Bowman’s perfecto leads Bonneville Bees to perfect week

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly credited Bowman with a home run hit by Carter Bowen. The story has been corrected. We apologize for this mistake.

IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville senior Brock Bowman retired all 15 batters he faced in a shortened perfect game Thursday, leading the Bees to victory over Capital at the Buck’s Bags Spring Classic.

Bowman struck out 10, needing just 65 pitches to finish off the 11-0 mercy-rule win.

The Bees finished the Buck’s Bags tournament with a 4-0 record, outscoring their opponents by a combined 22 runs (33 to 11). Bowman contributed all week, finishing the tournament with a .333 batting average (2-for-6) with four runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base, to go with his dominant outing on the bump.

Bonneville won the 5A state championship last season and looks to repeat that performance this season and has gotten off to a strong start with a 5-2 record.

In his two starts, Bowman is 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA (one earned run in 10-2/3 innings pitched) while striking out 22. He has walked two and allowed two hits. At the dish, he is batting .333 (3-for-9) with five runs scored, two stolen bases and one RBI.

The Bees are back at Bonneville Thursday, opening conference play with a home game against Shelley (7-2).