Brunswick School senior Calder Glassman was Mr. Perfect on Tuesday.

A senior right-hander, Glassman achieved a feat that is considered one of the toughest – if not the most challenging in sports – when he pitched against visiting St. Luke’s School in a key FAA baseball game.

Glassman pitched a perfect game with 12 strikeouts, leading Brunswick to a 4-0 win over St. Luke’s, a victory the Glassman and host Bruins certainly won’t forget.

Retiring 21 consecutive batters without allowing a hit, walk, or without a hitter reaching base on an error, Glassman experienced the type of outing most pitchers can only dream of.

“I think you kind of always have it in your mind where you’re at in terms of a no-hitter, perfect game, but I think it’s best to try to keep it out of your mind,” Glassman said after pitching his perfect game on Tuesday. “That’s tough, going into the last inning knowing I have to get three outs. It’s definitely pretty tough, but you just have to focus on every pitch at a time.”

In the game’s final out, sealing Glassman’s perfect game, a hard ground ball was hit to Bruins freshman second baseman Jayden Montanez. Montanez knocked the ball down on the ground, went to his knees, picked up the ball and threw it to senior first baseman Michael Yeager. The St. Luke’s hitter was out by a step and the Bruins stormed the mound in celebration, while Glassman pumped his fist in joy.

Indeed, the Brunswick team made a point not to mention what Glassman had a chance to or was on the verge of accomplishing during the game.

“They were pretty quiet about it,” Glassman noted. “I could tell there were some rumblings, but in baseball when someone is mentioning a perfect game or no-hitter it’s considered a jinx. So, everyone was trying to quiet it down, nobody was trying to say it. But you can definitely hear them talk about it a little bit.”

Effectively throwing his fastball, change-up and curveball, Glassman steadily compiled strikeouts each inning. He was also aided by the Bruins’ strong defensive play. Montanez, junior shortstop Wim Nook, senior third baseman Alex Giannuzzi and senior first baseman Michael Yeager each made all the plays in the field to support Glassman’s perfect game performance.

“The guys in the field were awesome,” said Glassman, who attended Poly Prep Country Day School last year. “We’ve been talking all spring about playing a clean game in the field defensively and they did that. They were amazing – flawless, they didn’t make a single mistake. I couldn’t have had that game without them, so I appreciate them.”

Glassman’s Bruins teammates certainly appreciated watching him achieve the sport’s very rare feat.

“Calder had good stuff, he was pounding guys early and he did an incredible job,” Brunswick junior outfielder/pitcher/captain Jackson Shepelsky said. “He was all over them for seven innings. That’s a tough thing to do, to be that precise. He kept getting big Ks in big spots.”

As Glassman mentioned, the team was quiet while he kept getting the Storm hitters out in order each inning.

“Whenever someone is throwing a no-hitter, especially a perfect game, you don’t want to talk about it,” Shepelsky noted. “We’re all telling everyone to get away from Calder, we stayed away from him and if anyone said anything, we stopped talking about it.”

Brunswick coach Connor Redahan was highly impressed with the pitches Glassman threw throughout his perfect game masterpiece.

“Calder pounded the zone the entire day, he had all of his off-speed working,” Redahan said. “His change-up and curve ball complemented the fastball. He kept their hitters off balance the entire day. Hats off to him, I’ve never really seen one in person.”

As has been the case each time he’s pitched, Glassman displayed a calm, poised demeanor on the mound against St. Luke’s.

“Seeing him out there, he has such a presence about him,” Redahan said of Glassman. “He’s very confident on the mound, he gets back up there and throws his next pitch. Even when he gets in jams and falls behind in the count, he steps back takes a deep breath, comes right back and gathers himself.”

“He’s been fantastic for us so far,” Redahan continued. “He’s around the plate the entire time, he trusts his defense.”

Throughout the matchup, Glassman felt good about his pitches, confidently executing each one.

“The game changer today was my change-up,” the Bruins right-hander said. “My fastball had good life to it. But the ability to keep them off balance with my change-up benefited me. I got a lot of swings and misses on that, especially in the dirt. So, I think that was the key to success.”

Of course, Glassman was in sync perfectly with Brunswick experienced senior catcher Jerry Guzman.

“Jerry’s the man,” Glassman said. “He’s been catching me all winter, all spring. He works out in my facility that I train at in the offseason, he’s a great catcher, a great player, so I really love throwing to him.”

The Bruins faced an experienced, strong St. Luke’s pitcher in Matt Staub and the game was a pitcher’s duel until the hosts scored three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Brunswick’s first run off Staub came in the bottom of the second inning.

Senior Reed Hyde reached base on an infield error and advanced to third on an infield single by Shepelsky. With one out in the second inning, sophomore outfielder Carlo Tucci singled to right field, scoring Hyde and giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

The score remained 1-0 until Brunswick added three runs in the sixth inning.

“St. Luke’s came at us with a great pitcher,” Redahan said. “He was another guy that had some good off-speed, he came at us the entire day. He mixed it up and kept us off balance for sure. We only had a handful of hits leading up to that sixth inning, where we put a few up.”

In the sixth inning off a St. Luke’s left-handed reliever, Yeager drew a walk, Guzman singled up the middle and Giannuzzi reached base on an error by the pitcher, which allowed Yeager to score, making it 2-0.

A sacrifice fly by Shepelsky plated the Bruins’ third run, then Tucci drove home the fourth run with an RBI single.

“We got some guys on, then we put the pressure on the defense with some nice swings,” Yeager said of the Bruins’ sixth inning. “Jerry got a base hit, Tucci did as well as Giannuzzi. Shepelsky had a nice swing battling back with two strikes – just putting it in play to get a run in.”

“I came up with guys on base and tried to do the job of putting the ball in play,” Tucci said. “It was great watching him (Glassman) pitch from the outfield, I did no work. He pumped the zone, was super-efficient and that’s what happens when you throw strikes. This is the best team we’ve had in a while. This year we are steamrolling a lot of teams. The vibes are up and we’re having a lot of fun.”

For the season, Brunswick sports a record of 8-3, including only one loss in the FAA. The Bruins were edged by Avon Old Farms School, 3-2, in a night game up in Hartford on Wednesday night.

Brunswick visits FAA foe Greens Farms Academy in Westport on Saturday at 2 p.m. While their lineup has consistently produced runs this spring, pitching has also powered the Bruins, as Glassman showed on Tuesday with his picture perfect game.

“We have quite the pitching staff this year,” Glassman said. “Michael Yeager, Jackson, Reed Hyde and Jerry behind the dish can go out there and throw gas. “It’s fun being around them. Everyone pushes themselves around the weight room and on the field.”