first victory of the season isn’t one he’ll soon forget.

Graham Schlicht’s

The De La Salle junior on Wednesday to shut out Dublin as the visiting Spartans prevailed 1-0 in an East Bay Athletic League game.

needed 85 pitches

Schlicht, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound right-hander, struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. De La Salle recorded the gem as a two-hitter in its stats reported to MaxPreps. Dublin had it as a five-hitter.

No matter, Schlicht was on top of his game as the Spartans (4-2, 1-1) extended their win .

streak to four

De La Salle provided Schlicht with all the run support he’d need when freshman Jacob Gray knocked in Niko Baumgartner in the second inning.

Aside from that, Dublin’s Willie Maya (four innings) and Kaleb McElmurry (three innings) matched Schlicht zero for zero.