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YES! YES! It's a Perfect No-No for Culpepper Sunday, March 17th , 2041 One of the rarest feats in baseball occurred at Nassau Ballpark: the perfect game. Facing off against the Bowness HS Spartans, Nassau HS Coasters hurler Evan Culpepper gave up no runs, no hits, no walks and saw no errors in the 3-0 victory. "This was one of those games where a good athlete was on top of his game," said Nassau HS manager Muneyaki Koga after the game. "He had a tremendous rhythm out there. His focus, his concentration, his stuff, everything was as good as it could possibly be." Culpepper saw 27 batters and retired every one of them in order. He bewildered the Spartans, striking out 3. Late in the game, the right-hander sat by himself at one end of the dugout, staring at the ground. No one approached him, adhering to the baseball superstition that no one mention a no-hitter -- much less a perfect game -- until it is completed. When it was over, Culpepper gave a simple fist pump, while his teammates mobbed him and the fans gave a standing ovation. "A game like this was special," Culpepper said. "It doesn't come along very often." View Boxscore |
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