Omaha
13-24, 0
South Dakota State
21-10, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Omaha | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Omaha Tops South Dakota State on Senior Day, 8-6
Mar 31, 2018 | Softball
With the win, the Mavericks are now 13-24 on the season (1-5 Summit League), while the Jackrabbits dropped to 21-10 (2-1).
Demi Dobbs led UNO at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Ā Kelly Pattison finished 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Ā Savannah Fisher went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Ā Emma Dargy and Jessica Nelson each went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Brittney Morse went 2-for-4 with a double, homer and four RBI to lead the Jackrabbits. Ā Ali Herdliska added a 2-for-2 day at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored.
Halley Jones (1-1) picked up the win, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits and five walks in 5.1 innings. Ā Laura Roecker picked up her first save of the season, pitching 1.2 innings allowing one walk and striking out one. Ā South Dakota State's Madison Hope (12-4) took the loss, throwing 4.0 innings allowing eight runs (four earned) on 10 hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Ā Kendra Conard pitched the final 2.0 innings allowing a walk with a strikeout.
Omaha took the lead in the bottom of the first. Ā Aubrey Hacke reached on a fielder's choice and came in to score on Fisher's RBI single through the right side that put the Mavericks ahead 1-0.
South Dakota State took the lead in the top of the third inning. Ā Abby Murphy singled to open the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Ā Following a Herdliska single, Morse homered to left field to put the Jackrabbits in front, 3-1.
After the Mavericks put runners on first and second with one out to start the third, Nelson hit an RBI double to left field. Ā Omaha tied the game when Dargy scored on a throwing error by the SDSU third baseman. Ā Sarrah Mains gave UNO the lead with a sacrifice fly to center field. Ā Dobbs then blasted a two-run homer to center field for a 6-3 lead.
The Omaha offense added a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Ā Pattison hit a one-out double and moved to third on Fisher's single through the right side. Ā Dargy's sac fly to center scored Pattison, and Fisher scored on a fielding error to make the score 8-3.
SDSU threatened in the seventh, putting runners on first and second with two out. Ā Roecker then settled down and got a lineup to end the game.
On Deck
The Mavericks return to action on Tuesday, April 3 against Nebraska. Ā First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Westside Field at Westbrook.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Halley (1-1)
L: Madison Hope (12-4)
S: Roecker, Laura (1)
Batting:
2B: Brittney Morse 1 ; Megan Rushing 1
HR: Brittney Morse 1
RBI: Ali Herdliska 1 ; Brittney Morse 4 ; Lyndsey Crist 1
SH: Julia Andersen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Abbey Murphy 1 ; Ali Herdliska 2 ; Brittney Morse 1 ; Danielle Steffo 1 ; Kerigan Torres 1
Batting:
2B: Pattison, Kelly 1 ; Nelson, Jessica 1
HR: Dobbs, Demi 1
RBI: Fisher, Savannah 1 ; Dargy, Emma 1 ; Nelson, Jessica 1 ; Klosterman, Emily 1 ; Mains, Sarrah 1 ; Dobbs, Demi 2
SH: Dobbs, Demi 1
SF: Dargy, Emma 1 ; Mains, Sarrah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hacke, Aubrey 1 ; Pattison, Kelly 1 ; Fisher, Savannah 1 ; Bartz, Hailey 1 ; Dargy, Emma 1 ; Nelson, Jessica 1 ; Klosterman, Emily 1 ; Dobbs, Demi 1
SB: Fisher, Savannah 1
