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Jimmies Baseball Season Ends, 11-4 Loss To Viterbo

jimmieslogoHutchinson KS (CSi)   After leading 4-0 in th 6th inning the Jamestown Jimmies  gave up 11 runs in the bottom of the inning , and lost to Viterbo University of Wisconsin, Wednesday evening,  11-4, in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round in Hutchinson, Kansas, ending Jamestown’s season.

 All the Jimmies runs came in the top of the fourth inning.

Marcus Blackmon paced the Jimmies at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.  Jamestown had  11 hits, with eight runners left  on base.

Reliever Ryan Sheeley,  took the loss.

The Jimmies seasond record was 36-10.

Viterbo’s record stands at  34-19, after defeating Mayville State earlier Wednesday.

Viterbo advances to the Hutchinson Regional Championship game taking on Tabor, Thursday morning in the double elimination tournament. 

They will have to beat Tabor twice.

The tournament winner goes on to the  NAIA college World Series.