ALTOONA, Pa. -- South Fayette coach James Barton couldn't decide whether to pitch Dillon Haviland or Zack Fettig in the PIAA Class AA championship last night. Barton waited until shortly before game time to choose Haviland.

But it really didn't matter who started for the Lions.

What mattered most was the pitcher who started for Brandywine Heights. The Bullets got a Stoudt-hearted effort.

Kyle Stoudt pitched a gem for Brandywine Heights as the Bullets knocked off South Fayette, 4-1, at Blair County Ballpark.

Stoudt pitched a two-hitter and struck out six as Brandywine Heights (22-4), located near Kutztown, knocked the legs out from a third WPIAL team in a title game yesterday. Serra lost in Class A and Chartiers Valley in AAA.

Since the PIAA went to at least three classifications in 1999, this was the second time the WPIAL did not win at least one title. The other was 1999.

"Kyle has just been huge for us all year," Brandywine Heights coach Chris Cole said. "He had everything working today."

Stoudt, a junior right-hander, finished the season 8-1. He had Tommy John surgery on his right arm two years ago when he was 14 years old.

"As of late, he's just been overpowering people with a lot of fastballs," Cole said. "Today, we wanted him to work more on his curveballs, and I think he did that. He had them off balance a little."

Haviland had been superb in the PIAA postseason, pitching a no-hitter and two-hitter in two contests. But he pitched Monday, and Barton was unsure if he should bring him back on three days' rest.

It's not as if Haviland pitched poorly. After giving up an unearned run in the first inning, he did not allow another hit until the fifth when Brandywine Heights took the lead for good, 2-1. Haviland pitched 41/3 innings and allowed only three hits and struck out one before being relieved by Fettig, who gave up two runs on three hits.

"Dillon wasn't at his best. He was topping out at 87 [mph, and he can throw harder than that," Barton said. "But no matter who we pitched, we would've lost. If you can't hit, you won't win."

A lack of hitting had been a problem at times this season for South Fayette (18-6). Although Barton believed Brandywine Heights was a good team and Stoudt a capable pitcher, he said, "The pitching we saw today, there were probably three pitchers in our section better than that kid."

Barton wasn't happy with his team's aggressiveness.

"We probably watched more pitches today than we did the whole year," Barton said. "I still don't understand why we were taking so many pitches. I was not giving the take sign, but we kept taking pitch after pitch and then we'd get two strikes on us."

An error led to Brandywine Heights' first run in the first inning. South Fayette tied it in the fifth when Fettig led off with a triple and scored on Matt Curl's squeeze bunt.

But Brandywine Heights went back ahead in the fifth, 2-1. Brandywine Heights got a two-run double from Sean Sell in the sixth.