Before you know it, the 2025 WPIAL Softball regular season will be finished and teams that qualify will be preparing for the playoffs.
The Hopewell Vikings are hoping to be one of these teams in the playoff field.
Hopewell currently finds themselves in fourth place in the Section 2 (Class 3A) and remain there following a 10-2 win over Quaker Valley. With the win, the Lady Vikings got their overall record back to 7-7 and 4-5 in section.
Offensively, Hopewell clubbed out 15 hits, including two homeruns: Kara Barkovich and Tallulah Showrank. Congrats ladies.
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Seniors Victoria Mann and Barkovich led the way at the plate going a combined 8-for-8, with 5 RBI. Mann was 5-for-5, with 2 runs and 2 RBIs, while Barkovich went 3-for-3 (single, double and homerun), 2 walks, 2 runs and 3 RBI. That’s quite an afternoon for those two ladies.
Showrank went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored, Allison Ramaley also collected 2 hits and an RBI, while leadoff hitter Alana Covalt set the pace of the offense getting on base 3 times (2 hits and a walk), scoring 2 runs and collecting an RBI.
Speaking of Covalt, she was one of three pitchers used by Hopewell head coach Ronda Koblek.
Covalt got the start and pitched a perfect 2 innings, not allowing a hit, run or walk, while striking out two. Barkovich pitched the third inning, allowing 2 runs, 0 walks and striking out 3. Ramaley closed out the game, not allowing a run and striking out 4 batters.
After a day off today, Hopewell plays their final section game of the season on Wednesday at Ellwood City and then will have a non-section game on Thursday at Gateway.