Both the Ƶ baseball and softball teams had no-hitters at their respective games on Saturday, Feb. 28, and were highlighted by the Associated Press, Washington Post and MLB.com.
In a rare feat, the Ƶ baseball and softball teams had no-hitters in the same day on Feb. 28, an accomplishment highlighted by the and .
“I was primarily a pitcher in college myself, so I can appreciate the effort,” Director of Athletics Jennifer Strawley told the Associated Press. “It doesn’t happen every day that you see a perfect game or a no-hitter and to have both on the same day. You also recognize it’s a total team effort and to get to that place, there are plays made behind them that led to the pitchers being able to enjoy that moment.”
Ƶ’s Anna Dew completed a against Charleston Southern, followed by the Phoenix baseball team pitchers Aidan Stieglitz, Mike Staiano and RJ Latkowski pitching their own no-hitter . Dew’s perfect game was Ƶ’s first since 2022.
“It’s just a really special moment for the student-athletes, for our coaches and our institution as a whole to have something like two unbelievable performances in the same day lead to a little bit of publicity for us,” said Strawley.