by Warren Kozireski
Lefthander Alex Sutphen fanned ten batters and allowed just one run over five innings of work and the Kendall offense exploded for a seven-run fifth inning in a 12-5 victory over host Harley Allendale-Columbia in Class C Section V baseball first round action.
Sutphen helped his own cause in the Eagles fourth win of the season with a leadoff single in the first inning. He went to second on a misplayed sacrifice bunt and later scored on an RBI groundout by catcher Richie Swift for a 1-0 lead.
After HAC tied the game in their half of the first, the Eagles took the lead for good in the second. Dan Miller led off the inning with a walk and later scored on a wild pitch.
In the third inning, shortstop Justin Barrett and Miller both scored on an error as the Eagles built to a 4-1 lead.
Kendall blew the game open in the fifth sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring seven runs. Five different players drove in runs while another scored on a balk and the last on a wild pitch.
Sutphen drove in Joe Robb in the sixth inning for the twelfth and final run in the victory, which earned the 11th seeded Eagles a quarterfinal game with third seed Honeoye.
