Omaha Splits First Day in Colorado

Friday, March 6

Greeley, Colo.

11 a.m.

Omaha

10-10

UNI

6-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Northern Iowa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
Omaha	1	1	1	2	1	0	X	6	9	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Omaha	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
Northern Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0

The Omaha softball team split the first day at the Northern Colorado Tournament on Friday.

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Omaha Splits First Day in Colorado

Mar 6, 2020 | