UJ – University of Jamestown head baseball coach Tom Hager has seen just about everything during his illustrious career leading the Jimmies, but had never completed a tripleheader Brsweep. That changed Thursday evening as UJ rallied for a 5-4 win in extra innings over Hastings (Neb.) College, adding to Jamestown’s 4-1 and 6-5 victories earlier in the day.

The teams were scheduled to play doubleheaders Friday and Saturday in Jamestown but with the threat of rain looming this weekend, agreed to play three seven-inning games on Thursday. The fourth game of the series is tentatively scheduled for Friday at 12 p.m.

THE BASICS

  • SCORES: Jamestown 4, Hastings 1; Jamestown 6, Hastings 5; Jamestown 5, Hastings 4 (8 innings)
  • LOCATION: Jack Brown Stadium / Jamestown, N.D.
  • RECORDS: Jamestown 28-17 (14-13 GPAC); Hastings 14-35 (5-22 GPAC)

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Chase Burke and Jordan Singleton each homered and Avery Liestman pitched 5 2/3 solid innings as the Jimmies began the day with a 4-1 victory.
  • Burke’s homer came after a single by Riki Okamoto and staked UJ to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third.
  • After the Broncos countered with a solo home run by Jared Delgado to begin the fourth, Jamestown got even in the bottom half.
  • With Ben Swennumson on third and Isaiah Roebuck at second, Jett Nelson was intentionally walked to load the bases. Hastings’ James Velasquez uncorked a wild pitch and Swennumson crossed the plate with UJ’s third run.
  • Singleton’s solo home run with two outs in the fifth extended Jamestown’s lead to 4-1.
  • Liestman (7-1) struck out five and gave up a run on three hits to get the win. Ethan Petty got the final out in the sixth and the first of the seventh before giving way to Hayden Brown, who recorded the final two outs for his fourth save.
  • Alex Alva went 2-for-3 at the plate and Roebuck had a double.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Isaiah Roebuck‘s one-out home run in the bottom of the fifth broke a 5-5 tie and ended up being the difference as the Jimmies took game two by a score of 6-5.
  • The Jimmies loaded the bases in the bottom of the first with just one out, and Julian Sansores cleared the bases with a home run to right field, giving UJ a 4-1 lead.
  • Chase Burke drove in a run with a single to left in the bottom of the second as Jamestown went ahead 5-1.
  • Tyler Kissler led off the fourth with a solo home run for Hastings, making it 5-2, then the Broncos rallied to the game an inning later. Matt Lucero had an RBI double and Jared Delgado added a two-run shot to bring Hastings even at 5-5.
  • Burke (3-for-4), Riki Okamoto (2-for-3), and Jett Nelson (2-for-3) combined for six of Jamestown’s 10 hits.
  • Ryan Radkey (4-1) got the win in relief, pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a run on two hits. Hayden Brown retired the side in the seventh for his fifth save.


GAME 3 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Chase Burke came through with a clutch two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the eighth to complete the tripleheader sweep.
  • RJ Woods and Riki Okamoto both walked after the first two hitters of the inning struck out. Sy Steele came on to run for Woods following the walk to Okamoto, and on a 3-2 pitch, Burke singled to right field.
  • The lead went back and forth from the start, with Hastings leading 1-0 as Jamestown came to bat in the bottom of the first.
  • Burke and Alex Alva connected for back-to-back doubles, producing the first UJ run and tying the score.
  • Jordan Singleton‘s RBI single scored Alva in the bottom of the third to put Jamestown ahead, but the Broncos answered with a run in the top of the fourth.
  • Pinch-hitter Varen Sabino singled with one out in the fifth to score Burke and the Jimmies once again took a one-run lead.
  • Neither team scored in the sixth, then Matt Lucero homered with two out in the seventh to tie the game at 3-3.
  • Hastings scored the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth on a bases-loaded wild pitch by Jimmie reliever Jack Howard. Following an intentional walk to set up a force play with two out, Howard got the next hitter to pop out and leave the Broncos with just a one-run lead.
  • Howard (5-4) got the win after UJ’s heroics in the bottom of the inning. Four Jimmie relievers combined to work the final 4 2/3 innings, allowing only two runs on five hits.
  • Burke (3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI), Alva (2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI), Singleton (2-for-4, 1 RBI), and Jett Nelson (2-for-4) all had multiple hit games for Jamestown.

UP NEXT

  • Jamestown is scheduled to host Hastings in a single seven-inning game at 12 p.m. Friday, but if that game is rained out, the Jimmies’ next action will be the GPAC postseason tournament beginning on May 2 with opponent and game time to be determined.