Senior Salute: Tucson's Matteo Sierras

Matteo Sierras pitched a no-hitter in his final game

NINE- WE'RE STARTING A (SENIORSALUTE( - HONORING THOSESENIORS WHO WERE POISED TOHAVE A BIG SPRING.

JASON BARRREPORTS ON A TUCSON HIGHBASEBALL PLAYER -- WHO'S LASTGAME TURNED OUT TO BE AMEMORABLE ONE.TUCSON HIGH SENIOR MATTEOSIERRAS DID SOMETHING MANYWOULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT.

HETHREW A NO-HITTER IN HIS FINALGAME.

EXCEPT HE HAD NO IDEA ITWOULD BE HIS FINAL GAME.

:22-27 .IT WAS SAD KNOWING IWOULDNT GET TO FINISH - MEAND THE OTHER SENIORS./ MAKINGIT EVEN TOUGHER WAS THE TIMEMATTEO WAS SET TO SPEND ON THEFIELD WITH HIS FATHER - WHOCOACHES THE TUCSON FRESHMENTEAM 4:10-4:15 .HES THE ONEWHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAYBASEBALL.

WE HAD ONE MORE YEARTO MAKE A RUN AT IT./ THEBADGERS WERE RANKED IN THE TOPTEN IN ARIZONA.

NOW MATTEO ISLIKE MANY OTHERS - SOCIALDISTANCING WHILE TRYING TOSTAY IN SHAPE.

1:14 .I LIFTWEIGHTS.

I HAVE AN AGILITYLADDER.

I HIT STILL./ AND HISDAD -NOW HELPING HIM FOR THENEXT LEVEL.

3:17 ALL SPORTSARE SHUT DOWN.

EVERYBODY IS ONHOLD BECAUSE EVERYTHING ISSHUT DOWN.

AND WHILE THAT NO-HITTER AGAINST MOUNTAIN VIEWWILL BE HIS FINAL HIGH SCHOOLGAME, IT WONT BE HIS FINALORGANIZED GAME.

ON CAM TAGMATTEO IS PLANNING TO PLAY ATIN THE SUNBELT COLLEGIATEBASEBALL LEAGUE THIS SUMMER,AND THEN AT A JUNIOR COLLEGEOR NAIA SCHOOL NEXT YEARA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT --OFFERING LUNCHES TO STUDENTS.WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN THOSE