Tappan Zee Softball Faces Rival Pearl River

Pearl River junior pitcher Mandy McCarthy shut out rival Tappan Zee twice last season, 3-0 May 18 and 1-0 April 21. 

Both pitchers carried no-hitters into the seventh inning of the earlier contest, with Pearl River finally winning it with a walk-off single by Amanda Hartigan in the bottom of the seventh.

McCarthy and Tappan Zee junior Paula Gutkin will face off again when the teams play 5 p.m today at Pearl River in the first league game of the season for the Pirates.

In addition to Gutkin, the Dutchies feature one of the top players in the section in shortstop Dee Sinanaj, a fourth-team all-state selection last season. 

Pearl River will also face Tappan Zee at home in girls lacrosse, a 4:15 p.m. start. The baseball team will take the field at the same time for its home game against Clarkstown South.