Freshman pitcher, Paige Parker, tied an NCAA record with her fourth perfect game of the season today in a 14-0 win over Utah Valley. Since nobody has ever pitched five in a career, Paige has four years to set a new record. How dominant was Paige? She faced fifteen batters in the run-shortened game. She struck out twelve. One popped foul to Lauren (first base), about twenty feet down the line. One popped foul about fifteen feet to catcher Whitney Ellis, the game-ending play. One ball was hit fair in the entire game, a soft line drive at Paige's head which she caught easily.
There were five home runs by an unusual murderer's row: Ellis, Arnold, N. Pendley, Townsend (grand slam), and Vest. But, it was the home run that wasn't that will be the one that is remembered. With two outs in the second and Nicole Pendley on first after a walk, Lauren drove one out about twenty to thirty feet beyond the right field wall, a no-doubter. BUT, Nicole left base too early, meaning that she was the third out. Lauren's #92 didn't count.
There were five home runs by an unusual murderer's row: Ellis, Arnold, N. Pendley, Townsend (grand slam), and Vest. But, it was the home run that wasn't that will be the one that is remembered. With two outs in the second and Nicole Pendley on first after a walk, Lauren drove one out about twenty to thirty feet beyond the right field wall, a no-doubter. BUT, Nicole left base too early, meaning that she was the third out. Lauren's #92 didn't count.