Steele remained unbeaten with a sweep of the Jamestown Blues in American Legion baseball action on Monday.
Mark Bakkum went the distance on the mound in the opener as Steele battered the Blues 14-4.
Conrad Nelson went 3-for-3 with four runs batted in for the winners, scoring three times. Adam Randall also had three hits, scoring twice with a stolen base. Braden Martin was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.
Dakotah Walker and Andrew Peterson each went 2-for-3 for the Blues.
Steele scored two runs in each of its final four at bats, rallying past the Blues 8-7 in the second game.
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Jamestown led 7-2 after 2 1/2 innings, scoring two in the first, one in the second and four in the third.
Steele rallied back, capping it with a game-winning two-run single by Martin in the bottom of the fifth. Nelson added two hits in the win as Steele improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in section play.
Walker had two of Jamestown's six hits, including a run, RBI and stolen base.
The Blues compete in a tournament in Devils Lake this weekend.
Jamestown Post 14 split its doubleheader against Wahpeton on Monday, dropping the opener 5-4 before taking the second game 9-6. No additional details on the games were made available.
Post 14 (6-11 overall, 3-3 East) hosts Devils Lake today at 5:30 p.m.
Steele 14, Jamestown Blues 4
Blues 000 202 x -- 4 8 2
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Steele 200 345 x -- 14 12 1
Jordan Piatz, Brandon Gange (5) and Dakotah Walker. Mark Bakkum and Klay Hetletved. W--Bakkum. L--Piatz.
Steele 7, Jamestown Blues 7
Blues 214 00 -- 7 6 1
Steele 022 22 -- 8 9 2
Erick Paiement, Landon Zerr (5) and Gange. Conrad Nelson, Hetletved (3) and Miller. W--Hetletved. L--Zerr.
