Prior to Saturday's Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament elimination game, Billy Rummings admitted he was felling pretty good.

After seven innings of nearly perfect baseball, it was obvious why.Rummings delivered the most dominant pitching performance of the tournament, tossing a no-hitter while notching 13 strikeouts as West End eliminated Keystone West with a 1-0 victory."I felt really good warming up," Rummings said afterwards. "I was talking to my catcher (Damone Buxton) about it and we both felt really good about it."Keystone West coach Donnie Rehrig also knew what Rummings was capable of prior to the game, even though he had yet to pitch in the tournament."I knew his stats coming in," Rehrig said of Rummings, who had a 1.67 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 58.2 innings pitched for South Williamsport High School this past season. "We knew he was going to be pouring strikes in, but he knew how to pitch. He was mixing it up well. He fell behind a few hitters but he was able to battle back and he made pitches when he had to."Rummings didn't fall behind many batters, allowing only three walks while not allowing a ball out of the infield.The performance was even more critical for a West End team that managed only four hits in the game, with two coming in a critical first inning.West End loaded the bases in the bottom of the opening frame on singles from Robbie Klein and Ethan Moore, which was followed by an Anthony Caruso walk.After Quentin Kuntz grounded out, Buxton drew a two-out walk to score Klein for the only run of the game.While satisfied with the win, West End coach Levon Whitmyer was quick to point out the shortcomings of his team at the plate."That seems to be the story of our weekend so far; we just can't seem to get our offense going," he said. "We had a runner in scoring position with less than two outs in three different innings and we couldn't get him home. That's huge."Keystone West's Thatcher David did his best to match Rummings, allowing only four hits and as many walks while going the distance."Thatcher battled and kept it at 1-0," Rehrig said of David. "And he pitches to contact, so he's not going to strike guys out. He's not overpowering. But he hits his spots and mixes it up well."And after playing a three-plus hour game the night before, Rehrig said the team was prepared for the contest despite the quick turnaround."They were ready to go," the coach said. "They were up and motivated in the dugout. They knew the task at-hand."Keystone West's best chance to get on the board came in the third. Frank Nietz drew a two-out walk and moved to third base on two stolen bases. But a strikeout ended the threat and the inning."I thought we had some good at-bats," said Rehrig. "We got in some hitter's counts, we just didn't take advantage of those opportunities. We had some base runners, but we just couldn't get that big hit."Keystone West managed only one base runner over the final four innings, as Rummings dominated with a stretch of eight consecutive strikeouts.While disappointed with the loss, Rehrig remained positive about his team, one he won't see again in this form."I just want to say thank you to all of the seniors on this team: Anthony Rossino, James Farano, Thatcher David, Luke Stawick and Mark Williams. Those guys have been playing baseball within the area for their whole lives, and this might have been the last game that they played."It's tough to go out on a loss; you always want to win, but sometimes it doesn't happen that way. Hopefully it's a learning experience and they can come back, work harder and get ready for the high school season next year. Then we'll go right back at it next summer."Keystone W. 000 000 0 - 0 0 2West End 100 000 x - 1 4 0David and Snerr; Rummings and Buxton. W - Rummings. L - David.