– UJ Softball Splits Again with Bellevue

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The Jimmie softball team used a four-hit shutout from Hope Ransome to defeat Bellevue (Neb.) University 3-0 in the first game of Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader at Trapper Lawrence Field, but the Bruins came back with a 5-0 shutout of their own in game two.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: Jamestown 3-0, Bellevue 0-5
LOCATION: Trapper Lawrence Field / Jamestown, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 29-14 overall, 13-3 NSAA; Bellevue 25-17 overall, 10-6 NSAA

GAME ONE

Maddie Spaeth’s first-inning single scored Trinity Gregg with the game’s first run, which would be the only run the Jimmies would need in the opener.
After giving up a one-out single in the third, Ransome (9-6) retired nine Bruins in a row, and 11 of the final 12 in recording her third shutout of the season.
Lauren Weigel and Kayla Quintanilla added to UJ’s lead with RBI doubles in the bottom of the fifth.
Jamestown finished with five hits in the game, including a double by Gregg and a single by Sidnie Aasen.

GAME TWO

The Jimmies were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base in getting shut out for only the third time this season.
Bellevue had a two-run home run in the first and seventh innings and scored another run in the fifth on a double.
Kate Geiszler and Sidnie Aasen each doubled for Jamestown’s extra base hits, while Trinity Gregg, Sonya Rodgers, Maddie Spaeth, Kayla Quintanilla, and Sydney Grendler all singled.

UP NEXT

The Jimmies host Dickinson State (N.D.) University at Trapper Lawrence Field in the final home doubleheader of the season on Friday, April 25, beginning at 2:00 p.m.