Softball Recap: Hempfield Snags Sixth Victory in Last Eight Games

While Hempfield's win against Hershey wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Black Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Trojans 4-2. The Black Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans on Monday, too.

Kali Peifer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Peifer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Peifer wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Ernst, who went 1-for-4 with three runs. Another was Chloe Diener, who went 3-for-4 with one run.

Black Knights

Batting Average

05/12/25 @ Hershey	41.4%
05/08/25 vs Red Lion	40.6%
05/05/25 @ J.P. McCaskey	26.7%

Hempfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Hempfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Hershey, they moved to 9-6 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Coming up, Hempfield will square off against Northern York at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hershey does not have any more games scheduled as of now.