Softball Recap: Grand Island Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 vs Kenmore West	12
05/05/25 @ Lockport	12
05/02/25 vs Lewiston-Porter	12
04/30/25 @ Kenmore East	11
04/25/25 @ Kenmore West	11

There's no place like home for Grand Island, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kenmore West Blue Devils a 12-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Vikings have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Kalie Farkas and Natalie Kopf were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Farkas pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Kopf didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Farkas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Farkas went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Kopf went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kelly Coram, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Bella Jayme was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs.

Grand Island always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kenmore West only posted an OBP of .118.

Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Kenmore West, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-6 record.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Grand Island will face off against rival North Tonawanda at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 2.9, the Lumberjacks 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Kenmore West is set to challenge their familiar foe Niagara Falls at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.