SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket baseball team returned to the NBC Spartan Sports Complex Sunday to wrap up its series with the Rams of North Central. After settling for a doubleheader split Saturday, the 'Jackets needed a victory to capture the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) series win.
 
Things looked bleak until the Yellowjacket bats finally came alive in the seventh, scoring seven runs on their way to a 9-1 victory.
 
Game Notes

• North Central picked up their lone run during the top of the second inning, beginning with back-to-back singles. After a sacrifice bunt and a throwing error, the only Rams run was plated.
• After leaving eight runners on base, the 'Jackets finally opened their scoring in the seventh. Noah Dagostino (Andover, Minn./Andover) drew a walk before Payton Steiner (Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo) singled up the middle and a double-steal prompted two runners in scoring position. Isaac Fugere (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East) singled through the five-six hole to plate two before bumping up to second on the throw.
• Trey Sybrant (Saint Michael, Minn./Saint Michael-Albertville Senior) clubbed a ground-rule double to right center field, scoring Fugere before Tanner Voight (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) reached by an infield single.
• Doubling down the left field line was Brian O'Dwyer (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove Senior), who plated Voight and Sybrant to make it 6-1. Nick Fredrikson (Minneapolis, Minn./St. Anthony Village) joined and singled to left field, scoring O'Dwyer and Cole Ondrus (Esko, Minn./Esko), who reached base by a walk.
• The ninth run was scored by Sybrant as he singled to right field, scoring Payton Steiner (Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo) who singled to left.
• The Yellowjackets turned to Aiden Pfeifer (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) and he pitched well, going six innings and limiting the Rams to just six hits and one run while striking out four.
• Ethan Coady (Toronto, Ontario/Etobicoke School of the Arts) relieved Pfeifer in the seventh inning, allowing just one hit and picking up the victory.
• Reese Fleig (Washburn, Wis./Washburn) and Zach Threde (Volo, Ill./Wauconda) also got work on the mound, pitching 1.1 and 0.2 innings, respectively. Neither hurler allowed a hit.
• North Central's starter Nick Julian pitched five innings, allowing five hits and one run. Receiving the loss for the Rams was Tim Yohan Dixon, as the lefty gave up seven runs on six hits.

 
The Yellowjackets (14-11, 9-2 UMAC) return to the diamond Saturday as they face Minnesota Morris. The single nine inning game will start at 7 p.m. at Historic Wade Stadium in Duluth, Minn.
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