Saturday, May 18
Omaha, Neb.
1:00 PM
Omaha
27-22, 0
8
vs
2
South Dakota State
31-21, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Buckley Leads Mavericks in Season Finale
May 18, 2013 | Baseball, General
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OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha baseball team finished the 2013 season in fine fashion on Saturday, defeating South Dakota State, 8-2, at the Ballpark at Boys Town.
The UNO baseball program also honored its five seniors, recognizing the career accomplishments of Cory Buckley, Ryan Keele, Derek Landis, Connor McCrite and Matt Tew.
Buckley led the Mavericks at the plate in the final game of his career, finishing 3-for-4 with his first home run of the season, three RBI and two runs scored. He capped the season with a team-leading .391 batting average.
Junior Caleb Palensky and freshman Alex Schultz each tallied a pair of hits, while Schultz drove in two runs and Palensky scored once. Senior Ryan Keele went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two walks, and his final .385 batting average was second on the team.
Sophomore Zach Williamsen (4-1) scattered five hits and allowed two runs over 5.2 innings, striking out five in the win. Junior reliever Anthony Falcone took over for Williamsen, holding the Jacks to one hitin 2.1 innings and fanning two. SDSU starter Kolton Emery (3-4) took the loss, giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits. Emery struck out two and walked one over 4.1 innings.
South Dakota State scored first, plating Al Robbins on Jordan Varga's base hit to right in the fourth inning. In the fifth, Omaha tied the game at 1-1 on a squeeze bunt by freshman Cole Gruber, then went ahead 2-1 on a single from Buckley. Two-run singles from sophomore Alex Mortensen and Schultz pushed it to 6-1 to end the inning.
SDSU came back for a run in the sixth, as Daniel Telford scored on Reid Clary's bases-loaded walk to cut it to 6-2.
In the bottom of the eighth Buckley ignited the Mavericks a final time with his first home run of the season, a two-run shot over the left field fence to push the winning tally to 8-2.
South Dakota State, which heads to the Summit League Tournament as the top seed, caps the regular season with a record of 31-21 (16-10 Summit League).
With its win, Omaha closed the year with the conference's regular-season title, an overall record of 27-22 and a Summit League mark of 20-6 Summit League.
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha baseball team finished the 2013 season in fine fashion on Saturday, defeating South Dakota State, 8-2, at the Ballpark at Boys Town.
The UNO baseball program also honored its five seniors, recognizing the career accomplishments of Cory Buckley, Ryan Keele, Derek Landis, Connor McCrite and Matt Tew.
Buckley led the Mavericks at the plate in the final game of his career, finishing 3-for-4 with his first home run of the season, three RBI and two runs scored. He capped the season with a team-leading .391 batting average.
Junior Caleb Palensky and freshman Alex Schultz each tallied a pair of hits, while Schultz drove in two runs and Palensky scored once. Senior Ryan Keele went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two walks, and his final .385 batting average was second on the team.
Sophomore Zach Williamsen (4-1) scattered five hits and allowed two runs over 5.2 innings, striking out five in the win. Junior reliever Anthony Falcone took over for Williamsen, holding the Jacks to one hitin 2.1 innings and fanning two. SDSU starter Kolton Emery (3-4) took the loss, giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits. Emery struck out two and walked one over 4.1 innings.
South Dakota State scored first, plating Al Robbins on Jordan Varga's base hit to right in the fourth inning. In the fifth, Omaha tied the game at 1-1 on a squeeze bunt by freshman Cole Gruber, then went ahead 2-1 on a single from Buckley. Two-run singles from sophomore Alex Mortensen and Schultz pushed it to 6-1 to end the inning.
SDSU came back for a run in the sixth, as Daniel Telford scored on Reid Clary's bases-loaded walk to cut it to 6-2.
In the bottom of the eighth Buckley ignited the Mavericks a final time with his first home run of the season, a two-run shot over the left field fence to push the winning tally to 8-2.
South Dakota State, which heads to the Summit League Tournament as the top seed, caps the regular season with a record of 31-21 (16-10 Summit League).
With its win, Omaha closed the year with the conference's regular-season title, an overall record of 27-22 and a Summit League mark of 20-6 Summit League.
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Pitching:
W: Williamsen, Zach (4-1)
L: Emery (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Coppola 1
RBI: Varga 1 ; Clary 1
SH: Jacobson 1 ; Coppola 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Robbins 1 ; Telford 1
CS: Danforth 1 ; Shannon 1
HBP: Jacobson 1 ; Melton 1
Batting:
HR: Buckley, Cory 1
RBI: Buckley, Cory 3 ; Mortensen, Alex 2 ; Schultz, Alex 2 ; Gruber, Cole 1
SH: Taylor, Clayton 1 ; Buckley, Cory 1 ; Gruber, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Buckley, Cory 2 ; Keele, Ryan 1 ; Mortensen, Alex 1 ; McCrite, Connor 1 ; Palensky, Caleb 1 ; Gruber, Cole 1 ; Bass, Brett 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
3
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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