The Elon Phoenix baseball and softball teams made history on Saturday with a perfect game and no-hitter on the same day. Anna Dew pitched a perfect game in the softball team's 8-0 win over Charleston Southern, while Aidan Stieglitz combined with two relievers for a no-hitter in the baseball team's 3-0 win over Fairfield.
The rare double feat put Elon in the spotlight as stat geeks searched for a similar occurrence in the past. According to ESPN, no such instance has occurred in the past three years.
Elon's athletic director, Jennifer Strawley, praised the team's effort, saying it's a 'total team effort' that led to the pitchers' success.
The perfect game was Elon's first since 2022, and the no-hitter was the team's first since 2017.
