Softball Game Preview: Littlestown Thunderbolts vs. York Catholic Fighting Irish

The Littlestown Thunderbolts will head out to challenge the York Catholic Fighting Irish at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Littlestown and Delone Catholic meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts' pitcher stepped up to hand the Squires a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbolts, who have now won nine matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Alexis Stonesifer

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/25 @ Delone Catholic	5
03/21/25 vs Hanover	4
04/14/25 @ Hanover	3
03/18/25 vs Gettysburg	3
04/16/25 vs Biglerville	2

Alexis Stonesifer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Ashlynn Gorsuch was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hannah Barthel, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.

Littlestown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Delone Catholic only posted an OBP of .267.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask York Catholic). They put the hurt on William Penn with a sharp 19-7 win on Thursday.

Littlestown is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. York Catholic's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8.

Everything went Littlestown's way against York Catholic when the teams last played back in March, as Littlestown made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbolts since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.