Mavericks Host IUPUI on Alumni Day
Apr 11, 2013 | General, Softball
Game Notes
Live Stats
The UNO softball team is back at home this week to host IUPUI on Saturday at Noon and 2 p.m., and on Sunday at Noon at Westside Field at Westbrook. Live stats are available at OMavs.com. Saturday is Alumni Appreciation Day. All UNO softball alumni in attendance will be honored between games of the doubleheader. Following Saturday's doubleheader, UNO coaches, players and alumni will gather at Big Red Restaurant and Sports Bar, proud sponsor of UNO softball this season. Fans can receive 20 percent off their food order by presenting their free game day program at the restaurant.
Series History
This will be UNO's first meeting with IUPUI in school history.
The Teams
The Mavs enter the series with a 27-5 overall record and 5-1 mark in Summit League play. UNO is in fourth place in The Summit League standings with an .833 conference winning percentage. The Mavs have the best overall winning percentage in the conference (.844). UNO is 3-0 at home this season after a sweep of South Dakota State on March 29-30. The Mavs rank third in the league with a .290 batting average, second in on-base percentage (.384) and first in slugging percentage (.465). UNO leads The Summit League with 13 triples and has the top opponent batting average against of .209.
IUPUI enters with a 15-19 overall mark and 5-7 record in league play. The Jaguars' 12 conference games are more than any other team has played so far. This weekend's series is actually the second time IUPUI will have played in Omaha in the last two weeks. The Jaguars were swept in three games by North Dakota State in a neutral-site series at the CU Sports Complex on March 29-30. IUPUI went 2-1 at home against Oakland last weekend and split a non-league doubleheader at Indiana State on Tuesday, 0-7 and 17-6. IUPUI is playing its first true Summit League road series this season after nine home games and three neutral games. The Jaguars are 3-4 on the road overall.
Last Time Out
The UNO softball team won its second straight Summit League series last weekend, taking two of three games at Kansas City. The Mavericks (27-5, 5-1 Summit) won a 2-1, 10-inning battle on Saturday morning and followed up with another 2-1 win in game two of the doubleheader Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, UMKC got a one-hit shutout from ace Deanna Friese to take a 3-0 win in the series finale and end the Mavs' five-game win streak to begin Summit League play. The Maverick bats were quiet all weekend, as the top offensive team in The Summit League hit just .146 in the three games. Allie Mathewson was 3-for-11 (.273) with a single, double and triple to lead UNO. She scored two of the Mavs' four runs on the weekend. The only other extra-base hit all weekend was an RBI double by Tonya Peterson in game two.
Up Next
The Mavericks travel to play South Dakota in a midweek series on Tuesday (2 and 4 p.m.) and Wednesday (2 p.m.). UNO then has nine days off before hosting Western Illinois April 27-28 in the final Summit League home series of the season. The Mavs wrap up their home slate on May 1 with a doubleheader against Drake and close the season at Oakland on May 3-4.
About the Mavericks
• Leadoff hitter Allie Mathewson paces the Mavs with a .378 batting average, nine home runs, 29 RBIs, eight doubles, six triples and 31 runs scored. She has a team-best .802 slugging percentage.
• Junior Amber Lutmer has a .294 batting average with a team-best 10 home runs and 38 RBIs. Lutmer also has four doubles and one triple. Lutmer has reached base safely in 22 straight games dating back to Feb. 23.
• Molly Negrete hits .349 with two home runs, 21 RBIs, eight doubles, one triple and 18 runs scored.
• The Mavs' have gotten big contributions from three of their freshmen. Second baseman Tara Trede is hitting .344. Catcher Campbell Ditto hits .337 with eight doubles, four triples, four homers, 19 RBIs and 27 runs scored. Designated player Sydney Hames hits .283 with three doubles.
• In the circle, junior ace Dana Elsasser leads the Mavs with a 16-5 record and 1.52 ERA, along with three saves. Elsasser has 17 complete games and eight shutouts, along with a combined shutout.
• Senior Ashton Hughes is 7-0 with a Summit League-best 1.31 ERA. She has one save, two complete games and one shutout, along with a combined shutout. Sophomore Kat Barrow is 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA in four starts, but an injury has limited her involvement in the rotation.
Scouting IUPUI
• Eryn Dillon has a .315 average, 18 runs scored and 15 RBIs. Dillon also has six doubles, one triple and two home runs. Ali Mosier hits .314 with 18 runs scored, 27 RBIs, three home runs, eight doubles and one triple. Five different Jaguars have started in the circle this season, with Nikki Thomas (11 starts) and Jocelyn Oppenhuis (10 starts) getting the call most often. Oppenhuis has a 2.96 ERA and 5-7 record, while Thomas has a 3.48 ERA and 2-6 record.
Climbing the School Record Charts
• Junior Amber Lutmer ranks second in school history with 32 career home runs. Leslie Svoboda (2005-08) holds the school record with 44 career homers.
• Lutmer is tied for 11th in career RBIs with 123. Svoboda also holds that record with 192.
• Senior Lindsay Redding is tied for ninth in career stolen bases with 41. Toni Novak (1994-97) holds the record with 113 career steals.
• Sophomore Tonya Peterson ranks third in school history with 19 hit by pitches. The school record is 22, set by Tiffany Jones from 1999-2002.
• Junior pitcher Dana Elsasser has a career ERA of 1.27 to rank seventh in school history.
