JAMESTOWN, N.D. (playnorthstar.com)– Twice the Bellevue University baseball team used home runs to come from behind to defeat Valley City State University 8-6 in 11 innings on Friday afternoon in the first game of the 2018 North Star Athletic Association Baseball Tournament at the University of Jamestown’s Jack Brown Stadium.

Bellevue improves to 34-21 with the victory and advances to play Jamestown (N.D.) in a winner’s bracket matchup tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Valley City State drops to 13-28 and will face Viterbo (Wis.) Saturday at 11 a.m. in an elimination game.