DAVENPORT, Fla. – The University of Jamestown baseball team secured its first victory of the season in commanding fashion, shutting out Rockhurst University 11-0 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader at Northeast Regional Park.

The Jimmies (1-9) were led by a dominant complete-game shutout performance from starter Isaac Hanson and a high-powered offense that collected 11 runs on nine hits.

Jamestown jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Mathieu Morin walked and quickly stole second base. After an error and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases, Mason Shea grounded into a fielder's choice that brought Morin home, giving the Jimmies a 1-0 advantage.

The Jimmie bats erupted in the third inning to break the game open. After Morin was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, Adrian Warcken crushed a two-run home run to left field. Shea followed with a single, and Trayson Kostial drove him in with an RBI double to left.

The scoring barrage continued later in the frame when Jett Nelson laid down an RBI bunt to score Kostial. Ben Swennumson then delivered an RBI single, and Benney Benitez added another run with a bunt single of his own, extending the Jamestown lead to 7-0.

In the fourth, the Jimmies added two more runs. Shea drew a one-out walk, and Melvin Maldonado delivered a two-run home run to center field, pushing the score to 9-0.

Jamestown tacked on its final two runs in the sixth inning. Maldonado walked with the bases loaded to force in a run, and Jett Nelson followed with a sacrifice fly.

While the offense was clicking, Isaac Hanson was masterful on the mound. He allowed just three hits over seven scoreless innings, facing only four batters over the minimum to earn the complete-game victory.

Top Performers

• Isaac Hanson (UJ): 7 IP (CG), 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K
• Adrian Warcken (UJ): 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, HBP
• Melvin Maldonado (UJ): 1-for-2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
• Mason Shea (UJ): 1-for-1, 2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, SH
• Mathieu Morin (UJ): 1-for-3, 2B, 2 R, BB, 2 SB

Pitching Lines
Isaac Hanson (1-0) was brilliant for Jamestown, needing just 99 pitches to complete the seven-inning shutout. He struck out four batters and surrendered only three singles.
For Rockhurst (8-1), Brendan Rodis (2-1) took the loss after allowing five earned runs on six hits in two innings. Garrison Mertz, Archer Nolen, and Ryan Joyner all pitched in relief for the Hawks, combining to allow six runs over the final four innings.

Game One
A late-inning surge by Rockhurst erased an early UJ lead and the Jimmies fell 8-2 in the opening game of the doubleheader.

The Jimmies (0-9) received a strong start on the mound from Luke Zimmer and held a 2-0 advantage through four and a half innings. However, the Hawks (8-0) rallied for one run in the fifth and exploded for seven runs in the sixth to secure the victory.

Jamestown struck first in the opening frame. After Mason Shea was hit by a pitch with two outs, Trayson Kostial ripped an RBI double to put the Jimmies on the board 1-0.

The duo manufactured another run in the top of the third inning. Shea led off with a single, advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt, and then scored when Kostial delivered his second RBI hit of the day, extending the Jamestown lead to 2-0.

Zimmer kept the Rockhurst bats quiet for much of his outing, holding the Hawks hitless until the fifth inning. Rockhurst broke through in the bottom of the fifth when pinch-runner Cal Ramthun scored on an RBI single by Afton Koch to cut the deficit in half.

The game slipped away from the Jimmies in the bottom of the sixth. The Hawks sent 12 batters to the plate, utilizing a combination of five singles, three walks, a wild pitch, and a passed ball to score seven runs. Key RBI singles from Gustavo Leon, Michael Novak, Josh Syfert, and a two-run single from Michael Laudando did the bulk of the damage, giving Rockhurst a sudden 8-2 lead.

Jamestown went down quietly in the seventh against Rockhurst's Jacob Merithew, who pitched a complete game to seal the win.

Top Performers

• Trayson Kostial (UJ): 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
• Mason Shea (UJ): 1-for-2, 2B, 2 R, HBP
• Luke Zimmer (UJ): 4.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
• Michael Laudando (RU): 1-for-3, 2 RBI
• Jacob Merithew (RU): 7.0 IP (CG), 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 5 K

Pitching Lines
Luke Zimmer allowed just one hit and one earned run over 4 2/3 innings while striking out three. The Jimmie bullpen struggled in relief, with Isaac Rodriguez, Ben Bohlmann, and Beckett Stimpson surrendering seven runs over the final 1 1/3 innings. Bohlmann (0-2) took the loss after surrendering four runs on three hits in one-third of an inning. For Rockhurst, Jacob Merithew (1-0) earned the complete-game victory. He was highly efficient, throwing 86 pitches over seven innings, scattering five hits, and allowing just one earned run without issuing a single walk.

Jamestown continues its Florida trip on Sunday with a doubleheader against Seton Hill University. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Central