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Gowanda’s Herman tosses five-inning one-hit shutout

GOWANDA — Ellicottville’s Blake Smith led off the game with a single to center field.

That was the last hit Gowanda’s Blake Herman would allow.

The Panthers’ right-hander tossed a five-inning one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks as Gowanda beat the Eagles 13-0 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 baseball Friday.

The Panthers led 3-0 after the second inning and 5-0 after the third before an eight-run fourth inning put the game away.

Kyan Austin went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored; Carter Capozzi doubled twice and drove in two runs; Logan Ruff was 2 for 4 with three RBIs; Seth Geiger was 2 for 2 with a double and three RBIs; and Herman walked twice and scored twice for Gowanda (8-2, 6-0).

Ellicottville fell to 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the league.

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