Ashley Miller made Michigan State softball history on Sunday, throwing the third perfect game in program history. The Spartans came into a Sunday match-up with the Akron Zips looking to end the weekend with a win after a 2-2 start to the season down in Florida. Miller made sure the Spartans would go home happy, throwing a stellar performance, and retiring 21 straight batters, 14 of them strikeouts, to complete the perfect game in a 6-0 win.
Ashley Miller has done it! The third PERFECT GAME in program history and the first since 2007. It's the first seven inning perfect game in program history! #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/UYk54TxTUe
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) February 13, 2022
The Spartans went 3-2 in the opening weekend of the season with wins against Pittsburgh, UConn and Akron. The one common denominator in all three wins for MSU was Ashley Miller on the mound pitching a shutout. Miller finished the weekend 3-0 with three complete-game shutouts and 29 strikeouts to go along with the perfect game. She is poised to have an amazing season for the Spartans this year.
What an opening weekend for @ashley_millerr4! 3-0, three complete game shutouts, 29 strikeouts, one PERFECT GAME! #GoGreen https://t.co/P9Vt9D0zgZ
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) February 13, 2022
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