Both pitching staffs had their hands full on Monday in a high-scoring affair where the Comets bested the University of Jamestown, 9-6, in Jamestown, N.D.

In the first inning, Mayville State got their offense started when Brady Nygaard singled on a 3-1 count, scoring a run. The Comets tacked on two more in the inning to jump out to an early 3-0 lead.

Mayville State tallied three more runs in the fourth inning after Adam Senden sent an RBI single to right field scoring Riley Nelson and Evyn Yamaguchi to go up 6-1.

The Jimmies would make things interesting late when Drake Pilat and Kaleb Binstock were able to score in the seventh inning to bring the Jimmies within two runs at 8-6, but that's as close as they would get as Zach Giesbrecht would shut the door down the stretch for the Comets.

Austin Herrington got the win for Mayville State after allowing three hits and two runs over four and two-thirds innings, striking out five. Giesbrecht and Julian Ortiz entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Giesbrecht recorded the last seven outs to earn the save for the Comets .

Cole Torgerson took the loss for Jamestown. He surrendered five runs on six hits over three and a third innings, striking out two.

Mayville State scattered 11 hits in the game. Andrew Hill, Jared McCorrister, and Kyle Maunahan each collected two hits on the day to lead the way for the Comets.

Jamestown had ten hits in the game. Zach Zurburgg, Tanner Roundy, Drake Pilat, and Kaleb Binstock all managed multiple hits for the Jimmies in the losing effort.