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Jamestown ND (UJ) – The University of Jamestown baseball team survived a late scare to defeat Northern State 10-9 in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader at Jack Brown Stadium. The Jimmies built a comfortable lead early before the Wolves erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning, but Jamestown’s bullpen ultimately held on for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wolves struck for 14 hits and scored 10 runs in game two to hand UJ a 10-5 defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game One Summary<\/strong>
Jamestown jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Benney Benitez<\/a><\/dfn> blasted a three-run home run to right-center, scoring Adrian Warcken<\/a><\/dfn> and Trayson Kostial<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern State got on the board in the top of the third with an RBI single by Dillon Castellanos to score Kyle Konechne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jimmies answered with a four-run third inning. Jett Nelson<\/a><\/dfn> scored on a passed ball, which was immediately followed by an RBI single to right field from Melvin Maldonado<\/a><\/dfn>. Kostial then launched a two-run home run to left-center to expand the Jimmies’ lead to 7-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wolves added a solo home run by Collin Lott in the fourth inning, but Jamestown tacked on three more runs in the fifth. Warcken hit an RBI single, and two more runs crossed the plate when Benitez reached on a fielder’s choice accompanied by a Northern State throwing error, pushing the score to 10-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the top of the sixth, Northern State rallied for seven runs to make it a one-run game. The explosive inning featured bases-loaded walks to Mateo Tahsini, Easton Rerick, and Jack Weidner, culminating in a grand slam by Konechne to bring the score to 10-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Bohlmann<\/a><\/dfn> entered in the seventh inning to secure his first save of the season, striking out Drew Benson and inducing a groundout to seal the 10-9 victory for the Jimmies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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