Cardinals No. 3 Prospect Helped Make History In Return

The St. Louis Cardinals have some significant arms down in the minors working their way towards the big leagues.

Michael McGreevy has been talked about at length this season and has shown what he can do in the big leagues. For as good as he has been, he is actually St. Louis' No. 10 prospect right now. There are actually two prospects ranked ahead of him in the system.

Quinn Matthews currently is the Cardinals' No. 2 prospect and is in Triple-A. Tink Hence is the team's No. 3 prospect and just returned to Double-A. He has had a rollercoaster of a season because he was forced to miss time early on with a right rib cage strain.

When he was ready to roll, the Cardinals sent him on a minor league rehab assignment. He made five appearances across the FCL, Class-A, and High-A before finally being brought back up to Double-A for his first start of the season with the Springfield Cardinals on Friday.

What a day it was. Hence pitched 4 1/3 innings against the Corpus Christi Hooks and didn't allow a base hit. He threw 66 pitches and was relieved. Although this is the case, the excitement didn't stop there. Zane Mills, Austin Love, and Sean Harney all pitched after Hence and combined to pitch the second no-hitter in Springfield history.