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Tappan Zee Topples Harrison, Advances in Section Tourny
Led by starting pitcher Paulina Gutkin, the Tappan Zee Dutchmen eliminated Harrison with a 9 - 1 victory at Harrison High School Tuesday afternoon.
Tappan Zee scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth inning before breaking things open late to defeat Harrison 9 - 1 in Tuesday's Section I playoff game, ending Harrison's season and advancing the Dutchmen to a semi-final game Thursday afternoon.
Starting pitcher Paulina Gutkin silenced a potent Harrison lineup throughout the afternoon, scattering five hits in seven innings of work. She struck out eleven en route to the victory.
After Tappan Zee jumped out to a 5 - 0 lead in the fifth inning, but the Huskies had their best chance in the bottom of the frame when they loaded the bases after scoring a run, bringing the tying run to the plate. But Gutkin enduced a harmless ground ball to second base and got out of the inning.
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With the score 5 - 1 in the seventh Tappan Zee scored four runs off of three hits to put the game away.
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