ALPENA---It was another successful weekend for the Escanaba softball Eskymos.
The Eskymos won three games on Saturday to take the championship of the Alpena Invitational, beating the host Wildcats, 1-0, in the title game on a sometimes rainy day.
The weekend began with a 10-2 win over Alpena Friday night, as Taylor Gauthier launched a three-run homer. That was a warm-up for the Saturday tournament, and the Eskymos sat through a rain delay before beating Grayling, 4-0, in their first contest.
In the second game, Katie Ross hit two home runs, including a grand slam homer in the sixth inning, to help the Eskymos mercy Garden City from the Detroit area, 12-2. And in the championship game, Escanaba beat Alpena on a suicide squeeze by Taylor Rathe.
Escanaba, ranked No. 5 in the state in Division Two, improved to 19-1-1 on the season.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Eskymos won three games on Saturday to take the championship of the Alpena Invitational, beating the host Wildcats, 1-0, in the title game on a sometimes rainy day.
The weekend began with a 10-2 win over Alpena Friday night, as Taylor Gauthier launched a three-run homer. That was a warm-up for the Saturday tournament, and the Eskymos sat through a rain delay before beating Grayling, 4-0, in their first contest.
In the second game, Katie Ross hit two home runs, including a grand slam homer in the sixth inning, to help the Eskymos mercy Garden City from the Detroit area, 12-2. And in the championship game, Escanaba beat Alpena on a suicide squeeze by Taylor Rathe.
Escanaba, ranked No. 5 in the state in Division Two, improved to 19-1-1 on the season.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
