Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 Jamestown, N.D. - Mayville State University Comets Softball opened up their final season in the North Star against the Jamestown Jimmies Saturday and Sunday. The Jimmies, who are receiving votes in the Top 25 NAIA poll, were too much for the Comets and took the sweep 4-0. 

"Opening up conference with the top team is never easy, especially in the dome on the road and after the preseason we have gone through," said head coach Jordan Olson. "We gave them a competitive game each outing, however, we couldn't slow them down late in all four games."

Game 1 L - 0-4
- Jamestown scores first in the bottom of the 1st & tack on 3 more runs in the 3rd to make it a 4-0 ball game
- The Jimmies would go 6-7 for stolen bases while the comets would go 3-4
- Jamestown's Hope Ransom held the Comets to just 5 hits and struck out 10 
- Mackenzie Hughes was 2-4, with 2 stolen bases
- Miquela Pino was 2-3
- Lacey Mathiowetz pitched a full 7 innings, giving up just 1 earned run, 1 BB and stuck out 1

Game 2 L - 2-10
- The Comets score first in the top of the 1st when Madison Terres gets a 2 out single followed by a single by Autumn McGough
- The Jimmies right fielder would make an error, allowing Terres to get home and McGough to get to 3B
- The Comets put up another run in the top of the 2nd when Antarez Sierra reached first on a bunt with 2 outs
- Mathiowetz and Hughes would reach first after two Jimmies' errors & Sierra would score making it a 2-0 ball game
- The Jimmies load the bases with 1 out and are able to tie things up 2-2
- A walk, a pair of singles and a double would put the Jimmies ahead 4-2 in the bottom of the 3rd
- Things would be quiet until the bottom of the 5th, when the Jimmies broke out the bats, scoring 6 runs with 2 outs to win by run rule
- Baileigh Momberg started in the circle, pitching 4.1 innings, giving up 9 earned runs on 9 hits, she walked 2 and struck out 2

Game 3 L 2-11
- Comets get on the board first after they load the bases with no outs and Madison Terres & Ryanne Bass both hit a pair of RBI singles to make it 2-0 early
- Jimmies immediately respond, scoring 2 in the bottom of the 1st, again scoring 2 runs on 2 outs
- A passed ball, wild pitch and a walk would get a Jimmie into scoring position, they would eventually score, making it a 3-4 ball game heading into the 4th
- The Comets would walk 5 in the bottom of the 5th, they also allowed 6 hits and 8 runs to score to make it 11-2
- The Jimmies utilized their known speed and were 6-6 for stolen bases
- Mathiowetz, Sierra, Bass, Terres & McGough all recorded 1 hit each
- Hughes recorded another stolen base 
- Mathiowetz got another start in the circle, giving up 6 hits, 4 earned runs and had 2 walks
- Baileigh Momberg came in relief, going 1 full inning, giving up 5 hits, 6 runs and walking 4

Game 4 L 0-6
- Jimmies score first in the bottom of the 2nd, when they stole 3rd and the Comets threw the ball into left field allowing the Jimmie to go home
- Jamestown tacks on 2 more runs off of a Comets error and a passed ball, 3-0 Jimmies 
- The Comets can't muster up any type of offense throughout the entire game
- The Jimmies score 1 run in the 45th, 5th & 6th inning winning the ball game 6-0
- Mayville State gives up just 6 hits but commits 3 errors & gave up another 6 stolen bases
- Lindsey Tulla was 2-3, while McGough, Mackenzie Fuxa and Pino record one hit a piece
- Autumn McGough pitched a full 6 innings, giving up just 6 hits and only 1 earned run, she walked 5 and struck out 3

"In any other given circumstance, we aren't leaving a pitcher in to give up 9 runs in an inning [referencing game 2 & 3]. Unfortunately, we don't have the pitching depth, so we have to find ways to get out of innings even if it isn't their day," said Olson. "It is what it is, I have come up with a different plan going into Dickinson to give our pitchers some breathing room, but on the same note, when our pitchers are keeping us in games, we need to execute on the defensive end and string hits together to plate runs. Dickinson is just as good as Jamestown, if not better, so we will practice tougher this week and will need to play tougher softball with another weekend on the road."

The Comets will head to Dickinson State this weekend to take on the Blue Hawks for four more NSAA games. The game was originally scheduled to be the Comets home opener. The Blue Hawks are 3-1 in conference play and 18-9 overall.

The Comets exhibition against UND on Wednesday has been postponed. The game may be made up in the future.

For full schedule details visit: https://msucomets.com/sports/softball/schedule