DUBUQUE - The Kennedy softball team ran into too many Keorperiches Tuesday night against Dubuque Hempstead.

Hailey Koerperich was the winning pitcher in both games and Hope Koerperich had five hits and drove in six runs to lead Hempstead to a sweep of the Cougars, 14-1 and 9-2. The first game was three innings.

Ashley Hamilton hit a home run in the nightcap for Kennedy (5-9, 3-7). Heather McKinnon had three hits and Tanner Rathjens two.

The Cougars had only two hits in the opener.

GAME 1

KENNEDY (1): Hamilton, 1 1 1 0, Kubovec, 2 0 0 0, Baskerville, 2 0 1 1, Rathjens, 1 0 0 0, McKinnon, 1 0 0 0, Coker, 1 0 0 0, Steinke, 1 0 0 0, Harberts, 1 0 0 0, Sohn, 1 0 0 0. Totals 11 1 2 1.

HEMPSTEAD (14): Albrecht, 3 1 2 2, Tauber, 3 1 1 0, Ha.Koerperich, 2 3 2 1, Ho.Koerperich, 3 2 3 5, Brown, 1 2 0 0, Hanson, 3 1 1 3, Ryder, 2 0 1 1, Cummer, 2 2 1 1, #31, 0 1 0 0, Bauer, 1 1 0 0, Coleman, 0 0 0 0, Lauer, 0 0 0 0. Totals 20 14 11 13.

Kennedy     100 -  1  2 2
Hempstead 725 - 14 11 0

W - Ha.Koerperich. L - Crist. 2B - Albrecht, Ha.Koerperich, Hanson. HR - Ho.Koerperich.

GAME 2

KENNEDY (2): Hamilton, 3 1 1 1, Kubovec, 3 0 0 0, Baskerville, 1 0 0 0, Rathjens, 3 1 2 0, McKinnon, 3 0 3 0, Coker, 3 0 0 0, Harberts, 3 0 0 1, Steinke, 3 0 0 0, Sohn, 3 0 0 0, Kohrs, 2 0 0 0. Totals 27 2 6 2.

HEMPSTEAD (9): Albrecht, 2 2 1 0, Tauber, 3 0 0 0, Ha.Koerperich, 4 1 1 0, Ho.Koerperich, 3 2 2 1, Brown, 4 2 3 3, Hanson, 4 0 1 2, Ryder, 3 0 2 1, Cummer, 2 0 0 0, Bauer, 2 1 0 0, Kemp, 1 0 0 0, Gorman, 1 1 1 1. Totals 29 9 11 8.

Kennedy      010 001 0 - 2  6 1
Hempstead  402 102 x - 9 11 1

W - Ha.Koerperich. L - McEachran. 2B - McKinnon, Albrecht, Koerperich, Brown. HR - Hamilton. SB - Rathjens.