Jimmies Win Twice to Eliminate York and CMU

Posted By: Steve Linzmeier
May 16, 2018 @ 9:02 pm
Sports

OKLAHOMA CITY (NewsDakota.com) – With their season on the line, the Jimmie baseball team got huge days from a quartet of pitchers that combined to hold York (Neb.) and No. 22 Central Methodist (Mo.) to just two run in identical 3-1 wins.

The wins push Jamestown to the championship series against No. 5 Oklahoma City. They lost to OCU 19-8 on Monday and will have to beat the Stars twice to advance to the World Series.

#18 Jimmies 3, York 1.

Jamestown scored single runs in three consecutive innings to jump up 3-0 on the Panthers. In the second inning, Quinn Irey doubled and his runner Nick Wrigg scored on a Scooter Turin RBI single.

Kaleb Binstock drove in the first of three runs on the day with a roller through the right side of the infield that scored Taichi Sasaki in the third. Pete Pennylegion and Tanner Roundy hit back-to-back doubles to drive in the final run in the fourth.

Dakota Nelson rolled through five shutout innings, but ran into some trouble in the sixth. He dished up a solo home run to Jake Sola, his 18th of the season, and was lifted after back-to-back singles.

Nick Torres came in and was brilliant over 2.2 innings. He struck out five including two big ones with the bases loaded in that sixth inning. Eric Evans worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save of the season.

#18 Jimmies 3, #22 Central Methodist 1.

Eli Fultz. That is the story of game two. The big left-hander was nearly unhittable over eight innings of one-run, one-hit ball. CMU got a run in the top of the first when their lead-off hitter reached via a walk and came around to score on a sacrifice fly.

The Eagles got their lone hit in the second inning, but a double play erased that runner. Fultz retired 20 of 21 after the single, a full count walk to Jarod Jackson the only baserunner CMU had the rest of the game.

Evans worked a perfect ninth for his second save of the day and eight of the season.

Binstock drove in two runs, including his team-leading 12th home run.

Jamestown has reached the Opening Round Championship series for the first time since the format change. They will have to beat Oklahoma City twice to reach their first World Series since 2008. First pitch is scheduled for 12pm. You can listen on ESPN Jamestown.