CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Calallen's 13-0 shutout victory over Hidalgo featured a rare accomplishment from Wildcats senior pitcher Coll Carroll.
Carroll struck out all 15 batters he faced in a 5-inning run-rule perfect game. It is a rare achievement that echoes a moment from Calallen's past, when Justin Lamkin struck out all 21 batters he faced through 7 innings. He nearly had a perfect game, just short with an error.
"It's pretty cool getting compared to a high caliber player like him. I mean he got drafted last year and it's pretty amazing," Carroll said. "My fastball and curveball were working pretty well that day and it's good knowing you have a good coaching staff behind you and good catching."
According to Calallen's Steven Floyd since 1983 there have been 10 perfect games pitched by Calallen Wildcats. There may have been perfect games pre-1983 - that research is not complete.
*1994 – Roland Yzaguirre (3 innings; 6 K – tournament game) vs Harlingen
*2002 – Kehr Schulz (5 innings; 7 K) vs Kingsville
*2004 – Chip Nance (5 innings; 8 K) vs Rockport-Fulton and Jordan Chambless (5 innings; 15 K; 57 pitches) vs Edcouch-Elsa
*2006 – Sean Hoelscher (5 innings; 7 K) vs Tuloso-Midway
*2009 – Rob Zastryzny (5 innings; 9 K) vs Edcouch-Elsa
*2022 – Brayden Sprencel (6 innings; 10 K) vs Zapata
*2025 – Coll Carroll (5 innings 12K) vs Pharr Valley View and 5 pitchers (Connor Klostermann, Chase Lynch, Lucas Saenz, Dominque Williams and Ryder Reeve – 5 innings; 10 K) combined against Kinsville.
*2026 – Coll Carroll (5 innings; 15 K; 68 pitches)
