– UJ Baseball Secures Split with Mayville State

SIOUX FALLS – The Jimmie baseball team scored 19 runs on 21 hits in Sunday’s second game against Mayville State (N.D.) University and split a doubleheader against the Comets at Sanford Sports Complex.

THE BASICS
SCORES: Jamestown 3-19, Mayville State 5-7
LOCATION: Sanford Sports Complex / Sioux Falls, S.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 23-9 overall, 4-2 NSAA; Mayville State 10-16, 2-4 NSAA

GAME ONE

The Comets scored single runs in both the first and second innings to take a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Jimmies got on the board, thanks to an RBI double by Ryan Muizelaar.
Mayville State extended their lead to 5-1 with three runs in the top of the sixth.
Pinch-hitter Will Bachman drove in a pair of runs with a double in the bottom of the sixth as Jamestown got within 5-3.
Neither team scored in the final inning as the Comets took game one 5-3.
In addition to the doubles by Muizelaar and Bachman, Chase Burke, Alex Alva, and Landon Runge each had a hit.

GAME TWO

Triston Madison singled home two runs and later scored on a wild pitch as UJ took a 3-0 lead after the first.
After the Comets cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second, the Jimmies responded with nine runs in the bottom half to break the game open.
The lead grew to 17-1 as Jamestown scored five more in the third, then added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Mayville State scored six of their seven runs and had six of their eight hits in the game in the fifth inning, but got no closer than 18-7.
Madison doubled twice and finished 4-for-5 with four RBI and four runs scored, while Ryan Muizelaar was 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored.
Chase Burke homered and added two more hits while scoring three runs and driving in three more.
Alex Alva also recorded three hits, including a triple.
Isaiah Roebuck, Landon Runge, and Riki Okamoto all had two hits.
Luke Zimmer improved to 4-3 overall after working five innings and striking out four.