Blue Jay Baseball splits Tuesday doubleheader – Jamestown Sun

BISMARCK – The Jamestown High School baseball team still has a lot of work to do.

The Blue Jays opened the season Tuesday night at Bismarck Century. The Jays won Game No. 1 7-6 but lost the second game 10-5.

“Even though we won the first game, the mistakes we made bothered me,” JHS head coach Jack Bowman said. “Pitching was OK. (Thomas) Newman started and threw OK for his outing. Jaden Prochnow finished the game and pitched very well.”

“We hit the ball well, but I didn’t feel like we were aggressive enough at the plate,” he said. “I told them between games that if we aren’t more consistent we won’t survive.”

That's exactly what happened in the second game.

Bowman said despite good pitching from Adam Sortland and Jake Moser, the Blue Jays made too many self-inflicted errors to win a baseball game.

Unofficially, the Jays were led by Tyson Jorissen with four hits and three RBIs. Sortland, Kaiden Hakanson and Brody Wolff each scored three goals on the night. Official statistics were not available at Jamestown Sun press time.

Next up for the Jays is a doubleheader against Minot on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown.

Katie Ringer is a sports reporter for the Jamestown Sun. Katie joined the Sun team in the summer of 2019 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire with a degree in journalism. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 701-952-8460.