TUCSON, Ariz. -- The University of Jamestown softball team posted victories over two top-10 teams on Wednesday, defeating No. 10 Madonna (Mich.) University 7-6 and No. 4 Northwestern (Iowa) 8-4 in Tucson, Ariz., extending its winning streak to seven games.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: Jamestown 7, #10 Madonna 6; Jamestown 8, #4 Northwestern 4
LOCATION: Lincoln Park / Tucson, Ariz.
RECORDS: Jamestown 12-8, Madonna 11-5, Northwestern 16-4
JAMESTOWN VS. MADONNA
- After seeing a 6-2 lead slip away, the Jimmies rallied for the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth.
- Sidnie Aasen doubled to lead off the inning, then moved to third on a wild pitch. Trinity Gregg drew a walk, and one out later, Maddie Spaeth grounded out to first, allowing Aasen to score.
- The Jimmies opened up a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth, with an error leading to three runs and another scoring on a single by Kate Geiszler.
- Lauren Weigel, Kayla Quintanilla, and Natalie Draper all had two hits for Jamestown.
- Hope Ransome struck out six in five innings but did not factor in the decision.
JAMESTOWN VS. NORTHWESTERN
- Kayla Quintanilla hit a sacrifice fly and Kaitlin McCartney singled in two more runs to give UJ a 3-0 lead after one.
- McCartney doubled in the third to score Lauren Weigel and Maddie Spaeth as the lead grew to 5-0.
- Northwestern got on the board in the bottom of the third, but Weigel drove in Trinity Gregg to make it a five-run lead for the Jimmies.
- Three runs by the Red Raiders in the bottom of the fifth cut the deficit to 6-4.
- McCartney's second two-run double of the game came in the seventh, bringing in Spaeth and Natalie Draper to make it 8-4.
- Abby Blair (4-4) pitched five innings for the win while Laura Ransome earned her second save.
- McCartney finished 3-for-4 with 6 RBI. Gregg, Weigel, and Draper all had a pair of hits.
UP NEXT
- Jamestown faces Saint Francis (Ill.) Thursday at 10:00 AM Central.