Pinecrest Academy alum Patrick O'Rourke etched his name in Berry College history Saturday, becoming the first pitcher in school history to throw a perfect game.
Saturday's start marked O'Rourke's fifth outing since he broke a bone on his pitching hand last year, forcing him to miss his entire freshman season. O'Rourke returned to the mound Feb. 8 against Covenant and struck out six across three one-hit innings.
O'Rourke, who graduated from Pinecrest in 2019, is the school's career leader in wins (23), strikeouts (227), innings pitched (240), ERA (2.44) and WHIP (1.24). O'Rourke fired a no-hitter against King's Ridge as a senior and finished with a 1.54 ERA and just nine walks in 68 innings pitched.
Perfection.
— Noah Syverson (@SyversonNoah) March 6, 2021
Patrick O'Rourke tosses the 7-inning perfect game and #23 Berry beats Millsaps 13-0. What a moment!@BC_Baseball @d3baseball @BCvikings_staff pic.twitter.com/07471am2bx