Hays Lady Rebel junior pitcher Maxine Valdez pitched a five-inning complete game shutout with nine strikeouts and allowed one hit in a dominating 10-0 victory over the Vandergrift Vipers Friday.
“She threw very few pitches tonight,” said Hays head coach Lisa Cone. “She was right on, everything was working well for her. I think she knew what pitch I was calling before I called it tonight. It was a great night for her on the mound.”
Valdez had her perfect game snapped with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning when a Viper batter hit a slow ground ball up the middle. Hays second baseman Julie Blumhagen made a jump on the ball to try and save the perfect game, but the ball was just out of her reach as it hit off of her glove and stalled in the dirt.
