FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State softball sophomore pitcher Mackenzie Oakes threw the first perfect game of her career in a 3-0 win over Georgetown in the Bulldogs' final game of day three at the Bayer CropScience at Bulldog Diamond on Saturday night.
It is the first perfect game by a Fresno State pitcher since Jamie Southern threw one in an 8-0 run-ruled victory over Dartmouth on March 25, 2005. This is the 14th perfect game in Fresno State history and Oakes is the eighth different Bulldog to pitch one.
Fresno State improves to 14-8 on the year and is a perfect 3-0 in the tournament with two wins on the night, a 10-1 win over Cal State Northridge in six innings and a 3-0 victory over Georgetown.
Oakes improves to 6-3 in the circle as she allowed no runs on no hits with no errors. She pitched a perfect 7.0 innings and struck out five.
This is the first seven-inning perfect game since Southern threw one vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 15, 2004 in Phoenix, Ariz., and the first seven-inning perfect game at home since Southern vs. San Jose State on April 13, 2002.
It is the second no-hitter of the season for Oakes as she threw the 65th no-hitter in school history. She threw her first no-hitter vs. Sacramento State at Bulldog Diamond on opening weekend this year (Feb. 14) in a 6-0 victory.
Oakes becomes the first Bulldog since Robin Mackin in 2006 to throw two no-hitters in one year and the first since Southern in 2005 to throw a perfect game and a no-hitter in the same season.
Other Bulldogs to throw perfect games are: Southern (4), Wende Ward (2), Melanie Parrent (2), Amanda Scott (2), Barbara Cambria (1), Terry Carpenter (1) and Lindsay Parker (1).
"To be honest I didn't even know what was going on so I knew I had to come out aggressive in the seventh and finish it off," said Oakes. "It feels great! I'm pumped but we still have two more games left in this tournament and we need to take this momentum and build on it tomorrow."
Courtesy: Fresno State
