The Quick Story: Infielders Jessi Warren and Erin Coffel combined to collect five hits, including three home runs, and drove in 10 runs as Team Kowalik (1-0) exploded for 13 runs en route to a 13-5 Athletes Unlimited Softball League All-Star Cup victory over Team Netz (0-1) at a sold-out Parkway Bank Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon.
Key Moment: Team Kowalik erupted for six runs on four hits in the top of the second inning to take a 7-2 lead it did not relinquish. Outfielder Amanda Lorenz opened the outburst by drawing a bases-loaded walk before a single by catcher Kayla Kowalik gave her squad a 3-2 advantage. Coffel followed with her second home run of the All-Star Cup, a grand slam to center field that ran the margin to 7-2.
Leaderboard Update: Kowalik holds a 218-point advantage over pitcher Rachel Garcia for the top spot on the leaderboard after becoming the first player in the AUSL with 1,000 points. Coffel, meanwhile, rose into third place in the league standings following her 250-point performance.
Team Kowalik Notes
- Teams wearing the Gold jersey have won all five games this season … Team Lorenz posted a 2-0 record in Series One while Team Kowalik added a pair of wins in Series Two.
- Team Kowalik drew 10 walks against Team Netz on Sunday afternoon, marking the highest single-game total in the All-Star Cup this season … The team’s 13 runs are also the most scored by a team in a single game this season.
- Team Kowalik became the first squad to score four or more runs in a single inning after plating six runs in the top of the second inning … Team Kowalik sent 11 hitters to the plate in the frame and registered six runs on four hits.
- Team Kowalik hit a pair of grand slams against Team Netz on Sunday afternoon, marking the first time there have been multiple grand slams hit in the same Athletes Unlimited softball game.
- In addition, Team Kowalik became the first team to hit multiple home runs in a game during this All-Star Cup campaign.
- Eight of Team Kowalik’s 12 hits were recorded by the top six players in the batting order … In addition, seven different players scored at least one run in Sunday’s victory.
- Middle infielder Erin Coffel became the first player with multiple home runs in the All-Star Cup this season after hitting her second homer with a grand slam in the top of the second inning … It also marked the first grand slam recorded in the All-Star Cup this season.
- After tallying just one hit in her first three games, Coffel erupted for three hits in Sunday’s victory over Team Netz … In addition to her grand slam, she had a single in the fifth inning before adding a double in the seventh inning.
- Coffel, who earned Game MVP distinction for the second time this season, finished with 250 leaderboard points to mark her second outing with 200 or more points during the 2025 All-Star Cup season … She joins pitcher Rachel Garcia and catcher Kayla Kowalik as the only players with multiple games of 200 or more points this season.
- Corner infielder Jessi Warren hit the first grand slam of her Athletes Unlimited career with her blast in the fourth inning … Warren also added a solo home run to right field in the sixth inning to become the first player with multiple home runs in the same game this season.
- Warren drove in five runs in Sunday’s victory over Team Netz, marking the most RBI by a player in the AUSL All-Star Cup this season.
- Warren earned her first Game MVP award of the season and finished with a season-high 240 leaderboard points … She elevated 23 spots on the leaderboard with her performance on Sunday.
- Warren and Coffel each scored three runs in Sunday’s win, which tied the league season high … Kowalik also scored three runs against Team Falby on August 19.
- Outfielder Korbe Otis became the first player in the All-Star Cup this season to draw three walks in a single game … She reached on a walk during the second, third and fourth innings.
- Kowalik has hit safely in all five games after posting an RBI double to right center field in the first inning … She also added an RBI single in the second inning to secure her fourth consecutive multi-hit effort.
- Pitcher Aleshia Ocasio, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the second inning, has tallied multiple hits in all three of her outings in the All-Star Cup this season after going 2-for-3 on Sunday … She singled to left field in the second inning before adding an infield single in the third inning.
- Pitcher Georgina Corrick evened her record at 1-1 after earning the win on Sunday … She allowed five runs on seven hits with four strikeouts over 4.0 innings.
- Pitcher Alana Vawter secured her first save of the All-Star Cup season after throwing 3.0 scoreless innings … She did not allow a hit and tallied one strikeout to become the third pitcher in the league with a save this season.
Team Kowalik’s Next Game: Monday, August 25 vs. Team Kowalik | 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. ET
Team Netz Notes
- Team Netz was 6-for-15 in advancement opportunities, including a 3-for-8 mark with runners in scoring position.
- All five of Team Netz’s runs were scored with two outs … Four of the team’s seven hits came after the second out of the frame.
- Six different players registered at least one hit for Team Netz on Sunday while five different players scored a run.
- Captain Devyn Netz falls to 0-1 as a captain after making her debut as a team leader on Sunday evening.
- Middle infielder Tiare Jennings hit her first home run of the All-Star Cup season after blasting a two-run shot to left center field in the first inning … She finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, a double, three RBI and a run scored to earn MVP 3 honors and 100 leaderboard points.
- Jennings registered two or more hits for the second time in her three AUSL All-Star Cup appearances this season … She previously went 3-for-3 against Team Lorenz on August 4.
- Corner infielder Sydney McKinney drove in a pair of runs and had a double in the loss for Team Netz.
- Pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl saw her record drop to 1-1 after allowing five runs on two hits with four walks over 1.1 innings.
Team Netz’s Next Game: Monday, August 25 vs. Team Ricketts | 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT
