Softball Recap: Allen Park Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dakota, Allen Park was happy to have turned things around on Sunday. They came out on top against the Escanaba Eskymos by a score of 9-5. The win continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Eskymos: they've now won four in a row.

Kaylyn Messer

Batters Struck Out

05/17/26 @ Escanaba	3
05/12/26 vs Lincoln Park	0
05/06/26 vs Anderson	1
05/02/26 @ Dakota	5

Kaylyn Messer made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits. What's more, she posted three strikeouts, the most she's had over her last four matchups. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Mallory Hool and Autumn Kopas did most of the damage at the plate: Hool went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Kopas went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Kopas a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lilli Acker, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.

Allen Park's victory bumped their record up to 20-9-2. As for Escanaba, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5-1.

Allen Park and Escanaba should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Jaguars (ranked 41st) will meet Edsel Ford (ranked 373rd) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Escanaba will challenge Marquette at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (25 vs. 91). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eskymos 4.1, the Redmen 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.