Katie Naber got back just in time for the Jefferson bats to disappear.

But Naber, a third-year senior pitcher, got all the support she needed with a little bit of J-Hawk base running trickery and Class 4A No. 9 Jefferson beat Davenport Assumption, 1-0, Saturday night in the finale of the Bill Hennnesy Classic at Jefferson.

Earlier in the day, the J-Hawks were beaten by Class 2A top-ranked Bondurant-Farrar, 3-2.

Naber was eligible to play Friday but did not get into the game against Southeast Polk that was eventually rained out. Instead, she made her season debut in the circle Saturday night against Assumption and looked like she hadn’t missed a beat.

“It felt amazing. I’m just glad to be back with the team and on the field,” said Naber, who had to sit out the first 13 playing dates after a violation of school policy. “There is no better feeling than being on the field and pitching.”

Naber went the complete seven innings and allowed just three hits in tossing the shutout.

“Naber pitched a typical Katie game,” Jefferson Coach Larry Niemeyer said. “She hit her spots real well and set up her pitches well.”

The J-Hawk bats did little to help Naber, managing only three hits. Jefferson did managed to sneak in a run in the fourth to get what turned out to be the winning run. After a pair of walks and an infield single loaded the bases in the fourth inning, Maddie Koolbeck stole home.

It was the only run Naber needed.

Junior Kailey Drake had the only hit that made it to the outfield grass for Jefferson (9-2). Sophomore Dani Stromert and eighth grader Hannah Towns each added an infield single.

Walks and errors plated a pair of first-inning runs for each team in Jefferson's game with Bondurant-Farrar.

The game was a defensive battle for the next six innings when the teams managed only seven combined hits.

“We just aren’t hitting anything right now. We are in a slump. Major League teams go through it too but we better snap out of it soon if we are going to win,” Niemeyer said. “It starts with better pitch selection.”

Bondurant-Farrar broke the 2-2 tie in the top of the sixth. Erin Sawatzky singled home Shannon Coulson, who had doubled leading off the inning.

Jefferson had runners in the sixth and seventh innings, but couldn’t push anyone across the plate.

Koolbeck, a sophomore, had two hits for the J-Hawks. Sophomore Amber Grimm and senior Nicole Marquart each added a hit.

Junior Hannah Petersen scattered six hits but took the loss.

Jefferson hosts a trio of Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheaders this week. The J-Hawks play Dubuque Senior on Tuesday, Iowa City West on Wednesday and Linn-Mar on Thursday.

GAME 1

BONDURANT-FARRAR (3)
Walsh, CF, 1 0 0 0, A. Burrow, CF, 3 0 0 0, Coulson, RF, 3 2 2 0, Burrows, SS, 3 1 1 1, Laven, 1B, 2 0 0 0, Sawatzky, C, 3 0 2 1, Cox, P, 0 0 0 0, Norton, 3B, 2 0 0 0, Schlenken, P, 3 0 1 0, Sullivan, 2B, 2 0 0 0, Bycroft, LF, 3 0 0 0. Totals 25 3 6 2.

JEFFERSON (2)
Rachel Sedlacek, LF, 3 1 0 0, Kailey Drake, RF, 3 1 0 0, Amber Grimm, RF, 3 0 1 0, Kenna Fry, 1B, 4 0 0 0, Maddie Koolbeck, DP, 3 0 2 0, Maddy Blietz, 3B, 3 0 0 0, Carson Burgart, SS, 2 0 0 0, Nicole Marquart, C, 3 0 1 0, Kaitlyn Davidson, 2B, 1 0 0 0, Hannah Peterson, P, 0 0 0 0, Ashley Madsen, PR, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 2 4 0.

Bondurant 200 001 0 -  3 6 2
Jefferson   200 000 0 -  2 4 1
Cox, Schlenken and Sawatzky. Petersen and Marquart. W – Schlenken. L – Petersen. 2B – Coulson. 3B – Coulson. SB – Drake 2, Madsen.

GAME 2

JEFFERSON (1)
Hannah Towns, 2B, 3 0 1 0, Kaitlyn Davidson, 2B, 0 0 0 0, Kailey Drake, RF, 3 0 1 0, Rachel Sedlacek, LF, 2 0 0 0, Maddie Koolbeck, DP, 2 1 0 0, Hannah McInerney, 3B, 2 0 0 0, Dani Stromert, 1B, 3 0 1 0, Maddy Blietz, SS, 3 0 0 0, Katie Naber, P, 3 0 0 0, Carson Burgart, C, 3 0 0 0, Madsen, CF, 0 0 0 0. Totals 24 1 3 0.

ASSUMPTION (0)
Strajack, SS, 3 0 1 0, Miller, 2B, 3 0 1 0, Tutsch, C, 2 0 0 0, Wescom, 3B, 2 0 0 0, Moon, 1B, 3 0 0 0, Dunahuh, CF, 3 0 0 0, Gillette, P, 3 0 0 0, Mathys, LF, 3 0 1 0, Hindley, 1 0 0 0. Totals 23 0 3 0.

Jefferson     000 100 0 -  1 3 1
Assumption  000 000 0 -  0 3 1
Naber and Burgart. Gillette and Tutsch. W – Naber L – Gillette. SB - Koolbeck.

OTHER SCORES
Solon 7, SE Polk 6 (9)            
Johnston 13, Maquoketa 3 (5)
Bondurant-Farrar 7, Maquoketa 1
DM East JV 8 Jefferson JV 6
SE Polk 4 Boone 0                
DM East JV 6 Jefferson JV 2
DM East 4 IC Regina 0                
Solon 3, Fort Dodge 1
Johnston 4 Keokuk 1                
DM East 3 Boone 0
IC Regina 3, Davenport Assumption 2
Fort Dodge 5, Keokuk 1