Natick's Jason Hoye remembers facing Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler when he was sophomore at Walpole. 'As soon as he came in, he was throwing darts.'

Cam Schlittler grew up a Red Sox fan in Walpole, but Thursday the Yankees rookie pitched one of the greatest games in postseason history to end his childhood club’s season.

Cam Schlittler, a 24-year-old rookie, threw eight shutout innings in the Yankees’ 4-0 victory Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, sealing the best-of-three affair with the best performance of his career.

The Yankees were still celebrating their victory over the Red Sox late on Wednesday night, with most of the clubhouse buzzing about Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s decisive eighth-inning dash. But Carlos Rodón was already thinking ahead to Thursday’s Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series,

The rookie is now the first pitcher in MLB history to go eight innings, walk no players and strike out 12 in a postseason game.

The pride of Walpole and Northeastern, Cam Schlittler will take the mound for the Yankees against the Red Sox Thursday night. The 24-year-old right-hander grew up rooting for Boston but in this game,