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Johnson Does His Job Perfectly Tuesday, September 17th , 2024 So rare that it is more a figment of the imagination than an actual possibility for a professional ballplayer, the near-mythical perfect game became reality for Jaheim Johnson. The Winchester Mountaineers left-hander dominated the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers at Mountaineers Park, securing the 2-0 Mountaineers victory and a place for himself in the history books. "As a kid I imagined pitching a perfect game, but it was only a fairy tale -- I didn't really ever expect to pitch one," Johnson said later, sitting in the clubhouse with a crowd of reporters. "I don't want to demean it, but I've lost games where I had better stuff than I had today. It all just fell into place in this one." The 21-year-old Johnson retired all 27 Eskimo Brothers batters in a row. He surrendered no hits, walked none, struck out 11 and permitted no one to get on base. His record this year is 2-3 in 13 starts and Johnson has a 3.36 ERA. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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