PHOTOS: Dakota Wesleyan defeated by Jamestown in GPAC softball doubleheader

041823.DWUsoftball1.JPG — Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

By Landon Dierks

April 18, 2023 at 10:32 PM

MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan softball hosted Jamestown for a Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon at McWhirter Field.

The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 in Game 1 and 6-1 in Game 2.

DWU (7-28 overall, 2-14 GPAC) has one remaining home doubleheader on the schedule, as the Tigers host the College of Saint Mary on Saturday, April 29.

Here are photos from Game 2 of the afternoon's action.

1/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

2/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

3/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

4/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

5/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

6/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

7/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

8/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

9/14: Dakota Wesleyan's Alyssa Burke (21) looks to round third base during a Great Plains Athletic Conference contest against Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field.

10/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

11/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

12/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

13/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

14/14: Action from a Great Plains Athletic Conference softball doubleheader between Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at McWhirter Field. The Jimmies were victorious in both contests, winning 5-4 and 6-1.

By Landon Dierks

Dierks covers prep and collegiate athletics across the Mitchell Republic's coverage region area, focusing on Mitchell High School football and boys basketball and area high school football, volleyball and basketball, as well as Dakota Wesleyan women's basketball. He was also the lead on the Mitchell Republic Gridiron Spotlight, producing video and providing live play-by-play for the traveling weekly prep football broadcast during its first season in the fall of 2021. Dierks is a Mitchell native who graduated from South Dakota State University with his bachelor's degree in journalism in May 2020. He joined the Mitchell Republic sports staff in August 2021. He can be reached at ldierks@mitchellrepublic.com and found on Twitter at @LDierksy.

PHOTOS: Dakota Wesleyan defeated by Jamestown in GPAC softball doubleheader

DWU has one remaining home date on the schedule, as the Tigers will host the College of Saint Mary for a doubleheader on Saturday, April 29.