ELON – The trio of Aidan Stieglitz, Mike Staiano and RJ Latkowski combined to throw the first Elon no-hitter since 2017. The three pitchers worked the minimum, 27 batters, Saturday afternoon in the 3-0 Phoenix win.
 
In his first career start, Aidan Stieglitz was masterful. He threw 7.2 of no-hit baseball and carried a perfect game late into the 8^th inning. Mike Staiano got the final out of the eighth inning before RJ Latkowski finished off the no-hitter with a clean 9^th inning.
 
Charlie Evans also made his first collegiate start at designated hitter. Evans was the lone player with a multi-hit game on Saturday and drove in a run. Jose Mariano broke the scoreless tie in the 5^th inning with a two-RBI single.
 
Elon improves to 6-4 on the season while Fairfield falls to 0-7.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Stieglitz was dominant from the start and finished his first three innings in only 34 pitches.
• Fairfield's Hunter Hoxie was equal to Stieglitz. Hoxie allowed a base runner in each of the first three innings but did not allow a baserunner passed second base.
• After four and a half innings, the Phoenix offense got going in the bottom of the 5^th.
• In the 5^th, Elon's plate discipline took the stage. Over five hitters, Elon drew three walks to load the bases with two outs. After a pitching change, Mariano dumped a single into right field to bring in the game's first runs. Evans brought home the game's third run just a batter later to give Elon a 3-0 lead after five frames.
• Stieglitz continued to roll into the back half of the contest. In the 6th inning, Stieglitz faced his first full count, which ended in another strikeout. He struck out a pair of batters in the 6th before he sat down the Stags in order in the 7th.
• Stieglitz continued to roll into the back half of the contest. In the 6th inning, Stieglitz faced his first full count, which ended in another strikeout. He struck out a pair of batters in the 6th before he sat down the Stags in order in the 7th.
• The right-hander lost his perfect game bid on a walk with two outs in the 8^th. Staiano came in for relief, but Nate Sterling threw out the runner trying for second on a wild pitch.
• In the 9^th, Latkowski came on for the save and slammed the door on the Stags with a 1-2-3 inning to secure the no-hitter and the series win.

QUICK HITS

• Elon improves to 6-4 on the season.
• Six wins from 10 games is Elon's best start to a season through 10 games since 2020.
• The no-hitter is Elon's first since the 2017 CAA Tournament. The last no-hitter was also a combined effort between George Kirby and Jordan Barrett.
• The no-hitter is the first at Latham Park since 2017, when Robbie Welhaf no-hit Longwood.
• It is the first Elon pitching shutout since the Phoenix blanked Hofstra (05/02) last season, 5-0.
• The 7.2 innings from the Stieglitz start are the most by an Elon starter since Nolan Straniero went the full nine against North Carolina A&T in 2025 (04/26).
• Stieglitz 7.2 innings are the most innings by a Phoenix freshman since Kyle Brnovich tossed 8 innings against UNCW (05/14) in 2017. His seven strikeouts are the most by a Phoenix freshman since Justin Mitrovich against William & Mary in 2023.
• RJ Latkowski earned his third save on the young season. Latkowski is now the CAA leader in saves.
• Jose Mariano finished with a pair of RBIs in the win. It is his second multi-RBI game of 2026.
• Charlie Evans added his third RBI of the season and his first-career multi-hit game in the win.

 
UP NEXT
Elon returns to the diamond tomorrow for game three against Fairfield. First pitch between the Phoenix and Stags on Sunday will be at 12 PM.
 
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