Softball Recap: Rochester Has No Trouble Against Black Hills

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Tenino	19
03/28/25 vs Kalama	16
03/25/25 @ Tenino	16
05/08/25 vs Black Hills	15
04/19/25 vs Meridian	13

Rochester won the last time they faced Black Hills and things went their way on Thursday too. The Warriors put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 16-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won ten contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Layna Demers was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Demers was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mckenna Vassar, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Piper Quarnstrom also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Rochester always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Black Hills only posted an OBP of .300.

The win made it two in a row for Rochester and bumps their season record up to 13-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Black Hills, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Coming up, Rochester will square off against Castle Rock at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors are facing the Rockets at the right time seeing as the Rockets are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Black Hills, they will take on Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.