The Valley City State softball team was shut out by the NSAA's top seed University of Jamestown Friday in the NSAA Tournament's winner's bracket. Jamestown took the 8-0 victory in 8 innings, decided by run rule on Lauren Weigel's RBI double.
 
VCSU could only manage four hits Friday against Jamestown's Hope Ransome. Ashlyn Diemert, Maddy Zander, Kylee Banerd and Lauren Nixon each singled in the game but could not convert baserunners into runs scored. VCSU drops to 23-22 overall while Jamestown improves to 33-15.
 
Maddy Zander didn't allow a single Jimmie hit until the fourth inning when Jamestown erupted for five runs on five hits to take the lead. After holding the Jimmies scoreless in the fifth inning, Jamestown found three runs in the sixth inning including RBI's from Sydney Grendler, Trinity Gregg and Weigel to take the game by run-rule.
 
Zander got the loss for VCSU after pitching 3 and 1/3 innings. She allowed four runs on two hits, walked three and struck out one. Madison Hazelton pitched 1 and 2/3 relief innings and allowed three runs on six hits while walking one. Cooper Klaahsen pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed one run on two hits.
 
Ransome earned the complete game shutout for Jamestown after working all 6 innings and allowing just four hits. She didn't walk a single batter. Jamestown's Gregg, Kaitlin McCartney and Tori Olson each went 2-for-3 at the plate Friday and Olson scored a game-high two runs.
 
UP NEXT: No. 4 VCSU faces No. 6 Dakota State in a loser's out game Friday at 5 p.m. CT.