Perfection: 21 up, 21 strikeouts for high school pitcher
Published
May. 27, 2017 1:04 p.m. ET
AP
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. (AP) A New Jersey high school softball pitcher has pitched a true perfect game.
Cedar Grove sophomore Mia Faieta struck out all 21 batters she faced in a state playoff game Thursday.
The performance helped her team defeat North Warren 4-0.
Lady Cougars coach Nicole Velardi tells The Record (https://njersy.co/2s1SFDd) she's never witnessed anything like it.
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Earlier this month, Faieta struck out all 15 batters she faced in a five-inning game. This season, she has 321 strikeouts, and her performance Thursday gave her the most strikeouts in the state this season.
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Information from: The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.), http://www.northjersey.com
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