Portland Pilots pitcher Ryan Rembisz made history on Tuesday, throwing the 37th perfect game in NCAA Division I history, the 21st in a nine-inning game and the first in Pilots history in an 8-0 win over Seattle University at Joe Etzel Field.
And Skyview High grad Tyler Howard had the best view of anyone — the junior is the starting catcher for the Pilots.
Rembisz, a left-hander from Woodinville, struck out 12 in the Pilots’ fourth overall no-hitter and first since 1958.
Howard also backed up Rembisz with a big day at the plate by going 3 for 4 with a double, an RBI single, and scoring two runs.
Howard is now hitting .345 through Portland’s first eight games after going 6 for 13 (.462) in his last three games.
Senior Riley McCarthy, a Mountain View High grad, contributed in the perfect game by going 1 for 3 and making a put out in right field.
Other notable performances
Jordan Chiles, UCLA gymnastics: The junior from Prairie scored 38.925 to win the all-around and tied for first on the vault with a 9.950 and floor with a 9.975 to help the Bruins remain unbeaten in the Big Ten with at Michigan on Sunday.
Christopher Hamblin, Oregon State wrestling: The sophomore from Mountain View scored a 4-3 decision in his 157-pound match to help the Beavers upset No. 15-ranked North Carolina 22-14 on Sunday.
Keanna Salavea, University of Providence women’s basketball: The sophomore from Heritage earned her fifth Frontier Conference player of the week honor after leading the Argonauts to wins over Montana Tech and MSU-Northern. She averaged 19 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two victories.
Katie Peneueta and Jaydia Martin, Sacramento State women’s basketball: Peneueta posted back-to-back four-block performances in the paint against Weber State and Idaho State last week, giving her a team-high 36 blocked shots for the year. The Heritage grad has 99 in her career and would become just the sixth Hornets player to reach 100. Martin, a Hudson’s Bay grad, has a six-game streak of scoring in double figures for the Hornets.
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