Game one of Wednesday evening's doubleheader knocked some of the rust off for the Jamestown Eagles.
The Eagles fell 17-5 to Fargo Post 400 at Jack Brown Stadium. Post 400 is a Class AA division ranked team while the Eagles are in the Class A West.
The Eagles kept things tight with Post 400 when recent Jamestown High School grad Chris Erickson hit the home plate off a single from Jacoby Nold. The run matched the Jake Bryants, bringing the first inning to an end with a score of 1-1.
Things looked up for the Eagles in the bottom of the second.
With one out and runners on second and third base, Erickson stepped up to the plate. The Eagles' leadoff hitter smashed a line drive to right field sending Jacob Schempp home and Gage Orr to third base. Conner Hoyt took the plate next and hit a ground-out to second that sent Orr home, recording the Eagles' third score of the game.
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With one out and runners on second and third base, Erickson stepped up to the plate. The Eagles' leadoff hitter smashed a line drive to right field sending Jacob Schempp home and Gage Orr to third base. Conner Hoyt took the plate next and hit a ground-out to second that sent Orr home recording the Eagles' third score of the game.
The Eagles did not rebound again until the bottom of the sixth after an 11 run inning driven by walks by Jaiden Yaeger, Andy Mach and Colton Alme. Ben Callies and Mach also each recorded a double in the sixth.
The score was 17-3 in favor of Post 400 when Jackson Walters scored off of a single from Conner Hoyt. Schempp scored the team's last run of the game bringing the final score to 17-5.
Fargo Post 400 17, Jamestown 5
F 110 1311 X - 17 12 2
J 120 002 X - 5 10 2
Jakob Schempp, Gage Orr (6), Chris Erickson (6), Jackson Walters (6).
Highlights: F, Kobe Senn 2-3, 3 R, 2B, RBI; Andy Mach 2-3, 2R, 2B, 2 RBI; Truman Werremeyer 2-4, 2R, 2 RBI. J, Schempp 5 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 3 SO; Erickson 3-4, R, 2B, RBI; Jacoby Nold 2-3, RBI.
