Pitcher Adam Sirois of the Damariscotta Newcastle Rotary Wheels Team pitched a perfect game on May 20, 2015. The Lincoln Little League team members of Maine Little League District 2 shut out Damariscotta Hardware at the team’s home field in Nobleboro, 9-0.

Sirois, age 12, struck out 17 batters and 1 batter grounded out to first. He accomplished this feat precisely within the allowed 85 pitches. His team and coaches swarmed around him after the last strikeout.

“He told me he could do it at the bottom of the fifth inning so I gave him a high five and he went out to the mound and got the job done,” said Wheels team manager Paul Miner. “I am thankful for Coach Jon Pinkham for keeping him in the game. Often times we pull out a pitcher after 50 pitches to save them for the next game.

“Adam pitched four perfect innings in a game against South Bristol Lions on May 2. Jon pointed out the stats and it was a no brainer to keep him in the game.

“I am always pushing team building but when the opportunity presents itself for a player to have a shot at accomplishing something really great, we are all in behind him. We were all cheering him on and I was watching the pitch count rise and he had his last batter up with five pitches left and I almost had to walk behind the dugout; I couldn’t bear it. He struck him out right at 85 pitches.

“We told him to write his name and date on his ball.”