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The University of Jamestown softball team played its next-to-last home doubleheader Friday evening against Doane (Neb.) University at the Nelson Family Bubble. The Jimmies rallied for a 2-1 win in the first game, then the Tigers took game two by a score of 6-3.

THE BASICS
SCORES: Jamestown 2, Doane 1; Doane 6, Jamestown 3
LOCATION: Nelson Family Bubble / Jamestown, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 24-13 (8-8 GPAC); Doane 12-20 (5-9 GPAC)

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Jamestown's Hope Ransome and Doane's Abbi Arroyo kept the opposition off the scoreboard through the first five innings in Friday's first game.
• Doane's Jeryn Allen doubled to lead off the sixth, then moved to third on Katelyn Hays' sacrifice bunt. Anna Prauner hit a sacrifice fly to score Allen for a 1-0 lead.
• With one out in the bottom of the sixth and Sonya Rodgers running at first, Ally Battistoni reached on a fielding error by Hays to give the Jimmies runners at first and second.
• Mackenzie Lefebvre doubled to left, scoring both runners to put the Jimmies ahead 2-1.
• The Tigers made things interesting in the top of the seventh, getting a runner to third base with two outs before Ransome struck out pinch-hitter Payton Cooley for the final out.
• Ransome improved to 10-4 on the year, striking out six in a complete game victory.
• Lefebvre was 2-for-3 at the plate, with both of her hits doubles.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Jamestown got a two-out double by Samarah Martinez to even the score.
• The Tigers responded with four runs in the top of the fourth, then added another run in the fifth to extend their lead to 6-1.
• UJ scratched together a pair of runs in their half of the fifth, with the first coming on an RBI triple by Trinity Gregg, and the second an RBI single by Martinez.
• Gentrey Turin got things started for the Jimmies in the bottom of the seventh with a double to left field. Gregg then drew a walk to put runners on first and second.
• After a pitching change, the Tigers recorded their first out of the inning on a fly ball to center. The ball was deep enough for the runners to move up a base, and UJ had a pair of runners in scoring position and the tying run at the plate.
• Unfortunately for Jamestown, the last two hitters were retired and the Tigers closed out the win.
• Gregg and Martinez both were 2-for-3 batting to lead the Jimmies.

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies close out the regular season home schedule on Saturday against Hastings (Neb.) at 12 p.m. in the Nelson Family Bubble.