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Fraser Immaculate Against Wake Forest, Records Perfect Game: One of the rarest feats in baseball occurred at Brighton Field at Harrington Athletics Village: the perfect game.
Facing off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Boston College Eagles hurler Matt Fraser gave up no runs, no hits, no walks and saw no errors in the 5-0 victory.
"This was one of those games where a good athlete was on top of his game," said Boston College manager Roberto Alcazar after the game. "He had a tremendous rhythm out there. His focus, his concentration, his stuff, everything was as good as it could possibly be."
Fraser saw 27 batters and retired every one of them in order. He bewildered the Demon Deacons, striking out 13.
Late in the game, the right-hander sat by himself at one end of the dugout, staring at the ground. No one approached him, adhering to the baseball superstition that no one mention a no-hitter -- much less a perfect game -- until it is completed. When it was over, Fraser gave a simple fist pump, while his teammates mobbed him and the fans gave a standing ovation.
"A game like this was special," Fraser said. "It doesn't come along very often."
So far this year Fraser has a 11-8 record with a 2.93 ERA.
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