Sutherland blanks Pal-Mac 4-0

The Sutherland Knights shut out Pal-Mac 4-0 Friday in the Section V Class A Quarterfinals at Sargent Field. The Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a B. Kaczka double to left scoring H. Merrill and then the Red Raiders promptly overthrew third base allowing Kaczka to score. The Red Raiders managed only one scoring threat in the sixth inning when they put runners at 1st and 3rd with 1 out. That threat was quickly erased when Knights starter M. Gibbs induced a weak groundball to Kaczka who touched second and threw on to Z. Salvia for the double play.

S. Lowe added two insurance runs in the home half of the sixth inning when he hit a two-run double over the center fielder's head scoring G. Heyman and J. Kay, who both singled.

Gibbs pitched a complete game two-hitter while striking out five for his fifth win of the season. Heyman went 2 for 3 with a run scored and Kaczka went 1 for 2 with two runs scored.

Sutherland is currently 20-2 and plays Brighton on Tuesday at Geneva's McDonough Park vs. Brighton in the Section V Class A Semi-Final.