In an Incredible Performance, College Softball Player Pitches 21-Strikeout Perfect Game Despite making history on Sunday, Hope Trautwein is no stranger to pitching lights out.

By Justin Chan Apr 14, 2021

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A college softball player from Texas made history on Sunday when she pitched a 21-strikeout perfect game, ABC News reports.

Hope Trautwein, a senior at the University of North Texas, led her team to a 3-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff by striking out every single player on the opposing team. In doing so, she became first player in NCAA Division I softball history to throw 21 strikeouts in a row.

"It's so cool to see the people I don't even know who are able to offer their congratulations and get excited about a sport I love so much," she said on ABC's World News Tonight.

The final out of the programs first ever PERFECT GAME ‼️@hopetraut goes the distance!

7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 21 Ks

Justin Chan

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Justin Chan is a news writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, he was a trending news editor at Verizon Media, where he covered entrepreneurship, lifestyle, pop culture, and tech. He was also an assistant web editor at Architectural Record, where he wrote on architecture, travel, and design. Chan has additionally written for Forbes, Reader's Digest, Time Out New York, HuffPost, Complex, and Mic. He is a 2013 graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where he studied magazine journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @jchan1109.

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