BROOKINGS – The Bobcats split a doubleheader with Brandon Valley on Friday night at Bob Shelden Field as the Lynx took the opener, 5-2, before Brookings came back with a 2-0 win in the nightcap.

The ‘Cats play host to Douglas in another doubledip that starts at 2 p.m. today and then travel to Yankton for a single game on Sunday with the first pitch slated for 1 p.m.

Game 1

• Brandon Valley 5, Brookings 2

Ryan Meyer’s two-RBI double highlighted the Lynx’s three-run seventh inning, as the visitors prevailed in the opener.

Isaac Buteyn, who went 2-for-3, singled to lead off the top of the seventh and moved to second on Tyler Hamsa’s sacrifice bunt. Zach Felderman reached on an error to set up Meyer, whose big hit gave Brandon Valley a 4-2 lead. Meyer later scored on a passed ball to make it 5-2.

Payton Livingston pitched six innings to earn the win, giving up two runs – one earned – on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Tyler Zimmerman worked around a pair of walks in the seventh to pick up the save.

Brookings scored both its runs in the second frame.

Chris Lerdal and Jameson Meyer drew back-to-back walks. Drew Cole dropped down a bunt and reached on an error to load the bases.

Jacob Schoon then reached on a fielder’s choice, driving in Lerdal. Jacob Devine, who finished 2-for-3, followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0.

In the fourth, the Lynx’s Isaiah Chevalier reached on an error, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third base and scored on a throwing error.

Chevalier added a two-out RBI single in the fifth to pull Brandon Valley even at 2-all.

Tyler Kreutner took the loss after giving up five runs – two earned – on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in a complete-game performance.

BRANDON VALLEY 5, BROOKINGS 2

BV                   000 110 3 – 5 4 1

Brookings         020 000 0 – 2 6 5

Payton Livingston, Tyler Zimmerman (7) and Ryan Meyer; Tyler Kreutner and Jacob Schoon. W – Livingston. L – Kreutner. Sv – Zimmerman. 2B: BV, Meyer.

Game 2

• Brookings 2, Brandon Valley 0

The Bobcats scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings and lefthander Ryan Miley made them stand up as he allowed just four hits and three walks while striking out eight to earn the complete-game shutout.

Schoon drew a walk to lead off the fourth and advanced to second on Devine’s sacrifice bunt. A wild pitch gave the sophomore third base before he scored on Brandin Heesch’s single to left center.

Lerdal led off the fifth with a double; moved to third on a wild pitch; and scored on Meyer’s sacrifice flyout to right field to make it 2-0.

And that was enough for Miley as he gave up a leadoff double in the fourth before striking out two straight batters, and then, induced a flyout to first base to get out of the frame.

In the sixth, a leadoff walk; sacrifice bunt and flyout put a runner on third base, but Miley got out of that jam with a flyball out to left field.

Dylan Kirkeby suffered the loss as he gave up one earned run on four hits and five walks with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of work. Zimmer-man allowed one earned run on one hit with two strikeouts as he threw the final 2 1/3 for the Lynx.

BROOKINGS 2, BRANDON VALLEY 0

BV                   000 000 0 – 0 4 0

Brookings         000 110 x – 2 5 0

Dylan Kirkeby, Tyler Zimmerman (4) and Ryan Meyer; Ryan Miley and Cody Niklason. W – Miley. L – Kirkeby. 2B: BV, Payton Livingston; B, Chris Lerdal.