WICHITA, Kan. (UJ<\/a>)–\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Jamestown softball team split its two games on Sunday at the Friends Invitational, defeating Oklahoma Panhandle State 8-0 in six innings and losing 11-8 to Friends University.<\/p>\n Jamestown, now 10-4 this season, will play a doubleheader Monday at Tabor (Kan.) College beginning at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n UJ 8, Oklahoma Panhandle State 0 (6 innings)<\/strong> Katie Merchant<\/a> (SO\/South Haven, Minn.) was 2-for-3 and Morgan Geiszler<\/a> (JR\/Horace, N.D.) and Santina Zito<\/a> (SO\/Boise, Idaho) both were 2-for-4.<\/p>\n Jamestown put up five runs in their first at-bat and never looked back.<\/p>\n Katie Reisdorfer<\/a> (JR\/Fresno, Calif.)’s two-run double in the bottom of the fourth extended UJ’s lead to 7-0, and the eighth run of the game came via an error by OPSU.<\/p>\n Kat Miska<\/a> (JR\/Pequot Lakes, Minn.) (4-1) pitched a three-hitter for her third shutout of the season. She struck out 10 and walked just one.<\/p>\n Friends 11, UJ 8<\/strong> Katie Reisdorfer<\/a>‘s single in the fifth scored Gentrey Turin<\/a> (FR\/Sandy, Ore.) and Santina Zito<\/a> to make it 8-5. UJ tied the game in the sixth, getting four hits and a fielder’s obstruction to help account for three runs.<\/p>\n Friends retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run home run, then added an insurance run with a single to left.<\/p>\n Reisdorfer was 3-for-4 with three RBI while Geiszler, Zito, Neiles, and Kassi Ward<\/a> (JR\/Olympia, Wash.) all had two hits.<\/p>\n Lucy Sinkkonen<\/a> (FR\/Cloquet, Minn.) (1-2) came on in relief of Katie Merchant<\/a> in the third inning and pitched the final four innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n —\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Jamestown softball team split its two games on Sunday at the Friends Invitational, defeating Oklahoma Panhandle State 8-0 in six innings and losing 11-8 to Friends University.<\/p>\n Jamestown, now 10-4 this season, will play a doubleheader Monday at Tabor (Kan.) College beginning at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n UJ Baseball<\/p>\n CANTON, Mo.\u00a0 (UJ)<\/a>—\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Jamestown baseball team lost a pair of games to Culver-Stockton College Sunday, 9-4 and 10-9 to conclude their series with the Wildcats.<\/p>\n Jamestown (8-7) will have an off-day Monday, then face Hannibal-LaGrange University on Tuesday in a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n Culver-Stockton 9, Jamestown 4<\/strong> UJ led 3-2 going into the bottom of the third, but Culver-Stockton scored twice in the inning to retake a 4-3 lead.<\/p>\n Michael Asahara<\/a> (SO\/Spanaway, Wash.)’s double to center field in the top of the fifth scored pinch-runner Nolan Turin<\/a> (SO\/Sandy, OR), tying the game at 4. Asahara moved to third on a ground out but was unable to score the go-ahead run.<\/p>\n Culver-Stockton’s go-ahead runs came on a sacrifice fly and two-run double in the bottom of the fifth, then a Jimmie throwing error in the bottom of the sixth allowed two more runs to cross the plate.<\/p>\n Lincoln Trujillo<\/a> (SR\/Cheyenne, WY) went 3-for-4 to lead the offense. Asahara finished 2-for-3. Luke Shekeryk<\/a> (JR\/Seattle, WA) and Matt Meraz<\/a> (SR\/Aurora, CO) joined Trujillo and Asahara with RBIs.<\/p>\n Cameron Jenkins<\/a> (JR\/West Richland, WA) (1-2) took the loss in relief, allowing three runs on two hits and one walk in one inning.<\/p>\n Culver-Stockton 10, Jamestown 9<\/strong> After the first two Jimmie batters of the inning were retired, Brian Rice<\/a> (JR\/Vancouver, WA) was hit by a pitch and Grant Okawa<\/a> (SR\/Mississauga, ON) reached on an error. Luke Shekeryk<\/a> drew a walk to load the bases. Dylan Dudley<\/a> (JR\/Cottage Grove, OR) and Michael Asahara<\/a> also walked, bringing in Rice and Okawa. Tanner Shepard<\/a> (JR\/Grand Rapids, MN) followed with a pinch-hit, 2-RBI single to score Shekeryk and Dudley. Matt Meraz<\/a> re-entered for Dudley and stole second. Tayler Cullen<\/a> (JR\/Santa Rosa, Calif.) singled in Meraz and Asahara to tie the game at 7.<\/p>\n Jamestown loaded the bases again in the top of the sixth. Asahara was hit by a pitch and Dudley walked for the two Jimmie runs and a 9-7 lead.<\/p>\n Culver-Stockton pieced together three hits and used a wild pitch to get the tying runs in the bottom of the sixth.<\/p>\n With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and a runner at second, the Wildcats came through with the game-winning single to cap off a wild finish.<\/p>\n
\nJenna Remenar<\/a> (FR\/Vancouver, Wash.) went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and two RBI to lead the Jimmies’ 14-hit attack in game one.<\/p>\n
\nMorgan Geiszler<\/a> led off the game with a home run, and Santina Zito<\/a> and Megan Neiles<\/a> (FR\/Winnipeg, MB) had run-scoring singles to stake the Jimmies to a 3-0 lead over Friends in Sunday’s second game before the Falcons rallied for eight unanswered runs over the next three innings.<\/p>\n
\nThe Wildcats scored five runs in their final two at-bats to hand the Jimmies a loss in Sunday’s opener.<\/p>\n
\nUJ fell behind 7-1 after two innings but put together a six-run rally with two outs in the top of the fifth to get back in the game.<\/p>\n