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Weber 4RBI
14
Winner Omaha OMAHA 31-15
2
South Dakota USD 24-27
Winner
Omaha OMAHA
31-15
14
Final
2
South Dakota USD
24-27
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Omaha OMAHA 5 4 0 4 1 14 8 0
South Dakota USD 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4

W: Meyer, Kamryn (16-7) L: Clara Edwards (15-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Mavericks Explode for 14 Runs to Advance to Summit League Championship

For the third year in a row, the Omaha Mavericks have advanced to the Summit League Championship. The Mavericks grabbed an early lead and never looked back defeating South Dakota 14-2 in five innings. Omaha, who has not lost a game in this double elimination postseason tournament, will play the winner of SDSU and USD in the losers bracket tomorrow.
 
Omaha 14, South Dakota 2 (5 Inn.)
How It Happened
  • Lynsey Tucker opened today's semifinal tilt with a leadoff single and two batters later she was brough home by a double down the 3rd baseline from Rachel Weber
  • With bases loaded and count full Ava Rongisch singled to left field to extend Omaha's lead to 3-0 over USD in the top of the 1st
  • Sophie Cerveny drew a two-out bases loaded walk which brought home Emma Durr to make it 4-0
  • That was followed by another bases loaded drawn walk by Lynsey Tucker which gave the Mavericks a 5-0 lead. Rongisch crossed home plate for the run
  • The bats stayed in the top of the 2nd inning as Omaha added another four runs to go up 9-0 on the Yotes
  • The 2nd inning scoring started with Marra Cramer singling to the shortstop which brought home Sydney Ross
  • Olivia Aden reached base on an error with the bases loaded, Emma Durr touched home for Omaha
  • The next two at bats, Sophie Cerveny and Lynsey Tucker both reached 1st base safely on a fielders choices scoring another two runs
  • USD scored twice in the bottom of the 3rd to cut the Mavericks lead to 9-2
  • A bases clearing double by Rachel Weber in the top of the 4th inning gave the Mavericks a double digit lead of 12-2 over USD
GAME NOTES
  • Rachel Weber registered her fourth 4RBI game of the season this afternoon
  • The Mavericks advance to their third consecutive Summit League Championship with today's victory
  • Kamryn Meyer and Sydney Nuismer one-two punched their way to victory for the Mavericks today
  • Picking up the win, Meyer pitched two innings allowing no runs, no hits and tallied four strikeouts
  • Nuismer pitched the final three inning allowing just two hits and two runs while striking out four
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