McGregor freshman pitcher strikes out 17 in single game; most in the last 35 years

McGREGOR, Texas (KWTX) — A McGregor High School freshman broke the school’s all-time record for most strikeouts in a the modern pitch count era with 17. Cristian Guerra, 15, pitched 6.2 innings in a game against West in which McGregor won 4-3 with a walk off by player Cason Corley. Guerra struck out 17 of 20 total outs recorded and faced 26 batters. Texas High School baseball has a pitch count of 110, meaning you can’t start a new batter after that. Guerra threw 111 pitches before being relieved for the final out of the game.