Tuesday Dish: Anundsen No-Hits Daytona Posted Apr. 28, 2009 3:34 pm by Matt Eddy Pitching for high Class A Brevard County, Brewers righthander Evan Anundsen has thrown the 2009 season's first true no-hitter. That is, Anundsen-and Anundsen alone-held Daytona hitless for nine innings. The low Class A Hickory Crawdads, led by four innings from Martin Perez, threw a combined seven-inning no-hitter against Bowling Green on April 11. The Florida State League contest's 10:35 a.m. start time may have contributed to the sluggishness of the Cubs' bats, but it did little to slow Anundsen, Milwaukee's fourth-round pick in 2006 from Columbine High in Littleton, Colo. The 20-year-old struck out 10 Daytona batters, while walking one and hitting another in improving his season line to 2-2, 1.44 through four starts. He has struck out 25, walked eight and allowed no home runs in 25 innings. Anundsen went a modest 12-8, 4.28 in 28 starts for low Class A West Virginia last season, his first year in full-season ball. He never struck out more than eight batters in any one start in '08, but he now has registered a nine- and a 10-strikeout game this season. A groundball pitcher, Anundsen throws his fastball in the mid-80s but with good sink. Last year he compiled a 2.71 groundout-to-airout ratio; this year, it's a healthy 1.82. He'll mix in a curveball and a changeup, but he relies on inducing opponents to put the ball in play, usually on the ground, early in counts. This morning, he recorded 11 outs via the ground, and just six in the air.