Meet the Sun Herald Boys Player of the Week

For a second consecutive week, a pitcher who threw a no-hitter is the Sun Herald Boys Player of the Week.

Gulfport junior right-hander Blake Johnson threw a no-hitter in Wednesday’s 10-0 win over D’Iberville. He struck out 13 and walked six in the outing.

At the plate, Johnson helped himself out by hitting a home run.

Johnson is 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA in three appearances this season for the Admirals (9-1). He is batting .321 with three homers and seven RBIs.

Gulfport was 9-1 headed into Monday night’s game against Southaven.

This story was originally published March 13, 2017 at 2:07 PM with the headline "Meet the Sun Herald Boys Player of the Week."