Braxton McKart (Monroe, Mich./Monroe H.S.) tossed a complete game, four-hit shutout on Sunday as Lourdes won the rubber match of its weekend series from Aquinas 4-0 at Mercy Field.
 
McKart walked just three and struck out five while throwing 117 pitches in the win (5-0), the second shutout of the year for the Gray Wolves.
 
The game was scoreless into the bottom of the fifth when the Gray Wolves manufactured the game's first run.  Dallas Riggs (Prescott, Ariz./Bradshaw Mountain H.S.) led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Cole Cantelon (Langley, B.C./Brookswood Secondary H.S.).  After a wild pitch moved Riggs up 90 feet, Dan Johnson (Westland, Mich./Franklin H.S.) put Lourdes in front with a single to center.
 
Lourdes tacked on three insurance runs in the seventh, capitalizing on a Saints' error.  With two outs, George Pastor (Walled Lake, Mich./Central H.S.) singled home two and Cameron Gallo (Mason, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick H.S.) followed with a double, giving the Gray Wolves a four-run advantage.
 
McKart never allowed more than one base runner in an inning until the eighth, but stranded two Saints.
 
Riggs and Pastor had two hits each for Lourdes as part of a seven-hit game for the Gray Wolves.
 
Brad Buurstra suffered the loss (1-7) for Aquinas (14-23, 6-14 WHAC), allowing four runs, only one of which was earned, and five hits while pitching into the seventh inning.
 
Lourdes (19-21, 10-15) will begin its final WHAC series of the season on Saturday afternoon, hosting Rochester (Mich.) at Mercy Field.  First pitch is set for 1 p.m.  The series will conclude on Sunday with a Senior Day doubleheader.