Box Score OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha baseball team continued its opening league series Saturday afternoon, falling 15-0 in seven innings to South Dakota State at Seymour Smith Park. The Mavericks are now 2-16 (0-2 Summit League) on the season, while the Jackrabbits improve to 8-7 (2-0).

Ryan Froom (3-1) threw a four-hit shutout for SDSU, issuing two walks and striking out five. Senior left-hander Sam Murphy (0-3) took the loss, allowing six runs on nine hits with no walks and a strikeout over 2.2 innings.

Seniors Sam Palensky and Marcus Ethen, junior Cole Patterson and freshman Cole Thibodeau each had a hit for the Mavericks.

The Jacks, who had 17 hits for the day, got multi-hit efforts from Philip Jacobson (4-for-4, two runs, two RBI), Newt Johnson (3-for-4, four runs, two RBI), Josh Kunzmann (3-for-4, two runs) and Luke Ringhofer (2-for-4, three runs).

SDSU scored three runs in both the first and third innings, five in the fourth frame and four in the seventh to secure the run-rule victory in seven innings.

Omaha and South Dakota State conclude their series on Sunday, March 19. First pitch is set for Noon at Seymour Smith Park, and links to live stats and audio will be available on OMavs.com.