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(NewsDakota.com)- Brian Wenzel is just a sophomore, but he is pitching like a seasoned veteran as he lead the Jamestown baseball team to a 4-1 win over Mandan in the opening round of the WDA baseball tournament. Wenzel has yielded just three earned runs all year and is now 4-0 on the season.

Landon Weiser drove in a pair of runs to cap off a four-run fourth inning, the only time the Jays were able to get anything off of Braves left-hander Dylan Sherr. The inning opened with back-to-back walks and a Jake Stilwell single filled the bases with no outs. 

Wenzel hit a roller out to short, the only ground ball Jamestown hit all game, which forced out Stilwell at second but the tying runs and go-ahead runs came around to score. Tyler Ukestad came flying around third as the Braves tried to turn a double-play, leaped the catcher and scored the go-ahead run. 

Mandan held a 1-0 lead after getting Brady Zittleman around when he lead off the game with a 10-pitch at bat that turned into a walk. Wenzel settled in nicely after that not allowing another runner past second base.

While, Weiser drove in a pair of runs his biggest hit may have been the first one. Sherr had retired the first eight Jamestown batters when Weiser blooped a double past the Mandan center fielder. It broke the ice and the Jays followed with their four-run inning.

Jamestown will play Bismarck in the WDA semi-finals today at 6:30pm. The Jays have won three of four against the West’s No. 2-seed.

Bismarck third-baseman and No. 3 hitter Kole Bauer will be unavailable after he was ejected in their opening game for running over the catcher. 

You can listen to tonight’s game on 1400 KQDJ and online here at NewsDakota.com.

Full schedule for Day 2:

Loser out: Century vs. St. Mary’s 11am

Loser out: Williston vs. Mandan 1:30pm

Semi-final: Minot vs. Dickinson 4pm

Semi-final: Jamestown vs. Bismarck 6:30pm