Sag Harbor - Tim Welch came from Portsmouth, NH, to Sag Harbor for the week and made himself quite comfortable on the mound at Mashashimuet Park, so comfortable that he ended up making history.

Chris Migani of Sag Harbor takes off from third and registers a straight steal of home while catcher Jeff Melillo and teammate Jeff Ussery look on.

On a sun-washed afternoon in Sag Harbor, the sophomore-to-be at Bowdoin College (Maine) tossed a seven-inning no-hitter in the Whalers' 8-0 victory over the North Fork Ospreys on Sunday. The win kicked off a spectacular pitching day for Sag Harbor, which limited North Fork to one run and three hits in the nightcap, a 4-1 Whaler triumph.

Welch's No-No
Welch's no-hitter was the first in Hamptons Collegiate Baseball history. Last year, Youngstown State's Phil Klein threw a perfect game for the Whalers on July 13 on the very same mound. He took a perfect game into the seventh but it was wiped out with one out on an error at third base on a grounder by Tony Lepore (Southern Illinois). North Fork's Jason Rago (Fairfield) socked a liner to right field that was tracked down by Kyle Zarotney (Central Connecticut State) for the second out, and Danny Cepin's slow roller to short was gobbled up by Ed Squeri (Dowling) near second base, and Squeri threw to first to just get Cepin (UC Davis) and preserve the no-no.

Shortstop Ed Squeri made a nifty play behind the mound to record the 21st and final out of Tim Welch's no-hitter.

"It's a great feeling," Welch said. "I didn't think I was going to do this well, so I'm pleased with it. It's definitely a good feeling."

The feat was accomplished in 90 pitches over the seven innings and Welch struck out six batters in total. At Bowdoin, Welch compiled a 2-2 record and a 3.28 earned run average in 11 games, five of which were starts. Welch also led the team in saves with three. Sunday's start figured to be Welch's last but discussions were taking place that would have Welch pitch once a week for the Whalers while maintaining his job in New Hampshire.

"I came down to actually see if I can could pitch down here in a league like this," Welch said.

Offensive Attack
Offensively, the Whalers were led by Stanley Fich (Stanford), who drove in four runs in the first two innings, one coming on a single in the first and three more via a bases-clearing double in the second. Brandon Boykin (Rutgers) and Kyle Crean (Albany) also had multi-hit days for Sag Harbor.

Welch was supposed to start the nightcap but instead the nod went to Farmingdale State's Steve King, who looked every bit the part of an ace. The Ram right-hander gave up just one hit and one walk over his five shutout innings. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth on a J.T. Tomes (Harvard) run-scoring groundout and an RBI single by Zarotney. North Fork scratched a run in the sixth when Rocco Gondek (Sacred Heart) singled in Cepin, but Sag Harbor added to its lead with a single run in the bottom half courtesy of a sacrifice fly by Chris Migani (Quinnipiac).

Jeff Ussery singled and scored a pair of runs for Sag Harbor in its 8-0 win over North Fork on Sunday afternoon.

Kevin Rigopoulos (Hofstra) continued his impressive summer on the mound for the Ospreys, surrendering one earned run in five innings while fanning four. North Fork's offense did little in support of its pitchers, collecting just three hits in two games. Gondek had two of those hits, the latter preventing a scoreless day. The losses paired with a Southampton doubleheader split with Long Island put the Ospreys a half-game back as teams make the turn toward home in the regular season.

Leaver Injured
The victories came at the expense of Sag Harbor's top pitcher to date. Gardner Leaver (Rhode Island), who was slated to start game one, suffered a broken collarbone in the pre-game warm-ups when he was shagging fly balls during practice. He elevated and grabbed the home run ball but his ankles clipped the fence and he crashed down full bore on his left shoulder.

"As I fell, I knew something was wrong," Leaver said. "I heard a crack, my hat and glove went everywhere, I knew it was bad after that. I got the golden opportunity to rob one and that went the wrong way for me."

Per the doctor's analysis, Leaver could return in time for the playoffs, which begin the first week of August. It was estimated that it would take six weeks to heal 100 percent, although Leaver said "If in three weeks I feel like nothing's wrong, I'm going to ahead and try it."

Sag Harbor's Tim Welch (15) is mobbed by his teammates after tossing a seven-inning no-hitter against the Ospreys.