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FREMONT, Neb. (jimmiepride.com)– The Midland University Warriors defeated the University of Jamestown softball team 7-5 and 1-0 Thursday afternoon to win the Midland bracket of the GPAC postseason tournament.
Jamestown, which won its two opening games on Wednesday, finishes with a record of 34-14.
The Warriors took an early 1-0 lead on a double by Kaitlin Anders, but the Jimmies tied the game on Kassi Ward (JR/Olympia, Wash.)’s third-inning double.
Roni Foote hit a two-run home run off Kat Miska (JR/Pequot Lakes, Minn.) in the bottom of the fourth to put Midland ahead 3-1, then four straight hits off Miska in the bottom of the fifth led to three runs and a 6-1 lead. The Warriors added another run later in the inning off reliever Lucy Sinkkonen (FR/Cloquet, Minn.) to take 7-1 lead into the sixth.
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HASTINGS, NE. (jimmiepride.com) – The University of Jamestown softball team broke out of its recent offensive slump Saturday, scoring 31 runs on 38 hits in a sweep of Hastings College.
Jamestown won game one 11-6 then took game two by a final of 20-4 in five innings. UJ, now 29-11 overall and 12-6 in the GPAC, return home to host Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University on Tuesday.
The Jimmies held a 2-0 lead going into the top of the fifth in the opener, then erupted for nine runs in the inning. Kassi Ward (JR/Olympia, Wash.) hit a two-run home run to deep left field, then Sydney Prussia (JR/Detroit Lakes, Minn.) homered to center. Following a Santina Zito (SO/Boise, Idaho) single, Katie Merchant (SO/South Haven, Minn.) smashed a two-run homer to left to make it 7-0. Gracie Fisher (FR/Bemidji, Minn.) also went deep, taking a 3-2 pitch to center for an 8-0 lead. Ward doubled home Morgan Geiszler (JR/Horace, N.D.), who had reached on a fielder’s choice. Leading 9-0, Zito s
THE OPPONENT…
The Jamestown Jimmies are 21-7 this season and 4-2 in the GPAC and they are riding a five-game winning streak. Jamestown has a .354 team batting average and have outscored teams 203-105.
Morgan Geiszler has 42 hits and a .457 batting average and Sydney Prussia is batting .439 with 29 hits. Geiszler has a team high five homeruns and has 11 stolen bases. Mariah Wick has 15 stolen bases and 29 hits. Jamestown has 11 players with at least 17 games started and a .300 or better batting average.
DEFENDER NOTES…
Dordt is 15-15 after splitting with Northwestern on Tuesday night. The Defenders are also 4-4 in league play.
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