Morningside Baseball splits Doubleheader with Jamestown

Morningside Baseball splits Doubleheader with Jamestown
April 26th, 2021 | Beth Rogers

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A set of three successive hits during a key seventh-inning rally lifted Morningside College to a Saturday split on April 24.

Head coach Adam Boeves squad, rebounding from a 5-1 game loss to visiting the University of Jamestown at Lewis and Clark Parks Mercy Field, trailed the Jimmies 4-2 after five and a half innings. The Mustangs tallied one in the sixth and then opened the floodgates in the seventh behind run-scoring singles from junior catcher Braden Smutz (JR/Lake Stevens, Wash.) (Lake Stevens, Wash.) and freshman infielder Aiden Bishop (FR/Lincoln, Neb.) (Lincoln, Neb.) and a two-run rocket off the bat of freshman infielder Eddie Brancato (FR/Arlington Heights, Ill.) (Arlington Heights, Ill.) that wound up a double.

Bishops nightcap resume didnt end there. He was one of three to tally two-hit games joining sophomore outfielder Michael Boomgarden (SO/Yuba City, Calif.) (Yuba City, Calif.) and freshman catcher Gunnar Kale (FR/Merced, Calif.) (Merced, Calif.).

The rally benefitted a five-person mound staff that locked down the 8-4 victory. Juniors Billy Mount (JR/Burbank, SD) (Burbank, S.D.), Camden Parks (JR/Omaha, Neb.) (Omaha, Neb.), and Jordan Kyle (JR/Lake Park, Iowa) (Lake Park, Iowa) teamed up with freshmen Max Nickerson (FR/Blair, Neb.) (Blair, Neb.) and Quinton Holman (Nebraska City, Neb.) to fan 15 visiting hitters while surrendering only four runs on four hits.

Boeves staff was just as impressive in game one despite the defeat. Freshman southpaw slung 13 strikeouts at the Jimmies, the most in a game since the 2019 season. As part of a four-hit day, Bishop was the offensive star with a double, triple, and run batted-in.

Morningside (21-26 overall, 12-10 GPAC) looks to climb up the conference standings Monday, April 26. They face off against league-leading Concordia University at CUs Plum Creek Park in a doubleheader that begins at 4 p.m.

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