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1981 ISC World Tournament in Saginaw MI -

Many fans now refer to it as THE GAME. Midland vs Madison. Peter Finn vs
Peter Meredith. 34 innings, seven hours, 26 minutes, 106 strikeouts. What an
incredible performance by two superb pitchers. THE GAME started Tuesday at
5:58 p.m. and ended at 1:24 a.m. Finn, the 2-1 victor, threw 12
consecutive perfect innings, striking out 26 of 36. He faced 118 batters
and fanned 64 of them. He allowed one hit from the fourth through the 23
inning and struck out the side 7 times.
Meredith, facing a tougher lineup, had 19 perfect innings and struck out 42
of the 121 he faced. He allowed just one hit from the 20th through the 32nd
and fanned the side twice.

And I missed the tournament because of work...........

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Alicia Hollowell holds the national high school record for most strikeouts in a single game with 61 in a 30-inning game against Woodland High School that started on May 25, was suspended, then concluded four days later on May 29; she took 364 pitches to accomplish the feat, five more than opposing pitcher Kelly Anderson, and gave up just 10 hits. (Her performance bettered DeeDee Weiman's previous record of 53 strikeouts in a 29-inning game between Cerritos Gahr High School and Lakewood St. Joseph High School in 1986; in that same game, Lisa Fernandez struck out 48 batters (the fourth best high school outing) for Lakewood.)

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the pitching distance 35' back then?
If it was, can you imagine?

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40 feet for hollowell.