• Elsasser's career opponent batting average of .200 ranks second all-time.
Live Stats
The UNO softball team is back at home this week to host IUPUI on Saturday at Noon and 2 p.m., and on Sunday at Noon at Westside Field at Westbrook. Live stats are available at OMavs.com. Saturday is Alumni Appreciation Day. All UNO softball alumni in attendance will be honored between games of the doubleheader. Following Saturday's doubleheader, UNO coaches, players and alumni will gather at Big Red Restaurant and Sports Bar, proud sponsor of UNO softball this season. Fans can receive 20 percent off their food order by presenting their free game day program at the restaurant.
Series History
This will be UNO's first meeting with IUPUI in school history.
The Teams
The Mavs enter the series with a 27-5 overall record and 5-1 mark in Summit League play. UNO is in fourth place in The Summit League standings with an .833 conference winning percentage. The Mavs have the best overall winning percentage in the conference (.844). UNO is 3-0 at home this season after a sweep of South Dakota State on March 29-30. The Mavs rank third in the league with a .290 batting average, second in on-base percentage (.384) and first in slugging percentage (.465). UNO leads The Summit League with 13 triples and has the top opponent batting average against of .209.
IUPUI enters with a 15-19 overall mark and 5-7 record in league play. The Jaguars' 12 conference games are more than any other team has played so far. This weekend's series is actually the second time IUPUI will have played in Omaha in the last two weeks. The Jaguars were swept in three games by North Dakota State in a neutral-site series at the CU Sports Complex on March 29-30. IUPUI went 2-1 at home against Oakland last weekend and split a non-league doubleheader at Indiana State on Tuesday, 0-7 and 17-6. IUPUI is playing its first true Summit League road series this season after nine home games and three neutral games. The Jaguars are 3-4 on the road overall.
Last Time Out
The UNO softball team won its second straight Summit League series last weekend, taking two of three games at Kansas City. The Mavericks (27-5, 5-1 Summit) won a 2-1, 10-inning battle on Saturday morning and followed up with another 2-1 win in game two of the doubleheader Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, UMKC got a one-hit shutout from ace Deanna Friese to take a 3-0 win in the series finale and end the Mavs' five-game win streak to begin Summit League play. The Maverick bats were quiet all weekend, as the top offensive team in The Summit League hit just .146 in the three games. Allie Mathewson was 3-for-11 (.273) with a single, double and triple to lead UNO. She scored two of the Mavs' four runs on the weekend. The only other extra-base hit all weekend was an RBI double by Tonya Peterson in game two.
Up Next
The Mavericks travel to play South Dakota in a midweek series on Tuesday (2 and 4 p.m.) and Wednesday (2 p.m.). UNO then has nine days off before hosting Western Illinois April 27-28 in the final Summit League home series of the season. The Mavs wrap up their home slate on May 1 with a doubleheader against Drake and close the season at Oakland on May 3-4.
About the Mavericks
• Leadoff hitter Allie Mathewson paces the Mavs with a .378 batting average, nine home runs, 29 RBIs, eight doubles, six triples and 31 runs scored. She has a team-best .802 slugging percentage.
• Junior Amber Lutmer has a .294 batting average with a team-best 10 home runs and 38 RBIs. Lutmer also has four doubles and one triple. Lutmer has reached base safely in 22 straight games dating back to Feb. 23.
• Molly Negrete hits .349 with two home runs, 21 RBIs, eight doubles, one triple and 18 runs scored.
• The Mavs' have gotten big contributions from three of their freshmen. Second baseman Tara Trede is hitting .344. Catcher Campbell Ditto hits .337 with eight doubles, four triples, four homers, 19 RBIs and 27 runs scored. Designated player Sydney Hames hits .283 with three doubles.
• In the circle, junior ace Dana Elsasser leads the Mavs with a 16-5 record and 1.52 ERA, along with three saves. Elsasser has 17 complete games and eight shutouts, along with a combined shutout.
• Senior Ashton Hughes is 7-0 with a Summit League-best 1.31 ERA. She has one save, two complete games and one shutout, along with a combined shutout. Sophomore Kat Barrow is 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA in four starts, but an injury has limited her involvement in the rotation.
Scouting IUPUI
• Eryn Dillon has a .315 average, 18 runs scored and 15 RBIs. Dillon also has six doubles, one triple and two home runs. Ali Mosier hits .314 with 18 runs scored, 27 RBIs, three home runs, eight doubles and one triple. Five different Jaguars have started in the circle this season, with Nikki Thomas (11 starts) and Jocelyn Oppenhuis (10 starts) getting the call most often. Oppenhuis has a 2.96 ERA and 5-7 record, while Thomas has a 3.48 ERA and 2-6 record.
Climbing the School Record Charts
• Junior Amber Lutmer ranks second in school history with 32 career home runs. Leslie Svoboda (2005-08) holds the school record with 44 career homers.
• Lutmer is tied for 11th in career RBIs with 123. Svoboda also holds that record with 192.
• Senior Lindsay Redding is tied for ninth in career stolen bases with 41. Toni Novak (1994-97) holds the record with 113 career steals.
• Sophomore Tonya Peterson ranks third in school history with 19 hit by pitches. The school record is 22, set by Tiffany Jones from 1999-2002.
• Junior pitcher Dana Elsasser has a career ERA of 1.27 to rank seventh in school history.
• Elsasser's career opponent batting average of .200 ranks second all-time.
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