
The Newton East Little League's (NELL) Majors Division had a big day Sunday when one of its teams, the Phillies, recorded a perfect game against the NELL Majors Cubs.
The pitching for the perfect game was a combined effort between starting pitcher Mitsuharu Ohta, who threw 62 pitches, and closer Brandon Elias, who threw four pitches.
Ohta recorded 11 strikeouts on the day and the team as a whole had no errors.
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The Phillies recorded a 3-0 victory at Jay Gordon Field (Homer Street), improving to a record of 3-9 on the season.
The NELL Majors Phillies team roster includes:
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- Brandon Elias
- Brandon Lee
- Noah Kopp
- Walker Danforth
- Jackson Danforth
- David Patkin
- Tucker Pappas
- Brian Moy
- Mitsu Ohta
- Luca Hensch
- Carlo Hensch
A scorecard from Sunday's game is included in the .pdf above.
Information provided by Coach Dick Lee.
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