Jamestown Post 14 scores 12 runs again in win over Dickinson

Jamestown Post 14 is not just winning games, it is building an early offensive identity. The Eagles put up 12 runs on 12 hits and beat Dickinson 12-8 at Dickinson on Thursday, June 11, a result that pushed Jamestown to 4-1 and kept the club on pace as one of the state’s most dangerous Legion lineups.

The swing that separated the game came from Cody Busch, who delivered a three-run home run that gave Jamestown the kind of cushion a road team needs to control the night. It was the latest sign that the Eagles can score in different ways and in bunches, with three of their first five games already reaching double digits in runs.

That offensive rhythm has been there almost from the start. Jamestown won the Bridge City Classic on June 7 and moved to 3-1 after a third straight victory, another marker of a team finding traction quickly in the summer schedule. Busch also was part of that earlier push, adding an RBI double in the tournament win, and he had two hits and two RBI in a split with Dickinson earlier in the season on May 7.

Dickinson still made Jamestown earn the win. The Roughriders trailed 12-3 entering the bottom of the sixth, then rallied for five runs to cut the margin to 12-8. That inning came together on two hits, two walks, a hit by pitch and an error, a reminder that the Eagles could not simply coast once they built the lead.

For a Jamestown program that competes each summer in North Dakota American Legion baseball, the 4-1 start matters well beyond one box score. American Legion baseball remains one of the most visible local sports traditions in Stutsman County, and early wins help shape both the standings and the roster’s confidence before the schedule gets deeper. With Busch driving key innings and the lineup already producing double-digit scoring in three of five games, Jamestown has given itself an early case as a serious contender.