UJ – The University of Jamestown baseball team relied on the longball Saturday afternoon as they swept their home opener against Northwestern (Iowa) College at Jack Brown Stadium. A walk-off homer gave the Jimmies a 2-1 victory in the opener, then seven balls left the yard in a 20-2 game two triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE BASICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Jimmies and Red Raiders were deadlocked at 0-0 going into the top of the sixth, but two-out solo home run put Northwestern ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamestown, held to just one hit through the first six innings, trailed by one as they took their last time at-bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jett Nelson<\/a> reached on an error by the right fielder and ended up at second base at the conclusion of the play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Triston Madison<\/a> blasted a two-run walkoff home run to lift UJ to victory in the seven-inning opening game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avery Liestman<\/a> (5-0) pitched all seven innings, giving up one run on six hits. He struck three and walked one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chase Burke<\/a> hit the first of seven Jamestown home runs in the nightcap, tying the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NWC retook the lead with a single run in the second, but the Jimmies countered with three in the bottom of the inning. Triston Madison<\/a> hit a solo home run and after Isaiah Roebuck<\/a> reached on a fielder’s choice, Alex Alva<\/a> left the yard to make it 4-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n UJ tacked on five more in the third, with Riki Okamoto<\/a> and Ryan Muizelaar<\/a> crossing the plate after Jett Nelson<\/a> reached on an error. Madison followed with a single to drive in Nelson, then Alva singled in two more runs with two outs for a 9-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back-to-back singles by Hayden Brown<\/a> and Nelson in the fourth set the table for Madison, who homered for the second time in the game, putting Jamestown comfortably in front 12-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two more home runs by the Jimmies in the fifth extended the lead to 15-2. Roebuck led off the inning with his first career home run, then later in the frame Jordan Singleton<\/a> connected for a two-run shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After NWC went down in order in the top of the sixth, UJ reached the 20-run mark with five more in the bottom half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ben Swennumson<\/a>‘s first career homer opened the inning, then a double by Sy Steele<\/a> brought in two more runs. Riki Okamoto<\/a> scored on a passed ball with Steele moving up to third, then R.J. Woods brought home Steele on a groundout to first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alva finished with four hits and four RBI. Madison had three hits and drove in five, and Roebuck and Bonneville both had two hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n