Student 250K MLB2K13 Perfect Game Challenge Winner

Justin Chavvarria, MLB2K13 Champ

Chavarria, 21, a former high school pitcher from Eugene, Oregon, defeated two other players in a single-elimination tournament during festivities surrounding Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game in New York City.

Via CNN:

The four finalists all threw perfect games in “MLB 2K13” during the qualifying month, but Chavarria and the other three were the most perfect. 2K Sports, the publisher of the game, said they verified more than 2,500 perfect games and used an algorithm to rank perfect games based on degree of difficulty and perfection.

A perfect game is one in which a winning pitcher records at least 27 consecutive outs — a full nine innings — without allowing a runner on base.

Chavarria said he played the game for about 30 days before finally getting a perfect game that qualified him for the playoffs.

His basic strategy, he said, was to use “the best (available) pitcher against the worst team.” Chavarria got his perfect game with pitcher Kevin Slowey of the light-hitting Miami Marlins.