Game Time... The Dordt University baseball team will continue its long home stand when they host the University of Jamestown for a four-game set on Monday and Tuesday, April 17-18. Start times on Monday are set for 3 / 5:30pm; first pitch scheduled for 1 / 3:30pm on Tuesday. 

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About the Rivalry... Dordt is 3-14 all-time against the Jimmies since the series began in 2013.

• the teams have played against each other in eight of the last 10 years
  • not in 2016 (rain) and 2020 (CoVID)
• Dordt was swept last year in Sioux Center (2-0, 6-1)
• the Defenders last win was a 9-8 victory in game two of the 2021 season
• the first five years of the rivalry, games were all played in Tucson, Ariz. (2013-15; 2017-18)
• the teams have never played in Jamestown, N.D.
• most runs scored by Dordt - 10 (2017)
• most runs scored by Jamestown - 15 (2018)
• Dordt was shutout 1x vs Jamestown (2022)
• Dordt has not shutout Jamestown

Defender Notes:

• 2023 Record: 3-13 (10th place), 15-19 overall
• Last Time Out: 
  • split vs Morningside; 10-7 win game one; 10-0 loss game two
• Head Coach: Nathan Bacon - 4th year
• By the Numbers (GPAC Rank)
  • Batting Average: .286 (7th)
  • Runs / Game: 5.6 (8th)
  • Hits / Game: 8.2
  • Doubles: 55 (7th)
  • HR: 26 (7th)
  • Stolen Bases: 24 (9th)
  • ERA: 9.33 (10th)
  • Strikeouts: 270 (1st)
  • Walks: 156 (9th)
• Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10):
  • Jason Carrig - .333 BA, 23 runs, 2 HR, 15 RBIs
    • 11 multi-hit games
    • had 12-game hit streak snapped vs Morningside
  • Nolan Christianson - .325 BA, 12 runs, 10 RBIs
    • 4-game hit streak
    • 6 multi-hit games
  • Dylan Stanley - .306 BA, 22 runs, 6 HR, 25 RBIs
    • 9 multi-hit games
    • had 15-game hit streak earlier this season
  • Logan De Vries - .288 BA, 15 runs, 3 HR, 21 RBIs
  • Logan Harris - .279 BA, 21 runs, HR, 14 RBIs
  • Gyeongu Kim (2x all-conference): 5-2, 6.042 ERA, 56.2 IP (1st), 80 K's (1st)
  • NIck Yeager (all-conference): 4-4, 3.97 ERA, 47.2 IP, 67 K's (1st: K/inning)

Scouting Report:

University of Jamestown: 6-8 (7th), 17-15 overall

• Head Coach: Tom Hager (24th year)
  • head coach since the 2000 season
  • 771-351-3 overall record
  • 5x conference coach of the year
  • led Jimmies to 10 regular season titles, 7 postseason titles, 2 trips to NAIA World Series
• last time out: lost a 4-game set to Doane on April 7-8
• have not played an actual home game this season
• picked 4th out of 11 teams in the GPAC preseason poll
• Last Year: 15-12 (5th in GPAC), 29-23 overall
  • went 3-1 in GPAC Tment at Doane
    • Doane bracket champion
    • lost to Concordia in GPAC postseason title game, 7-6 (10 innings)
• Returners: 4 starters in the line-up, 3 of top 4 pitchers, 17 players total
  • six all-conference players return
  • lost four of their top five hitters from last year
• By the Numbers (GPAC rank)
  • Batting Average: .291 (5th)
  • Runs / Game: 6.6
  • Hits / Game: 8.7
  • Doubles: 55 (7th)
  • HR: 31 (4th)
  • Stolen Bases: 45 (4th)
  • ERA: 6.17 (6th)
  • Strikeouts: 255 (4th)
  • Walks: 112 (2nd)
• Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10):
  • Jordan Singleton - .378 BA (8th), 16 runs, 5 HR, 24 RBIs
  • Tristan Madison (all-conference): .368 BA, 2 HR, 20 RBIs
  • Kendall Yackley: .333 BA (8th), 23 runs, 4 HR, 28 RBIs
  • Hayden Brown: .322 BA, 19 runs, 5 HR, 20 RBIs
  • Xander Orejudos (all-conference): .320 BA, 25 runs, 2 HR, 25 RBIs
  • Hayden Brown (all-conference): 2-2, 1.45 ERA, 4 saves, 18.2 IP, 30 K's
  • Luke Zimmer: 6-1 (3rd win wins), 3.91 ERA (9th), 46 IP, 46 K's