Ward Gets 27 Lions in a Row
One of the rarest feats in baseball occurred at Lions Stadium: the perfect game.

Facing off against the <Kentucky Lions:team#7>, <Maryland Bridegrooms:team#76> hurler <Leo Ward:player#583> gave up no runs, no hits, no walks and saw no errors in the 1-0 victory.

"This was one of those games where a good athlete was on top of his game," said Maryland manager   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."

Ward saw 27 batters and retired every one of them in order. He bewildered the Lions, striking out 5.

Late in the game, the left-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, Ward gave a simple fist pump, while his teammates mobbed him and the fans gave a standing ovation.

"A game like this was pretty special," Ward said. "It doesn't come along very often."

To date this season, <Ward:player#583> has a record of 12 wins and 7 losses and a 2.84 ERA. He has appeared in 20 games and struck out 133 in 133 innings. 

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