Jimmies cap weekend with 4 straight wins

The Jimmie women’s softball team righted the ship in Sioux City, Iowa over the weekend.

After falling in five straight outings, Jamestown College bounced back in a big way to find itself carrying a four-game winning streak at the conclusion of the Morningside Invitational on Sunday.

On Saturday, the Jimmies blanked Dakota Wesleyan 8-0 and then took down Mount Marty 4-1. Jamestown College rode that momentum into Sunday, where they shut out Dakota Wesleyan again by the final of 8-0 before finishing the tournament with a 6-1 victory over Midland University.

The Jimmies are now over the .500 mark with a record of 13-12. The team’s home-opener is Tuesday, where they’ll face Valley City State at McElroy Park beginning at 3 p.m.

Jamestown College 8, Dakota Wesleyan 0

The Jimmies’ Jessica Lees twirled a three-hit shutout, while the Tigers produced four errors and Jamestown College ran up 11 hits in a five-inning rout.

Jamestown College hung a crooked No. 5 on the scoreboard in the first inning. Kate Johnson posted an RBI single in the first, which was followed with RBI singles from Hattie Fullmer and Allison Roper and a big 2-RBI double from Jimmie catcher Janelle Spear.

All of that success was to the chagrin of Dakota Wesleyan starting pitcher Katie Uttecht. Uttecht allowed four earned runs in her four innings of work.

Courtney Van Den Bussche, Kelsie Jensen and Johnson all went 2-for-3 at the dish, as the Jimmies’ bats came alive. Van Den Bussche smacked a triple, stole a base and scored three runs, while Johnson and Spear both drove in a pair.

In five innings, Lees struck out two and walked one.

Jamestown College 4, Mount Marty 1

Senior pitcher Steph Bolt picked up her first win of the season (1-4) against Mount Marty on Saturday.

The Jimmies led 2-1 entering the top of the seventh, where they tacked on two more runs to seal the victory. Game stats were not made available.

Jamestown College 8, Dakota Wesleyan 0

For the second time in two days, Jamestown College earned a three-hit shutout over the Tigers, which ironically produced the same final score.

This time is was Jimmie starter D.J. Johnson and Bolt teaming up in the circle to blank Dakota Wesleyan. Johnson went four innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out four in 18 batters faced.

Bolt took over in the top of the fifth, where she struck out a pair and didn’t allow a hit over the final two innings.

The Jimmies expanded a 2-0 lead to 6-0 with a four-run bottom of the fourth. Kate Johnson hit a 2-run double in the inning, while Heather Haegele posted an RBI single. Haegele went 3-for-5 in the game with a run and 2 RBIs.

Johnson finished the game batting 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs, and Van Den Bussche was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases.

The Jimmies rocked Dakota Wesleyan starter Brandi Nekrassoff, who allowed six earned runs on 10 hits and three walks.

Jamestown College 6, Midland University 1

Lees was solid once again in the circle, allowing just four hits, as Jamestown College wrapped up the tourney with a five-run win over Midland University.

Ashley Willard had two of the Warriors’ four hits, including an RBI single in the second inning that brought home their only run. Heather Haegele had three hits to pace a 10-hit Jimmie offensive attack.

One of Haegele’s hits was an RBI triple in the second inning, as the Jimmies scored two runs to open a 3-0 lead. Jamestown scored its first run on a RBI single by Erica Rush in the first inning.

The Jimmies broke the game open with a three-run seventh inning that featured a double by Kelsie Jensen, an RBI double by Rachel Ivelia, and run-scoring singles by Allison Roper and Kate Johnson.

Morningside Invitational

At Sioux City, Iowa

Saturday’s games

Jamestown College 8, Dakota Wesleyan 0

Tigers 000 00 — 0 3 4

Jimmies 510 2x — 8 11 0

Katie Uttecht and Megan Courtois; Jessica Lees and Janelle Spear. WP—Less. LP—Uttecht. 2B—JC, Kelsie Jensen, Spear. 3B—JC, Courtney Van Den Bussche. SB—JC, Van Den Bussche, Jensen.

Jamestown College 4, Mount Marty 1

Jimmies 100 100 2 — 4 7 1

Mount Marty 100 000 0 — 1 5 4

WP—Steph Bolt; LP—Brittany Burns.

Sunday’s games

Jamestown College 8, Dakota Wesleyan 0

Tigers 000 000 — 0 3 1

Jimmies 002 411 — 8 13 1

Brandi Nekrassoff, Katie Utecht (5) and Megan Courtois; D.J. Johnson, Steph Bolt (5) and Janelle Spear. WP—Johnson. LP—Nekrassoff. 2B—JC, Johnson, Spear. SB—JC, Celene Eccles, Courtney Van Den Bussche 2.

Jamestown College 6, Midland University 1

Jimmies 120 000 3 — 6 10 0

Warriors 010 000 0 — 1 4 1

Jessica Lees and Kristi Mischaud; Sammy Hislop, Sarah Greder (4), Kerra Grantski (7) and Rebekka Hammer. WP—Lees; LP—Hislop.

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