OKLAHOMA CITY —
Montana Fouts got the perfect birthday present.
The Alabama pitcher turned 21 on Friday and celebrated by pitching the first perfect game in the Women’s College World Series since 2000 in a 6-0 win over No.2 UCLA in the second round.
Fouts, a junior, struck out 14 in front of a record crowd of 12,337 and propelled Alabama to its first win over UCLA in program history. While the third-seeded Crimson Tide won their 20th straight game to advance to Sunday’s national semifinal, the Bruins (47-6) must now fight through the losers’ bracket to defend their 2019 NCAA title.