perfect game
noun
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base
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Coronado Softball The freshman hurled a five-inning perfect game against San Diego High, striking out 10 batters and needing just 65 pitches in a 14-0 victory.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Brentwood 6-foot-5 junior pitcher Jack Kaplan has been having a terrific season, including a perfect game.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Jacob struck out seven while throwing a perfect game with Nathan behind the plate.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Then Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the seventh against the Brewers in a game Pittsburgh won 6-0.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Brentwood 6-foot-5 junior pitcher Jack Kaplan has been having a terrific season, including a perfect game.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Jacob struck out seven while throwing a perfect game with Nathan behind the plate.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Then Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the seventh against the Brewers in a game Pittsburgh won 6-0.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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