{"id":168539,"date":"2019-03-29T22:06:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T03:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=168539"},"modified":"2019-03-29T22:19:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T03:19:37","slug":"briar-cliff-sweeps-jimmies-softball-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=168539","title":{"rendered":"Briar Cliff Sweeps Jimmies, Softball, Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIOUX CITY, Iowa\u00a0 (uj.edu)\u00a0 <\/strong>— The University of Jamestown softball team was held to a pair of runs on five hits as Briar Cliff University posted a sweep Friday afternoon, 3-1 and 9-1 in five innings.<\/p>\n

Jamestown (18-8, 2-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference) faces College of Saint Mary (Neb.) in Omaha at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Briar Cliff improves to 7-13 and 2-2 in the GPAC.<\/p>\n

Game 1: Chargers 3, Jimmies 1<\/strong>
\nMorgan Geiszler<\/a> (SO\/Horace, ND)’s two-run triple scored Mikayla Frost<\/a> (JR\/Melba, ID) in the top of the first to give UJ a 1-0 lead in Friday’s first game. That would be the Jimmies’ only hit until Allie McCain<\/a> (SR\/Duvall, WA) singled with one out in the sixth.<\/p>\n

Madison Deane’s bases-clearing double gave Briar Cliff a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth, and Chargers pitcher Alayna Allen was able to hold Jamestown scoreless in the seventh to complete the win.<\/p>\n

Kat Miska<\/a> (SO\/Pequot Lakes, MN) (8-3) struck out nine in six innings and gave up three runs on five hits while walking five. It was her seventh complete game of the season.<\/p>\n

Game 2: Chargers 9, Jimmies 1 (5 innings)<\/strong>
\nAs in game one Jamestown scored first, with Courtney Espinoza<\/a> (JR\/Avondale, Ariz.) doubling home Caitlyn Courtney<\/a> (JR\/Caldwell, TX) in the top of the third to make it 1-0.<\/p>\n

Briar Cliff answered with the tying run in the bottom of the third, then broke the game open in the fourth with five runs to take a 6-1 lead. The Chargers ended the game in the fifth, scoring three times to end the game via run rule.<\/p>\n

Santina Zito<\/a> (FR\/Boise, Idaho) joined Courtney and Espinoza in the hit column for Jamestown. Miriah Yoder<\/a> (SR\/Devils Lake, ND) reached twice via base on balls.<\/p>\n

Katie Merchant<\/a> (FR\/South Haven, Minn.) (8-4) took the loss\u00a0despite allowing just one hit in three innings. She was charged with four runs, three earned, while walking six and striking out two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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