The Gallaudet University baseball team has won its first conference baseball game since 1997. The Bison defeated Stevenson University by a score of 5-3 on Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader. Its the first Capital Athletic Conference baseball victory in 13 years. Jeremy Shepps pitched a complete game and had a no-hitter going in the fourth inning. Stevenson won the second game of the doubleheader by a score of 3-2.
Gallaudet's only winning season since World War II came in 1966 and 1977. The team earned 7-5 records both years. Before Thursday's win, the Bison had lost 150 straight games in the Capital Athletic Conference. They were 0-14 so far this season and 0-20 overall.
Coach Curtis Pride took over the team two years ago. He's the only deaf player to reach the major leagues in the modern era.
