Knights shutout Hamburg 6-0, Advance to NYS Final Four

The Sutherland Knights defeated the Hamburg Bulldogs (Section VI) 6-0 in the Far West Regional and earned a spot in the New York State Class A Final Four in Binghamton on June 11.

The Knights used a J. Swisher RBI single and Z. Salvia two-run double in the third to jump out to an early 3-0 lead. The Knights then tacked another run on to make it 4-0 in the fourth when J. Kay singled home G. Heyman, who also singled.

It became 6-0 in the fifth when Salvia's groundball to second was misplayed allowing H. Merrill and B. Kaczka to score.

Heyman went 2 for 3 with a run scored.

M. Gibbs threw a complete game four hitter with three strikeouts for his 7th win of the 2011 season. Gibbs pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the first when S. Lowe turned a 5-3 double play to end the inning.

Sutherland will take on Division HS on Saturday at 10 am at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton in the NYS Class A Semi-Final.

This is Sutherland's 3rd trip in 4 seasons to Binghamton for the NYS Final Four.

Sutherland is now 23-2