Congratulations! Perfect game by Max Debiec on West Seattle Little League’s opening day

(Photo courtesy Betty Bennett)

Meet Max Debiec. He’s 12 years old, a sixth-grader at Holy Rosary – and he just pitched a perfect game!

Max’s achievement happened on the opening day of West Seattle Little League‘s 2015 season – yesterday at Bar-S Fields on Alki Point – as Max’s team, the Coyotes, beat the Orioles, 6-0.

We talked today with the Coyotes’ manager, who also happens to be Max’s dad, Stan Debiec.

It was a six-inning game, Stan explained, with Max throwing 79 pitches and striking out 15 batters. As per the definition of “perfect game,” nobody got on base; three balls made it (briefly) into play – a dribbler back to Max, a grounder to second, and a shallow fly ball caught around second base. Around the fourth inning, Stan said, he started to think Max was onto something.

Unlike the big leagues, he said, the completion of Max’s perfect game didn’t lead to a big show on the field – Stan is teaching the players how to win and lose with dignity. But everyone is certainly proud of him – we’ve received more than a few notes today making sure we’d heard about it so we could share the news with the wider West Seattle communty.

If you want to cheer on Max and his teammates – and the rest of the West Seattle Little League – games are scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and listed on the WSLL website.

9 Replies to "Congratulations! Perfect game by Max Debiec on West Seattle Little League's opening day"

  • West Seattle Hipster March 29, 2015 (4:11 pm)

    Amazing accomplishment, way to go!

  • Thiago March 29, 2015 (5:02 pm)

    Very good, Congratulations!!

  • Northwest March 29, 2015 (6:16 pm)

    Congratulations Max and the whole team well done!

  • Lori Davies March 29, 2015 (8:00 pm)

    Wow, great job Max! Nice to have a good team manager too. (hi Debeic’s, brother Rich alerted me to this article) Lori

  • The Dude March 29, 2015 (8:57 pm)

    Great way to start the season, keep up the good work team, Good Job Max. Keep that arm loose

  • James kwong March 29, 2015 (10:22 pm)

    Congratulations max that’s star quality performance!!!! Miss u buddy!

  • Coach Dennis March 29, 2015 (10:46 pm)

    Max, I will never forget the days you were scoring goals for the Titans on the soccer field… and always knew you had bigger days ahead with baseball! Congrats on the Perfect Game… one of many achievements to come!

  • Lapchis Family March 29, 2015 (10:47 pm)

    Good stuff Max! That’s a sweet victory. Sounds like a good show from the whole team. Way to go boys!

  • Mark Terao March 30, 2015 (9:06 am)

    Congrats to Max!
    Have a great season representing West Seattle Little League!

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