Aaron Dott made history this summer for the Loggers in the Northwoods league, a summer wood bat league. Dott pitched the first no-hitter in team history, with a 6-1 win over the Green Bay Bullfrogs in June.
"It's something I've never done before in my life," said the UW-Whitewater lefthander. "It's very exciting." "I was able to throw a strike when I needed to. I also was able to get some batters to hit to the left side a couple times so the runner couldn't advance. My teammates made the plays when they had to."
The no-hitter was the latest in what already has been an exciting baseball season for Dott. At UW-Whitewater, Dott was named All-Conference this past season leading the team in complete games and innings pitched. Dott was an All-Regional second team pick this past season by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Dott and the Warhawks made it to the Division III World Series this year where the team placed third. "That was very exciting," Dott said. "We had a good year overall, got hot in the tournament and was able to get to the Series."
Dott came to the Loggers last season in large part because of a former teammate, Adam Dominick. "A year ago, I was playing in summer league Legion ball when Adam called me," Dott said. "It wasn't much of a competition. Adam said the Loggers were looking for a pitcher because they had some injuries. So, I took jumped at the chance."
"It's great playing in this league. The competition is topnotch. You're facing good hitters from top to the bottom of the order every night. It helps you get better."
Dott finished the season with a 5-2 record and a 2.43 ERA in 12 appearances.