It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hempfield had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers. The win was familiar territory for Hempfield who now have three in a row.
For Lampeter-Strasburg's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Hillen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Aponte, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Hempfield's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Hempfield will play host again on Monday to welcome Manheim Township, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manheim Township: 3.5, Hempfield: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lampeter-Strasburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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