Millersville, Pennsylvania - Eli Nabholz needed just 78 pitches to make history on Saturday against Mansfield. The Millersville sophomore became the sixth pitcher in program history to throw a no-hitter when he struck out six for a 5-1 win in game one of the PSAC East doubleheader. Mansfield won game two by a 2-1 score.

Nabholz's no-hitter was the third at Millersville since 2013 but the first against a PSAC East opponent since Brett Rhoades no-hit Mansfield in 2007.

"It means a lot coming here especially with the culture and tradition at Millersville," said Nabholz. "To have your name up there with some of the best pitchers that have come through here like Chris Murphy and guys like that, it's a surreal feeling."

Mansfield scratched across a run in the fifth inning after back-to-back hit batsmen, a sacrifice bunt and RBI groundout. But Nabholz recorded five 1-2-3 innings and allowed just three base runners in seven innings of work.

That fifth inning was quite a jam for the right-hander with runners on second and third on one out. He received some defensive help when freshman shortstop Eric Callahan snared a line drive and doubled the runner off of second base to end the inning. And with one run in and base runners aboard, Nabholz forgot all about the no-hitter and did not realize the accomplishment until a postgame announcement was made over the public address system.

"They put a couple good hit balls in play," said Nabholz. "It wasn't that kind of dominating game that you usually see. But we went out and got the win, which is the most important thing...Nobody was really talking about it. That dicey fifth inning made it a little questionable."

Nabholz struck out four of the first eight batters of the game and retired nine in a row to close it. He improved to 5-0 and has not allowed more than three runs in any of his seven starts. The reigning PSAC East Pitcher of the Week has also struck out at least six batters in five of his seven starts.

The offense staked Nabholz to a 2-0 lead in the third and added three more in the sixth. Mitch Stoltzfus, singled in a run and freshman Cole Friese, who went 2-for-2 with a walk, run and stolen base, drove in a pair with a single of his own.

The Marauders received outstanding pitching in game two as well but squandered multiple scoring opportunities at the plate. Tyler Yankosky allowed just two hits while striking out six of 4 2/3 innings but left with the game tied 1-1 and received a no decision. The loss fell to Matt Ulrich, who gave up a single to Eric Harms to start the seventh. A sacrifice bunt punt Harms in scoring position and a wild pitch put him on third. Millersville called Mike Mock from the bullpen, who quickly recorded a strikeout. But with two outs, a pitch up in the zone glanced off the mitt of Stoltzfus and rolled to the backstop, allowing the go-ahead run to score.

Millersville went down in order in the bottom of the seventh. The team's lone run came in the third when Dan Neff blasted a solo home run to left field. Millersville stranded eight runners. Twice Stoltzfus led off innings with stand-up doubles but was not brought home. Millersville also led off the fifth with a walk and put two runners on base in the sixth.

Over the last 10 games, Millersville has scored one run five times, going 3-2 in those games. But after scoring at least eight runs eight times in the first 13 games, Millersville has managed more than four runs just twice over the last 11.

The Marauders are set to travel to Mansfield Sunday to complete the four-game series.