Former Kansas State Wildcat Carlos Torres needed only 58 pitches, a clutch two-out rally and some heavy rain to complete the first perfect game in Charlotte Knights history on Thursday.

The 26-year-old right-hander retired all 15 batters he faced and Josh Kroeger capped a five-run fifth inning with a grand slam as the Knights blanked the Pawtucket Red Sox, 5-0, in a rain-shortened game.

Torres (5-4), a 15th-round selection by the White Sox in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, was only a month removed from his first career complete game.

The game was called after an extended delay, making Torres the first International League hurler to toss a five-inning no-hitter since Yankees closer Mariano Rivera did it for Columbus at Rochester on June 26, 1995.