April 10, 2007

PIPPA PASSES, Ky. - Sarah Driver faced 15 batters and set all 15 down as she recorded the first-ever perfect game Union College history as the Lady Bulldogs swept host Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College 13-0 and 10-2 on Monday.

The Hopkinsville, Ky. native fanned nine of the 15 batters she faced in the Lady Bulldogs' 13-0 blanking. Driver also struck out seven Alice Lloyd hitters in three innings of work as she picked up the win as the 10-2 nightcap.

On the season, Driver owns a 16-6 record with a 1.71 earned-run average and 187 strikeouts in 139.0 innings pitched.

Driver also helped herself at the plate during her perfect game as she went 3-for-4 with a double. Lee Davis (Lexington, Ky.) was 1-of-2 with a double and two RBIs, while Heather Campbell (Baltimore, Ohio) was 2-of-3 with a double. Jessica Girdler (Somerset, Ky.) and Bethany Outland (Hopkinsville, Ky.) each went 2-for-2 with Girdler also driving two runs.

In the finale, Samantha Bridges (Jackson, Tenn.) set the program record for doubles in a season as she went 2-for-4 with a two-bagger in the 10-2 victory. Bridges now has 17 on the year, surpassing the previous mark of 16 set by Kaila McSpedon (West Palm Beach, Fla.) in 2006.

Campbell and Karin Moore (Owingsville, Ky.) each went 2-of-4 with Moore lining a double. Driver helped out offensively by going 2-for-2.