Softball Recap: Tessa Van Hemert Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Prior Lake

Rosemount won against Eastview on Monday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Irish never let the Prior Lake Lakers get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Irish in their matchups with the Lakers: they've now won eight in a row.

Jorey Fry

Batters Struck Out

05/14/25 vs Prior Lake	10
05/12/25 vs Eastview	6
05/08/25 @ Eagan	8
05/07/25 vs Farmington	6
05/05/25 @ Shakopee	11
+ 5 more games

Not much got past Jorey Fry, who gave up just a hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Prior Lake off the board. Fry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Rosemount's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tessa Van Hemert, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave Van Hemert a new career-high. Kenzi Benson was another, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.

Rosemount's record is now 14-3. As for Prior Lake, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Rosemount will face off against rival Lakeville North at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Prior Lake is set to take on their familiar foe Lakeville South at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.