Jack Leiter, son of former Blue Jays pitcher, throws no-hitter for Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University's Jack Leiter walked the first batter he faced Saturday before retiring 27 in a row for a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over South Carolina.

Leiter, the son of 19-year big league pitcher and former Toronto Blue Jay Al Leiter, walked Braylen Wimmer to lead off the game but was perfect the rest of the way in a 5-0 victory over South Carolina. He struck out Wimmer swinging at a 96-mile-per-hour fastball to end the game, his 124th pitch.

"I felt pretty good in the first inning, but walking the first guy, obviously not what you want to do," Leiter said. "I would say honestly not really until the sixth, seventh inning, it felt like it was a little bit different than other games."

Leiter's no-hitter was the first for Vanderbilt since teammate Kumar Rocker dominated Duke as a freshman in the 2019 Super Regionals. Rocker and Leiter are considered the top pitching prospects for Major League Baseball's 2021 draft July 11-13. Rocker struck out 14 Gamecocks in a 3-2 win Friday night and has an 0.58 ERA.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the first pick in this summer's draft, followed by the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox.