Softball Recap: New Castle Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Hurricanes

Margin (Wins)

04/08/26 @ Penn Hills	18
03/13/26 vs Central Valley	16
03/23/26 vs Penn Hills	15
03/30/26 vs Mars	14
05/07/26 vs North Allegheny	10

New Castle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the North Allegheny Tigers 12-2. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.

Zoie Shields made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Lexi Moyer looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, New Castle got a massive performance out of Aliyah Stalcynski, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases Stalcynski has posted since back in April. Mikayla Digennaro was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

New Castle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in four consecutive games.

New Castle's record now sits at 14-7. As for North Allegheny, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

New Castle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Allegheny, they will take on Indiana at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season.