Redlands perfect on Saturday
| Kyle Hart, combined with Casey Miller and Brock
Jacobo to throw a perfect game for Redlands. Photo by Joseph Bergman, d3photography.com |
Amidst the excitement of the program's 100th season of baseball,
Redlands registered its first-ever perfect game,
defeating the Beavers of Caltech in the second half of a SCIAC
doubleheader on Saturday, March 26 at the Yard. The
historical milestone came on a combined effort from three pitchers
as the Maroon and Gray downed the Beavers by a score of 12-0 after
seven innings due to the conference's 10-run rule.
Behind sophomore starter Kyle Hart, freshman Casey Miller and
junior Brock Jacobo, the Bulldogs refused to allow a run, hit or
walk en route to the perfect game. In addition, Redlands' defense
provided a flawless supporting role for the stellar showing from
the mound.
Nine different batters recorded a hit in the nightcap, including senior pitcher/designated hitter Derek Johnson's first career knock in his inaugural at-bat. Overall, the Maroon and Gray offense stepped up with plenty of punch, scoring in six of the seven innings played.
Junior catcher Landon McMath rounded all the bases when he
tallied his first career inside-the-park home run for the Bulldogs.
In addition, freshman center fielder Alex Scheiwe recorded his
second three-hit performance in his last three starts.
Redlands Redlands also garnered the twinbill sweep with a 14-0
showing after seven innings in the opener.
