Alabama softball pitcher Alexis Osorio made quite the statement in her season debut on Friday.
Osorio, a junior who was a second-team All-American last year, pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 win over Coastal Carolina. She sat down all 21 batters she faced, striking out 19. Her 19 strikeouts broke the school record.
Alabama’s Twitter account added a few details about the historical significance of the perfecto.
Her perfect game is also the 30th no-hitter in program history, her second, and the second seven-inning perfect game in UA history
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) February 10, 2017
Three of the four perfect games in program history have come from the current pitching staff…the fourth came from our pitching coach
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) February 10, 2017
Osorio is a riseball pitcher who is a strikeout specialist. She whiffed 273 batters in 184.2 innings last year and had 227 strikeouts as a freshman.
