Karako enjoyed a strong season-opening weekend in Clermont, Fla., going 6-for-9 against three non-conference opponents with a pair of extra-base hits.
She doubled in her first at-bat of the spring against American International College before belting a two-run go-ahead blast in the fifth inning. Karako’s first home run broke a 2-2 tie.
The Storm would go on to win 4-3 as Karako went 2-for-2 with two RBI, three runs scored and a walk.
LEC kept it close in a pair of one-run defeats in the next two games against Davenport and Gannon with four hits in seven at-bats. She was 3-for-4 against Gannon with an RBI and walked, singled and drove in another run against Davenport.
Karako was a Second Team All-GLIAC selection as a junior for Lake Erie.