Softball Recap: Littlestown Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Littlestown). They never let the York Catholic Fighting Irish get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Wednesday. The Thunderbolts haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Maddy Dubbert looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hannah Barthel, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Alexis Stonesifer was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

Littlestown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

03/26/25 vs York Catholic	16-0
03/21/25 vs Hanover	15-0
03/18/25 vs Gettysburg	14-4
05/08/24 vs Kennard-Dale	4-3
05/02/24 vs West York Area	10-4

Littlestown's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for York Catholic, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Littlestown will host New Oxford at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. New Oxford will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for York Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against William Penn at 4:15 p.m. William Penn has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.5 runs per game on average), something York Catholic will no doubt try to take advantage of.