Virginia pitcher Will Roberts threw a perfect game Tuesday night at Davenport Field in Charlottesville against George Washington University. The twenty-seven out pitching mastery was the first perfect game ever recorded by a UVA pitcher, and just the second all-time in ACC history. Roberts also struck out ten George Washington batters.
The only other perfect game in conference was thrown by Maryland’s Dick Reitz in 1959. Wow, what an incredibly rare feat!
There had not been a perfect game in NCAA Division I baseball since 2002, and Roberts’ effort is one of only eight such games at this level since freaking 1952.
The 2-0 victory was also the 2,000th victory all-time by the Wahoo program.
“I had no idea what was going on," Roberts said of the celebration. "I felt people grabbing my legs and I had no idea what they were doing and then they lifted me up. I wasn’t really expecting that, but I have the best teammates in the nation. I am really happy for everybody. It is a team effort. It isn’t just me."
Congrats Will! Go Hoos!
NCAA Division I Perfect Games (since 1957)
Will Roberts, Virginia vs. George Washington, March 29, 2011
Eric Brandon, Auburn vs. Murray State, March 2, 2002
Chad Blackwell, Iowa vs. Northwestern (7 inn.), April 29, 2000
John Stewart, Western Mich. vs. Akron (7 inn.), 1997
Chris McConnell, St. Francis (NY) vs. Marist, 1996
Jason Johnson, Auburn vs. LaGrange (7 inn.), April 30, 1991
Cliff Faust, Nebraska vs. Kansas (7 inn.), May 3, 1980
Joe Housey, New Orleans vs. Southeastern La. (7 inn.), April 19, 1980
Joe McIntosh, Washington St. vs. Whitworth (7 inn.), March 10, 1973
Jim Jacobsen, Oklahoma St. vs. Houston (5 inn.), March 20, 1972
Bill Balfoort, Buffalo vs. Rochester (NY) (7 inn.), April 17, 1971
Larry Angell, Washington St. vs. Eastern Wash. (7 inn.), March 26, 1971
Rick Austin, Washington St. vs. Gonzaga (7 inn.), March 22, 1968
Bruce Baudier, LSU vs. Alabama (7 inn.), May 5, 1967
Larry Gonsalves, Fresno St. vs. Cal Poly, 1967
Bob Schauenberg, Iowa vs. Central (IA), April 20, 1965
George Dugan, Murray St. vs. Austin Peay, April 20, 1965
Don Woeltjen, Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, May 3, 1963
Dick Reitz, Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins, April 10, 1959
