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Baseball splits Saturday spring season opener in Kansas City

Baseball splits Saturday spring season opener in Kansas City

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The University of Jamestown baseball team opened its 2024 spring schedule by splitting a pair of games Saturday in Kansas City, Mo., losing 5-0 to Clarke (Iowa) University and winning 5-4 over Baker (Kan.) University, improving their record to 9-1 overall.

THE BASICS
SCORES: Clarke 5, Jamestown 0; Jamestown 5, Baker 4
LOCATION: Kansas City, Mo.
RECORD: Jamestown 9-1

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Ryan Muizelaar's second-inning single and Isaiah Roebuck's third-inning triple were the only base hits for the Jimmies in a 5-0 loss to Clarke University.
Luke Zimmer (2-1) struck out six in 5 1/3 innings while surrendering only two runs (one earned) on five hits.
• The game was scoreless until the Pride broke through with a single run in the fourth. They would later add another in the sixth and three more in the seventh.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

Jett Nelson, Ben Patton, and Chase Burke each drove in a run as UJ took a 3-0 lead after batting in the top of the second.
• Baker plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the second to cut the Jimmie lead to 3-2, and the score remained the same until the top of the fifth.
• Burke led off the inning with a double, then moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Isaiah Roebuck. A sacrifice fly by Triston Madison brought Burke home to make it 4-2.
• The Wildcats answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the fifth to once again cut UJ's lead to one run.
• Burke's two-out solo home run in the top of the seventh gave Jamestown a 5-3 lead as Baker came to bat in the bottom of the seventh.
• Connor Fortier came on in relief in the bottom of the seventh and promptly struck out the leadoff batter, but then allowed a home run and a walk before being replaced by Jack Howard. With the tying run at second and only one out, Howard struck out the final two hitters to record the save.
Cade Torgerson (4-0) started on the mound and pitched four innings, striking out four and giving up two runs on four hits.
• Burke finished 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and two RBI.

UP NEXT
• Jamestown finishes the weekend in Kansas City with games on Sunday against Dakota State (S.D.) at 10:30 a.m. and William Penn (Iowa) at 1:00 p.m.