Shenendehowa High School senior pitcher Danny Amyot fires a pitch toward home plate during Friday's game at Columbia High School. Amyot struck out 18 Columbia batters in the 6-0 victory for the Lady Plainsmen. (All photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

It wasn't a perfect game for Shen's Danny Amyot, but it was about close as you can get to a flawless performance.

In a battle of Suburban Council unbeatens, Amyot recorded the first four outs via the strikeout and the trend continued.

Shen’s senior righthander made 20 of the Lady Plainsmen’s 21 putouts, setting down 18 Blue Devils batters via the strikeout. While Amyot didn’t really need her teammates on defense, they certainly came through at the plate.

Karen Sweeney, Giuliana Figlomeni and Marlin Solano - Shen’s No. 2, 3 and 4 hitters - hit consecutive singles on three straight pitches from Columbia ace Jena Servidone in the top of the first inning, giving Amyot a one-run lead. It was all she would need in the 6-0 victory.

Shen's Samantha Cook (left), Danny Amyot and catcher Maggie Quinn confer in the infield during Friday's game against Columbia.

Shen's hitting provided plenty of offense behind Amyot. Third baseman Giuliana Figlomeni led the way with three hits (she also made a sacrifice bunt) and Karen Sweeney and Marlin Solano added two hits apiece for the Lady Plainsmen (7-0, 9-0).

Shen tagged Columbia's Jena Servidone, the reigning Suburban Council MVP, for four earned runs on 10 base hits.

Columbia shortstop Kasey Ochs prepares to apply the tag to Shen pinch-runner Dawn Ceremunga during Friday's game.

There were a pair of strange plays on the bases Friday afternoon.

In the third inning - the play is pictured below - Shen's Karen Sweeney advanced to second base on Giuliana Figlomeni's sacrifice bunt, but took an aggressive turn around the bag. Columbia first baseman Anna Carey whipped the ball to shortstop Kasey Ochs, who tried to tag Sweeney out, but she made it back to the base just in the nick of time.

Shen's Karen Sweeney slides into second base safely after overrunning the bag on a sacrifice bunt by teammate Giuliana Figlomeni.

Later in the game - see the video for this clip - it appeared as if Shen catcher Maggie Quinn drove in a pair of runs on a sixth inning single. However, pinch-runner Dawn Ceremunga was later called out after the umpires conferred to rule that Columbia catcher Suzanne Pelton had in fact applied the tag in time.

Shen was already way ahead and the run turned out not to matter in the outcome, but it was strange to see an umpire reverse a call about a minute after it happened. It's hard to tell from the video, but hopefully it was indeed the right call.

Columbia High School senior pitcher Jena Servidone throws a pitch during Friday's game.

The Shen hitters struck in the first inning, connecting on three straight singles on three consecutive pitches from Servidone.

Maggie Quinn scored on a wild pitch in the second inning and Quinn drove in one run on the aforementioned controversial single in the sixth. In the seventh, Shen pounced for three more runs on three hits and a critical throwing error by the Blue Devils.

Columbia (6-1, 10-1) certainly still one of the favorites in the Section II Class AA race, but Shenendehowa really made a statement by absolutely dominating in the 6-0 victory.

Shen's Danny Amyot makes a toss to first base to record one of her 20 putouts in Friday's game against Columbia.

Bethlehem (6-0, 6-0) is also lurking in the Suburban Council and the Eagles players used their off day to enjoy Friday's game from the hill behind home plate. Columbia travels to Delmar on Tuesday for another big game.

Guilderland's Cori Hilt threw a no-hitter against Ballston Spa today, so the Lady Dutch are also a team to watch. Teams like Burnt Hills and Niskayuna will also have to be reckoned with in the tough-as-nails Suburban Council this season.

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