitter in Team’s Three Win Week

It was quite a week for the Marco Island Academy baseball team as senior Zach Ferro thew the school’s first no-hitter on Wednesday, March 29, at Tyler Beck Memorial Ballpark in the Rays’ 10-0 win over Mason Classical Academy. The Rays run-ruled The Village School of Naples at home on Monday, March 27. On Saturday morning, April 1, the Rays traveled to East Naples and beat Seacrest, 5-3, with an all-around solid effort in all phases of the game.

Ferro’s no-hitter comes right on the heels of Chase Berry’s one-hitter last week against the same Mason Classical team. While Berry lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh, Ferro was able to close it out in five innings thanks to the Rays’ run-rule win.

Ferro also had a big week with the bat, picking up five hits, four RBI, and a home run over the left-centerfield fence at Seacrest.

Rays head coach Lazaro Ferro, Zach’s father, is proud of his team and his son.

"You can see everything coming together,” Lazaro Ferro said. “We’re committing a lot less errors. We only had one in the last two games. That clearly shows that we’re heading in the right direction."

Chase Berry had another strong outing on the mound against Seacrest (4-7).

“We had another phenomenal performance by Chase Berry,” Ferro said. "He allowed one earned run. He threw seven complete innings, 90 pitches, 11 strikeouts, and only three hits. That’s the way we know he can pitch. That’s what he offers us. " 

Ferro also praised his son’s no-hitter. Zach Ferro is also the team’s catcher.

"He gave us five innings,” Ferro said. "Zach had a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Actually, only four hitters were able to put a bat on the ball. He hasn’t pitched much because when he pitches, we suffer behind the plate.”

The Rays (7-8) traveled to First Baptist Academy (7-8) on Tuesday, April 4. They hosted Immokalee (3-8) on Wednesday, April 5. Golden Gate (6-5) visits the Rays on Thursday, April 6, at 6:30 PM.