UNO Hosts Stephen F. Austin for Midweek Tilt
May 12, 2014 | Baseball
Leading Off
The Omaha baseball team hosts one final midweek game this Tuesday, May 13, welcoming Stephen F. Austin. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Fricke Field in Papillion, Neb., and a link to live stats will be available on OMavs.com. Stephen F. Austin will begin the day with a single game at Creighton, facing the Bluejays at 12:30 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park.
Quick Hits
•Omaha last took the field on Saturday, May 10, sweeping a conference doubleheader from Fort Wayne, 8-5 and 13-6.
•The Mavericks are tied with Western Illinois for first place in the Summit League standings and will challenge for a second straight conference title in the final week of the regular season.
•Freshman Mitch Larson (1-1) is scheduled to make the start on Tuesday. He has a 4.29 ERA and last took the mound at South Dakota State on May 4, throwing 3.0 innings. Larson's last start came on March 19 vs. Dartmouth.
•Four Mavericks lead the Summit League in various statistical categories: Taylor with 44 RBI, Gruber with 29 stolen bases, sophomore Tyler Fox with eight wins on the mound and senior Steven Schoonover with a 1.83 ERA.
•Gruber is eighth with 0.63 stolen bases per game and eighth with 29 total bags swiped, while Taylor is also 23rd with a .619 slugging percentage.
•Taylor ranks second in the league with nine home runs. Omaha is 8-1 this season in games when he hits one out.
•Senior Brett Bass is on a 22-game hitting and reaching base streak.
•Head coach Bob Herold became the winningest coach in UNO baseball history on April 18, as he earned his 465th career win with Omaha's 7-0 shutout at Bradley. The victory pushed him past former coach Bob Gates (1976-99), who had 464 wins during his tenure.
•UNO is 111-93 all-time against the four other teams in the Summit League.
Scouting the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Stephen F. Austin has compiled a record of 18-32 (9-18 Southland) entering the week. The Lumberjacks last took the field against Nicholls State, May 9-11, earning a 4-3 win on Friday before dropping a 5-3 decision in 11 innings on Saturday and another 5-3 loss on Sunday. They will face Creighton on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park before visiting the Mavericks. Head coach Johnny Cardenas is in his sixth year at the helm of the SFA program with a record of 166-169.
Stephen F. Austin leads the all-time series against Omaha, 11-2. The Lumberjacks last faced UNO on March 2, 2013 at the UTSA Classic in San Antonio, Texas, earning a 9-2 win.
Next Up
Omaha returns to action May 15-17, traveling to Western Illinois for a four-game conference series to close the regular season in Macomb, Ill. Links to live stats and audio will be available on OMavs.com.
