Baseball drops one-run game in GPAC postseason opener

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CRETE, Neb.— The University of Jamestown baseball team lost 2-1 to Doane (Neb.) Thursday afternoon in the opening game of the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament.

THE BASICS

• SCORES: Doane 2, Jamestown 1
• LOCATION: Doane Ballfield Complex / Crete, Neb.
• RECORDS: Jamestown 28-18, Doane 36-11

HIGHLIGHTS

• Doane took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third on a two-run homer by Joe Osborn.
• The Jimmies had a runner on second in each of the first three innings but were unable to score.
• Jordan Singleton homered to lead off the top of the seventh, cutting the deficit to 2-1, but Tiger starter Aaron Forrest retired the next three batters to end the game.
• UJ had a 6-5 edge in hits, with Riki Okamoto, Chase Burke, Alex Alva, Julian Sansores, and Ryan Muizelaar joining Singleton in the hit column.
• Cade Torgerson (7-3) went the distance on the mound, giving up two unearned runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one.

UP NEXT

• Jamestown faces Morningside (Iowa) in an elimination game Friday at noon.