Posted on 05/20/2005 11:43:09 AM PDT by nuconvert
Girl Pitches Perfect Little League Game
Thu May 19, 2005
Katie Brownell is in a Little League all her own. The 11-year-old — the only girl playing in the Oakfield-Alabama Little League program — pitched a perfect game Saturday for her Dodgers. She struck out all 18 batters she faced in the six-inning, 11-0 victory over the Yankees.
Oakfield-Alabama officials said they can't remember anybody ever throwing a perfect game in this western New York league between Buffalo and Rochester.
In two games on the mound, Katie has struck out 32 of 33 batters. And she's hitting .714 through the team's first three games.
"She's been pitching for three years, but she really came on and excelled this year," said team manager Jeff Sage.
Katie was almost pulled out of Saturday's game until the scorekeeper reminded her coach she had a no-hitter going. Katie then kept mowing down the opposition and when the last batter was fanned, the crowd erupted.
"Everybody congratulated me," she said.
We have a girl on my sons' lacrosse team. Scrappy as all get out. I love this kind of story.
Outstanding! Good for her
I wish the Colorado Rockies would put her in the bullpen. She couldn't but help those bums.
She needs to start working on her underhand fastpitch so she can play softball when she gets older.
Yeah... but did she strike them all out on 3 pitches?
I coached a no-hitter in little league once. All four pitchers walked every batter they faced until the game was called in the 5th inning. LOL.
In a related sstory, all 5 men from "Queer Eye" were found to have created perfect outfits for Dress Up Barbie when they were 5 to 9 years of age.
Lol
*Ping!*
Great story; thanks for posting it.
" She struck out all 18 batters she faced in the six-inning victory. She never got to a three-ball count on any of them.
"As far back as I can remember, I don't ever recall hearing of a perfect game," said Eric Klotzbach, league president.
Katie, who is in 6th grade, also pitched a one-hitter in the first game of the year. She accounted for all 15 outs in the five innings she pitched in that game. She had 14 strikeouts and got the other out on a grounder to the mound that she tossed to first."
http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/5/18/201416/636
Thanx for the pic
This is quite an accomplishment. Too bad she throws like a girl. LOL!!
Always good to hear of the Yankees losing. This time to an 11 year old girl!
Right on, young lady!!! I'd love to coach a kid like that!
She sounds like Scout Finch incarnate! :)
killjoy
What a nice story! It's good to hear these positive things instead of all the bad news we've been hearing lately.
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