In fact, it was a more than perfect game – she struck out every single batter she faced
There’s a perfect game, and then there’s what high school softball pitcher Shannon Becker did. She pitched a more thanperfect game by striking out every single batter she faced.
“A perfect game just means that nobody got on base,” her dad Bob Becker told CBS station WCBS-TV. “A perfect game is you struck out everybody. Nobody successfully put the ball into play.”
His daughter, a sophomore at Mahopac High School in New York, shocked her team and their fans during a game against their rivals. Shannon struck out all 21 batters on Carmel’s team – resulting in an 8-0 win.
Many believe it’s the first perfect game in the history of New York high school softball, WCBS-TV reports.
“It felt amazing.
