JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – Senior Abbie Banet’s pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Jamestown a walk-off win on Senior Day as the Blue Jays defeated Bismarck Legacy 1-0 at Trapper Field.

Junior Katie Falk of Jamestown and Senior Tori Olson for Legacy pitched lights out for nine innings on each side. Falk finished with a complete game shutout victory, striking out 10 Saber batters, and allowing just five hits. Falk didn’t allow a hit in her final four innings in the circle. Olson finished with 10 strikeouts for Legacy.

The heroics for the Jays came during the bottom of the ninth after Ella Falk started the inning with a single. Sophomore Makenna Nold nearly ended the game with a double, but E. Falk was thrown out trying to score and Nold moved to third on the throw. With one out and the winning run at third, Banet drove in Nold on an 0-2 pitch to win the game for Jamestown.

The Jays only totaled three hits during the first eight innings before coming through with three in the ninth. At the plate, Nold had the lone extra-base hit, going 1-for-3 with a walk. E. Falk, Jenna Fischer, Katie Trumbauer, and Jada Walter all recorded a hit. Walter was 1-for-1 with a walk and a sac bunt.

GAME TWO: LEGACY 14, JAMESTOWN 3

Jamestown scored three runs in the top of the first inning but couldn’t hold onto the lead as Legacy scored 10 runs in the sixth inning to take game two. Jenna Fischer went 2 for 4 for Jamestown with 2 doubles.  Makenna Nold went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles as well. Nold was handed the loss in the circle, dropping to 5-3 on the year.

The Jays will now hit the road for the rest of the regular season, traveling to Minnesota on Friday and Saturday. Jamestown is 10-6 overall and 10-4 in the WDA.