Mavs Look to Continue Streak at Missouri Southern,
Mar 31, 2011 | General, Softball
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MISSOURI SOUTHERN, PITTSBURG STATE AWAIT UNO THIS WEEKEND
UNO will hit the road this weekend for a doubleheader at Missouri Southern at 3 p.m. on Friday and a doubleheader at Pittsburg State at 12 p.m. on Saturday. The Mavericks own a 12-5 all-time record against Missouri Southern and have won nine of the last 10. The Mavs have won the last three games behind a combined run total of 37-1. Missouri Southern's last win over UNO came on April 28, 2009, in a 3-2 game at Joplin, Mo. Missouri Southern is 13-11 this year and has not played a conference game yet.
UNO has also dominated the series with Pittsburg State recently. UNO leads all-time 10-2 and has won six in a row. The Gorillas' last win over the Mavs came on April 21, 2009, a 5-0 win in Pittsburg. The Gorillas are 7-16 overall and 1-1 in league play.
MAVERICKS TAME WILDCATS IN SWEEP
The 21st-ranked UNO softball team (25-5, 2-0) picked up a doubleheader sweep of Wayne State (Neb.) on Wednesday, 2-0, 3-1, at Claussen-Westgate Field. In the first game, Beth Haley turned in another stellar outing, throwing a complete-game one-hit shutout to improve to 10-3. Lauren Larson hit a two-run homer to right field in the first inning for the only runs of the game.
In the second game of the twinbill, UNO went down 1-0 but had an answer in the bottom of the fourth, as Lindsey Slocum singled up the middle to score pinch-runner Jamie Nash. Amber Lutmer then doubled to left to score Slocum. The Mavericks added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Slocum that scored Larson.
HALEY ON A TEAR
The MIAA's reigning pitcher of the year, Beth Haley, is on fire in her senior season with the Mavericks. Last week, Haley fired a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over Upper Iowa, then pitched a complete game in a 4-2 win over Fort Hays State, allowing zero unearned runs in that outing. The senior from Highland, Ind., is 10-3 on the season and has allowed just two earned runs in her last eight starts combined. Haley possesses a 0.90 ERA through 78.1 innings pitched. She has completed all 12 games started this season and has five shutouts. She has twice been named MIAA Pitcher of the Week.
LUTMER BRINGING THE LUMBER
UNO freshman Amber Lutmer is batting .342 on the year with a team-leading eight home runs and 28 RBIs. Lutmer's .684 slugging percentage also leads the team. The freshman from Millard West has stepped right into the Maverick lineup, starting 29 of 30 games. Last weekend at Fort Hays State, Lutmer had five of the Mavs' eight RBIs, as she nailed a three-run homer in the sixth inning of game one to give the Mavs a 4-2 lead that they would not relinquish.
Live Stats vs. MSSU
Live Stats vs. PSU
MISSOURI SOUTHERN, PITTSBURG STATE AWAIT UNO THIS WEEKEND
UNO will hit the road this weekend for a doubleheader at Missouri Southern at 3 p.m. on Friday and a doubleheader at Pittsburg State at 12 p.m. on Saturday. The Mavericks own a 12-5 all-time record against Missouri Southern and have won nine of the last 10. The Mavs have won the last three games behind a combined run total of 37-1. Missouri Southern's last win over UNO came on April 28, 2009, in a 3-2 game at Joplin, Mo. Missouri Southern is 13-11 this year and has not played a conference game yet.
UNO has also dominated the series with Pittsburg State recently. UNO leads all-time 10-2 and has won six in a row. The Gorillas' last win over the Mavs came on April 21, 2009, a 5-0 win in Pittsburg. The Gorillas are 7-16 overall and 1-1 in league play.
MAVERICKS TAME WILDCATS IN SWEEP
The 21st-ranked UNO softball team (25-5, 2-0) picked up a doubleheader sweep of Wayne State (Neb.) on Wednesday, 2-0, 3-1, at Claussen-Westgate Field. In the first game, Beth Haley turned in another stellar outing, throwing a complete-game one-hit shutout to improve to 10-3. Lauren Larson hit a two-run homer to right field in the first inning for the only runs of the game.
In the second game of the twinbill, UNO went down 1-0 but had an answer in the bottom of the fourth, as Lindsey Slocum singled up the middle to score pinch-runner Jamie Nash. Amber Lutmer then doubled to left to score Slocum. The Mavericks added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Slocum that scored Larson.
HALEY ON A TEAR
The MIAA's reigning pitcher of the year, Beth Haley, is on fire in her senior season with the Mavericks. Last week, Haley fired a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over Upper Iowa, then pitched a complete game in a 4-2 win over Fort Hays State, allowing zero unearned runs in that outing. The senior from Highland, Ind., is 10-3 on the season and has allowed just two earned runs in her last eight starts combined. Haley possesses a 0.90 ERA through 78.1 innings pitched. She has completed all 12 games started this season and has five shutouts. She has twice been named MIAA Pitcher of the Week.
LUTMER BRINGING THE LUMBER
UNO freshman Amber Lutmer is batting .342 on the year with a team-leading eight home runs and 28 RBIs. Lutmer's .684 slugging percentage also leads the team. The freshman from Millard West has stepped right into the Maverick lineup, starting 29 of 30 games. Last weekend at Fort Hays State, Lutmer had five of the Mavs' eight RBIs, as she nailed a three-run homer in the sixth inning of game one to give the Mavs a 4-2 lead that they would not relinquish.
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