Watertown, Wis. (May 6, 2006) -- Junior right hander Cody Flynn (Eureka, Calif.) threw a perfect, 7-inning game by setting down all 21 batters in a row as Edgewood College poured in 21 runs in the first game of the double header to win 21-0. In the second game of the day, the Eagles completed the season sweep by winning by a score of 10-2.
In the first game Flynn, who finished with eight strikeouts, induced a game-ending strikeout in Chip Herbert with a fastball that was clocked at 88 mph as he accomplished the first perfect game in Edgewood College history and the second no-hitter in school history (Sean Petty, 2001).
"I didn't realize the situation until two outs in the sixth inning," said Flynn. "The defense played flawlessly and I was locating in and on the outer half of the plate all day."
Leading the offensive charge for the Eagles was freshman second basemen Alex Berta (Normal, Ill.) who had four hits in the first game with five RBI's and also chipped in with four more hits in the second game of the double header.
"I was getting pitches to hit and seeing the ball really well all day." said Berta.
In the first game seniors Shawn Burcum (Deforest, Wis.) and Nick Wilz (Appleton, Wis.) both hit home runs on their last regular season contests of their collegiate careers with Wilz's coming on a grand slam that just cleared the 325 marker in left field.
In Game two, junior Ryan Halliburton (Dewey, Ariz.) went six strong innings on the mound to record the win. Halliburton struck out eight, allowed four hits and two runs which were both earned. Freshman Nathan Marlowe (South Milwaukee, Wis.) came in for three solid innings of flawless relief by allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out one.
The Eagles finish the regular season with a Lake Michigan Conference record of 17-4 which gives them the No. 1 seed in next week's Lake Michigan Conference tournament in Sheboygan, Wis. Their opponent is yet to be determined although it will feature the team which garnishes the No. 4 seed through conference standings.
