TUCSON, AZ – University of Jamestown Softball continued play in the Tucson Invitational Games Tuesday by splitting a pair of contests.

Jamestown edged Mayville State 5-4, then lost 1-0 to St. Francis (IL).

Jamestown 5, Mayville State 4

Samarah Martinez broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth.

Mackenzie Lefebvre gave Jamestown (11-2) their first two runs with a first-inning double.  Amanda Burch hit a sacrifice fly in the third.

Sunny Halsey pitched two scoreless innings, then Bristol Foytik (2-1) won by pitching three and a third innings.  Hope Ransome earned her second save by pitching the last inning and two thirds.

St. Francis (IL) 1, Jamestown 0

The Jimmies (11-3) didn’t have a hit until the fifth inning and were held to four hits.

Jamestown had the tying run a third in two of the last three innings but could not score.

Hope Ransome (4-1) pitched a complete game, allowing just a run and three hits with three strikeouts.

Jamestown will play Madonna and Benedictine Mesa on Wednesday in Tucson.