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Crouse Shines in Perfect Game Saturday, May 15th, 2021 One of the rarest feats in baseball occurred at Olympians Ballpark: the perfect game. Facing off against the Toledo Renegades, Wickerham Manor-Fisher Olympians hurler Hans Crouse gave up no runs, no hits, no walks and saw no errors in the 2-0 victory. "This was one of those games where a good athlete was on top of his game," said Wickerham Manor-Fisher manager Alexander Muirhead after the game. "He had a tremendous rhythm out there. His focus, his concentration, his stuff, everything was as good as it could possibly be." Crouse saw 27 batters and retired every one of them in order. He bewildered the Renegades, striking out 14. Late in the game, the right-hander sat by himself at one end of the dugout, staring at the ground. No one approached him, adhering to the baseball superstition that no one mention a no-hitter -- much less a perfect game -- until it is completed. When it was over, Crouse gave a simple fist pump, while his teammates mobbed him and the fans gave a standing ovation. "A game like this was special," Crouse said. "It doesn't come along very often." View Boxscore |
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