From Jimmie Athletics

HASTINGS, Neb. (jimmiepride.com)– The Jimmie softball team completed its Nebraska road trip with a split Saturday afternoon against Hastings College. UJ lost 11-3 in six innings in game one, then took a 16-9 victory in game two.

Game 1:
Angie Chin‘s third inning homer was the Jimmies’ only run as UJ fell behind 8-1 after four innings. Jamestown cut into the Broncos’ lead in the fifth, with Gentrey Turin and Chin singling to start the inning. Each runner moved up a base on a groundout, then Samarah Martinez singled to left, scoring Turin and Chin to make it 8-3.

Hastings added another run in the fifth and finished the game in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run home run that made the score 11-3.

The Jimmies had nine hits in the game, with Chin going 2-for-2. Ally Battistoni doubled for UJ’s only other extra-base hit.

Game 2:
Jamestown scored in six of seven innings and finished with 21 hits to salvage the split.

Maddie Spaeth, Mackenzie Lefebvre, Ally Battistoni, and Camryn Schwab all homered for the Jimmies, who trailed 5-4 after one inning.

Battistoni’s three-run shot came in the first inning, and Spaeth’s solo homer in the second tied the game at 5-5. The Broncos scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth to get within 8-7, but Lefebvre hit a two-run blast in the fifth to put UJ ahead by three runs. Schwab went deep in the seventh as part of a five-run inning for the Jimmies.

Battistoni and Samarah Martinez both were 4-for-6 at the plate. Spaeth had five RBI as part of a 3-for-5 game. Lefebvre finished with three RBI and joined Trinity Gregg and Gracie Fisher with two hits each. Hailey Schaefer (5-2) came on in relief in the bottom of the first and pitched the final 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven while giving up four runs on 11 hits.

Up Next:
Jamestown (21-17 overall, 8-8 GPAC) will host Midland (Neb.) University on Wednesday at 2 p.m.