Sunday, May 18, 2025
May 17 Softball
On Saturday night, May 17, the Gowanda Varsity softball team closed out the regular season hosting Westfield for a non-league game. Things started out bright for Gowanda. Addison Kota singled, and later scored, for Gowanda in both the 1st and 3rd innings. Along with a 2nd inning score by Lauren Kelly, Gowanda had a 3-0 lead at that point. Westfield opened the 4th inning with four straight singles, the last of which resulted in a runner being thrown out at home. Westfield then got on the board with a bases loaded walk. The score was 3-1 heading into a 5th inning that saw Westfield tie things up at 3-3. After a scoreless 6th inning, Westfield added what turned out to be the winning run in the 7th inning. Final score was 4-3.
In the 1st inning, Holland Browning had tripled to bring Addison Kota home for Gowanda’s first run. Later, She gets caught trying to get to home herself.
In the third inning, Kota is seen heading to 2nd base. The Westfield throw went past 2nd base and into the outfield allowing her to continue on and score for the second time in the game.
In the 6th inning, Gowanda’s Lauren Kelly (#30) makes a play at 1st base. This was Westfield’s second out in the inning. Later, with two runners on base, Holland Browning made a catch at shortstop to end the inning.