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Jimmies rally for win over 19th-ranked Benedictine Mesa

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TUCSON, Ariz.-- The University of Jamestown baseball team rallied from a 3-2 deficit to win the first game of their doubleheader 4-3 against No. 19 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) Tuesday afternoon, then settled for a split with a 6-4 loss in game two.  

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• Trailing 2-0 as they came to bat in the top of the fourth, the Jimmies came through with a pair of runs to tie the game.
• With one out, Jordan Singleton reached on a single and moved to third base on Hayden Brown's double.
Jett Nelson grounded out to short for the second out of the inning, but Singleton came home for the first Jimmie run while Brown advanced to third.
Ryan Muizelaar followed with a single to score Brown and tie the score at 2-2.
• Benedictine Mesa retook the lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth and held on to a 3-2 lead until the sixth.
• Brown singled to score Chase Burke and advance Riki Okamoto to third. Nelson then singled to score Okamoto and put the Jimmies in front 4-3.
Luke Zimmer retired Benedictine Mesa in order in the bottom of the seventh for the complete game victory. Zimmer struck out five and walked two while giving up three runs on six hits.
• Brown, Muizelaar, and Alex Alva all had a pair of hits for UJ, who finished with nine hits overall.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• Jamestown trailed 5-0 before getting on the board in the bottom of the third.
• Jackson Bonneville led off with a single, then came home on a two-out triple by Chase Burke.
• Benedictine Mesa answered with a run of their own in the top of the fourth to go ahead 6-1.
• UJ got a pair of two-out hits in the bottom of the fourth to get within 6-3. Ryan Muizelaar's double scored Hayden Brown, then Bonneville singled to score Muizelaar.
• Brown's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth made it a two-run game, but Jamestown was unable to get any closer.
• Bonneville was 2-for-3 at the plate and five other Jimmies had a hit.
Ryan Radkey took the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) in three innings.
Ethan Petty, Connor Nipp, and Brown combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief of Radkey.

UP NEXT
• The Jimmies are off on Wednesday before returning to the diamond for a doubleheader against Waldorf (Iowa) on Thursday starting at 10:30 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jackson Bonneville

#12 Jackson Bonneville

IF
5' 11"
Junior
Hayden Brown

#18 Hayden Brown

OF/P
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Alex Alva

#4 Alex Alva

IF
5' 9"
Senior
Chase Burke

#3 Chase Burke

OF
5' 8"
Senior
Ryan Muizelaar

#2 Ryan Muizelaar

IF
6' 2"
Senior
Jett Nelson

Jett Nelson

IF
5' 11"
Senior
Connor Nipp

#13 Connor Nipp

P
6' 1"
Senior
Riki Okamoto

#7 Riki Okamoto

IF
5' 7"
Senior
Ethan Petty

#15 Ethan Petty

P
5' 10"
Senior
Ryan Radkey

#22 Ryan Radkey

P
6' 3"
Senior
Jordan Singleton

#33 Jordan Singleton

C/DH
6' 4"
Senior
Luke Zimmer

#20 Luke Zimmer

P
6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jackson Bonneville

#12 Jackson Bonneville

5' 11"
Junior
IF
Hayden Brown

#18 Hayden Brown

6' 3"
Graduate Student
OF/P
Alex Alva

#4 Alex Alva

5' 9"
Senior
IF
Chase Burke

#3 Chase Burke

5' 8"
Senior
OF
Ryan Muizelaar

#2 Ryan Muizelaar

6' 2"
Senior
IF
Jett Nelson

Jett Nelson

5' 11"
Senior
IF
Connor Nipp

#13 Connor Nipp

6' 1"
Senior
P
Riki Okamoto

#7 Riki Okamoto

5' 7"
Senior
IF
Ethan Petty

#15 Ethan Petty

5' 10"
Senior
P
Ryan Radkey

#22 Ryan Radkey

6' 3"
Senior
P
Jordan Singleton

#33 Jordan Singleton

6' 4"
Senior
C/DH
Luke Zimmer

#20 Luke Zimmer

6' 4"
Junior
P
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