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Jimmies baseball split doubleheader versus Central Methodist

maxwell o'neill, the jamestown sun, n.d.
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Feb. 26—FAYETTE, Mo. — The University of Jamestown used a big performance on the mound to get a 3-0 win over Central Methodist University on Feb. 26 at the Eagles' Estes Field.

The Jimmies threw three pitchers in the win with Luke Zimmer taking the ball to start and he went 5.2 giving up five hits, striking out one and walking one on 72 pitches. After Zimmer, Cade Torgerson went an inning giving up one hit and striking one. The game was finished off by Eric Kessler, who went a third of an inning giving up one hit.

The Jimmies opened the scoring in the third inning when Xander Orejudos hit a double to left to score Reece McKenzie and make it 1-0. The next batter was Tristan Madison, who hit an RBI single to score Orejudos and push the lead out to 2-0.

The Jimmies' Hayden Brown came up to the plate to lead off the fourth and smashed a ball over the fence in center to stretch the lead out to 3-0.

UJ 3, CMU 0

UJ: 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 — 3 5 0

CMU: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 7 0

WP: Luke Zimmer (4-0) LP: Marcus Pritchard (1-2) SV: Eric Kessler (1)

Scoring plays:

Third inning:

UJ: Xander Orejudos RBI double, Reece McKenzie scores

UJ: Tristan Madison RBI single, Orejudos scores

Fourth inning:

UJ: Hayden Brown solo HR

Jimmies can't keep up in loss

The Jimmies overcame an early deficit to tie the game up at two but could not keep up from there in a 7-2 loss to the Central Methodist Eagles to finish up their first weekend of the spring season.

"These games were extremely important to get under our belt," Jimmies head coach Tom Hager said. "When you play really good competition you have a chance to learn a lot more about your team and I think we learned about what we can do offensively, defensively and on the mound. We can certainly take the fact that we played against some awfully good teams and know that we're capable of being a really good team ourselves."

The Eagles (7-7) opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with two runs before the Jimmies' Kendall Yackley cut into it with a solo shot and Payton Smith hit a single to score Chase Buke and tie the game up at two. The Jimmies (7-2) had a chance to push the lead out further in the frame but Jordan Singleton grounded out with the bases loaded to end the inning.

The Eagles retook the lead with a two-run third before putting the game away with a three-run fifth to make it 7-2.

The Jimmies return to the diamond on March 3 with the team they will face and the time they will play still to be determined.

UJ 2, CMU 7

UJ: 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 9 0

CMU: 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 — 7 10 0

WP: Clayton Burke (2-1) LP: Connor Nipp (0-1)

Scoring plays:

First inning:

CMU: Tanner Sears RBI double, Bobby Nichols scores

CMU: Khalil Thrasher RBI single, Alan West scores

Second inning:

UJ: Kendall Yackley solo HR

UJ: Payton Smith RBI single, Chase Burke scores

Third inning:

CMU: Sears RBI groundout, Robbie Merced scores

CMU: Joseph Weatherford RBI double, West scores

Fifth inning:

CMU: Dominic VanDoorne 2 RBI single, Gannon Ruckman, Thrasher score

CMU: Nichols RBI double, Joey Fitzgerald Jr scores