UJ – The University of Jamestown baseball team relied on the longball Saturday afternoon as they swept their home opener against Northwestern (Iowa) College at Jack Brown Stadium. A walk-off homer gave the Jimmies a 2-1 victory in the opener, then seven balls left the yard in a 20-2 game two triumph.

THE BASICS

  • SCORES: Jamestown 2, Northwestern 1; Jamestown 20, Northwestern 2 (7 innings)
  • LOCATION: Jack Brown Stadium / Jamestown, N.D.
  • RECORDS: Jamestown 21-9 (7-5 GPAC); Northwestern 17-18 (8-8 GPAC)

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

The Jimmies and Red Raiders were deadlocked at 0-0 going into the top of the sixth, but two-out solo home run put Northwestern ahead.

Jamestown, held to just one hit through the first six innings, trailed by one as they took their last time at-bat.

Jett Nelson reached on an error by the right fielder and ended up at second base at the conclusion of the play.

Triston Madison blasted a two-run walkoff home run to lift UJ to victory in the seven-inning opening game.

Avery Liestman (5-0) pitched all seven innings, giving up one run on six hits. He struck three and walked one.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

Chase Burke hit the first of seven Jamestown home runs in the nightcap, tying the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the first.

NWC retook the lead with a single run in the second, but the Jimmies countered with three in the bottom of the inning. Triston Madison hit a solo home run and after Isaiah Roebuck reached on a fielder’s choice, Alex Alva left the yard to make it 4-2.

UJ tacked on five more in the third, with Riki Okamoto and Ryan Muizelaar crossing the plate after Jett Nelson reached on an error. Madison followed with a single to drive in Nelson, then Alva singled in two more runs with two outs for a 9-2 lead.

Back-to-back singles by Hayden Brown and Nelson in the fourth set the table for Madison, who homered for the second time in the game, putting Jamestown comfortably in front 12-2.

Two more home runs by the Jimmies in the fifth extended the lead to 15-2. Roebuck led off the inning with his first career home run, then later in the frame Jordan Singleton connected for a two-run shot.

After NWC went down in order in the top of the sixth, UJ reached the 20-run mark with five more in the bottom half.

Ben Swennumson‘s first career homer opened the inning, then a double by Sy Steele brought in two more runs. Riki Okamoto scored on a passed ball with Steele moving up to third, then R.J. Woods brought home Steele on a groundout to first.

Alva finished with four hits and four RBI. Madison had three hits and drove in five, and Roebuck and Bonneville both had two hits.

Ryan Radkey (3-1), the third of four Jimmie pitchers, got the win with four innings of scoreless relief. He struck out three and allowed four hits.

UP NEXT

UJ’s home doubleheader against Mount Marty (S.D.) on Sunday has been moved to Monday, and will be played in Yankton, S.D. First pitch is set for 2 p.m., and the teams will play two seven-inning games.