Game 1<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City\u00a0 (uj.edu) With their backs against the wall one more time on Thursday, the University of Jamestown baseball team forced a winner-take-all game in the NAIA Opening Round Oklahoma City Bracket by defeating Oklahoma City 7-4.<\/p>\n
The top seeded and bracket host Stars earned a trip to the Avista-NAIA World Series with a 4-0 victory over the Jimmies in the deciding game.<\/p>\n
Shane Groth<\/a> (SR\/Sisters, OR) worked around three unearned first-inning runs in UJ’s 7-4 win. Oklahoma City scored three unearned runs in the first on just one hit, taking advantage of three walks and two Jamestown errors.<\/p>\n Drake Pilat<\/a> (JR\/Winnipeg, MB, Canada) singled in Kory Wolden<\/a> (SR\/West Fargo, ND) in the bottom of the first as UJ cut the deficit to 3-1.<\/p>\n Wolden and Pilat each had two-run singles during the Jimmies’ four-run second inning.<\/p>\n Leading 5-3 in the third, UJ tacked on two more runs on RBI singles by Taichi Sasaki<\/a> (SR\/Sakai, Osaka, Japan) and Jaden Yackley<\/a> (JR\/Lynnwood, Wash.).<\/p>\n The Stars scored a single run in the top of the eighth as Garrett Foster’s single scored Lane Milligan to make it 7-4.<\/p>\n Groth went the distance, allowing eight hits. He walked three and struck out six while improving his record to 7-2.<\/p>\n Pilat was 3-for-3 with three RBI. Wolden, Scooter Turin<\/a> (SR\/Sandy, OR), Pete Pennylegion<\/a> (SR\/Ferndale, WA), and Quinn Irey<\/a> (SR\/Bismarck, ND) finished with two hits each.<\/p>\n In the championship, Oklahoma City’s Brandon Grieger scored on a first-inning fielder’s choice for the game’s first run. The Stars added another run in the fifth on Joe Lytle’s double, then Foster hit a two-run home run off reliever Chase Thometz<\/a> (SR\/Sandy, OR)\u00a0in the sixth to make it 4-0.<\/p>\n The Jimmies were unable to get much going against OCU’s Tanner Andrews. Andrews fanned 10 batters while pitching a six-hit shutout.<\/p>\n Cole Torgerson<\/a> (SO\/Billings, MT) (2-1) took the loss for Jamestown. He pitched 4 2\/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out three.<\/p>\n Yackley had two hits for UJ. Wolden, Turin, Tanner Roundy<\/a> (JR\/Henderson, NV), and Kaleb Binstock<\/a> (JR\/Grand Forks, ND), who doubled, had the other Jimmie hits.<\/p>\n Jamestown ends the season 45-11 while Oklahoma City improves to 50-8.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Game 2<\/p>\n Oklahoma City\u00a0 (uj.edu)\u00a0 <\/strong>With their backs against the wall one more time on Thursday, the University of Jamestown baseball team forced a winner-take-all game in the NAIA Opening Round Oklahoma City Bracket by defeating Oklahoma City 7-4.<\/p>\n The top seeded and bracket host Stars earned a trip to the Avista-NAIA World Series with a 4-0 victory over the Jimmies in the deciding game.<\/p>\n Shane Groth<\/a> (SR\/Sisters, OR) worked around three unearned first-inning runs in UJ’s 7-4 win. Oklahoma City scored three unearned runs in the first on just one hit, taking advantage of three walks and two Jamestown errors.<\/p>\n Drake Pilat<\/a> (JR\/Winnipeg, MB, Canada) singled in Kory Wolden<\/a> (SR\/West Fargo, ND) in the bottom of the first as UJ cut the deficit to 3-1.<\/p>\n Wolden and Pilat each had two-run singles during the Jimmies’ four-run second inning.<\/p>\n Leading 5-3 in the third, UJ tacked on two more runs on RBI singles by Taichi Sasaki<\/a> (SR\/Sakai, Osaka, Japan) and Jaden Yackley<\/a> (JR\/Lynnwood, Wash.).<\/p>\n The Stars scored a single run in the top of the eighth as Garrett Foster’s single scored Lane Milligan to make it 7-4.<\/p>\n Groth went the distance, allowing eight hits. He walked three and struck out six while improving his record to 7-2.<\/p>\n Pilat was 3-for-3 with three RBI. Wolden, Scooter Turin<\/a> (SR\/Sandy, OR), Pete Pennylegion<\/a> (SR\/Ferndale, WA), and Quinn Irey<\/a> (SR\/Bismarck, ND) finished with two hits each.<\/p>\n In the championship, Oklahoma City’s Brandon Grieger scored on a first-inning fielder’s choice for the game’s first run. The Stars added another run in the fifth on Joe Lytle’s double, then Foster hit a two-run home run off reliever Chase Thometz<\/a> (SR\/Sandy, OR)\u00a0in the sixth to make it 4-0.<\/p>\n The Jimmies were unable to get much going against OCU’s Tanner Andrews. Andrews fanned 10 batters while pitching a six-hit shutout.<\/p>\n Cole Torgerson<\/a> (SO\/Billings, MT) (2-1) took the loss for Jamestown. He pitched 4 2\/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out three.<\/p>\n Yackley had two hits for UJ. Wolden, Turin, Tanner Roundy<\/a> (JR\/Henderson, NV), and Kaleb Binstock<\/a> (JR\/Grand Forks, ND), who doubled, had the other Jimmie hits.<\/p>\n Jamestown ends the season 45-11 while Oklahoma City improves to 50-8.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jimmies baseball defeat Oklahoma City Univ in game 1, to advance in NAIA Championship Thurs<\/p>\n Jamestown 7, \u00a0Oklahoma City University 4<\/p>\n In the If Necessary Game<\/p>\n Oklahoma City University 4 Jamestown 0<\/p>\n Jimmies end the season with a record of 45-11<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Game 1 Oklahoma City\u00a0 (uj.edu) With their backs against the wall one more time on Thursday, the University of Jamestown baseball team forced a winner-take-all game in the NAIA Opening Round Oklahoma City Bracket by defeating Oklahoma City 7-4. 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