Cutting Tosses Shutout to Guide Saratoga Softball Past Shaker

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Behind a dominant outing in the circle by sophomore Jacqueline Cutting, the Saratoga Springs varsity softball team earned a 5-0 win over Shaker at home on Tuesday.

Cutting threw a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits. She struck out eight batters and did not issue a walk.

The Blue Streaks quickly jumped out to the lead on Tuesday, scoring twice in the bottom of the first. Olivia Tetreault led off the inning with a walk before scoring on an RBI double by Karley Austin. Austin eventually came around to score on a wild pitch, giving Saratoga a 2-0 lead.

Austin delivered again for the Blue Streaks in the third inning, driving home two more runs with another double, scoring Tetreault and Maddy Vaughn to make it 4-0. An RBI double by Natalie Conroy in the sixth inning scored Nia Law for Saratoga’s fifth and final run of the game.

Austin was 2-3 with two doubles and three RBIs for Saratoga, while Decker was 2-3 with a double. Conroy went 1-3 with an RBI double, while Tetreault went 1-2 with a double and two walks. Law also added a single for the Blue Streaks.

Kaitlin Neumeister and Abagael Taylor each had singles in the loss for Shaker. Hannah Hipwell started for the Blue Bison, allowing four earned runs in five innings, striking out four batters and walking three. Talyn Chernosky allowed a run in one inning of work in the circle.

Saratoga (12-2 overall, 8-1 Suburban Council) hosted Colonie, the third-ranked team in Class AA by the New York State Sportswriters Association, at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.