D3 Records Fall In LaVerne-Whitworth Game

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Whitworth University out of Spokane played LaVerne over the weekend.

In a 59-of-83 performance for 589 yards, Bryan Peterson threw six touchdowns without an interception. He also threw the game-winning 14-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left for the 50-48 win.

Peterson broke the D3 records for completions in a game and most consecutive passes without a pick. He set team records for single-game yardage, completions and attempts.

On the flip side for LaVerne, Billy Livingston threw for 469 yards and 7 TD's while Jon Lilly caught 6 touchdowns and had 274 yards receiving on the afternoon.

Here's the highlights- presumably edited for TV sake...

And The Answer Is: Yusmeiro Petit...

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The San Francisco Giants had the National League record for retired batters in a row with 42 when Jim Barr did it...

Bruce Bochy, when they moved Tim Lincecum to the bullpen, decided to move Petit into the starting rotation and now the record is 46- and his...

Here's proof...


Petit surpassed Mark Buerhle's record of 45 in the process in his mix of relief and starting...

It started with a July 22 start at Philadelphia. Then came six consecutive appearances out of the bullpen, mostly as San Francisco's long reliever.