Tristan Lowry threw a five-inning perfect game in his first start of the season for Warren Central (Vicksburg, Miss.). Facebook photo.
Warren Central (Vicksburg, Miss.) pitcher and first baseman Tristan Lowry is better known for his skills as the Vikings’ starting center in basketball, but in the first game of a doubleheader March 20, the 6-8 senior showed he can pitch a little as well.
Making his first start of the season, he needed only 47 pitches for a five-inning perfect game in a 10-0 defeat of Murrah (Jackson). That’s pretty impressive, but then his teammate, Layne Tedder followed with a three-inning no-hitter in a 15-0 defeat of Murrah in the second game.
The pair’s effort is the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Performance of the Week. The rest of the ALL-USA Performances:
Matt Donnelly, lacrosse, Clearview, Mullica Hill, N.J.
Senior attacker, who has signed with Penn State, got his season off to a great start Wednesday night with seven goals in a 14-6 defeat of Haddonfield.
Jake Fried, baseball, Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth, Calif.
Senior outfielder/pitcher had three hits for five RBI in a 6-0 defeat of Paraclete (Lancaster) on March 20.
Kiah Gillespie, girls basketball, Capital Prep, Hartford, Conn.
Maryland signee had 42 points and 22 rebounds to lead her team to a 87-59 defeat of Northwest Catholic (West Hartford) in the state Class L championship on Sunday.
Eva Merrell, girls swimming, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Calif.
Freshman, swimming her first high school dual meet against Irvine on Wednesday, set two school records, winning the 100 butterfly in 54.26 seconds and the 100 backstroke in 56.20.
Peyton Montgomery, girls track and field, Barbe, Lake Charles, La.
Senior, who has signed with Auburn, tossed the javelin a season-best 152 feet and 5.5 inches at the Lafayette Oil City Relays on March 20.
Adam Munoz, baseball, El Diamante, Visalia, Calif.
Junior went 3-for-4 with a homer, four RBI and two runs in a 9-0 defeat of Hanford (Visalia) on Wednesday. He’s hitting .412 with 18 RBI through 16 games this season.
Austin Peeler, baseball, Thatcher, Ariz.
Senior threw a seven-inning perfect game with 12 strikeouts in a 10-0 defeat of Coolidge on March 20.
Gabriella Salvador, softball, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
Freshman, in her first varsity game, threw a five-inning perfect game March 19 in a 10-0 defeat of Curtis (Staten Island).
Jackson Sanchez, baseball, Green Run, Virginia Beach
Sophomore right-hander threw a seven-strikeout perfect game in a 2-0 defeat of Bayside (Virginia Beach) on Wednesday.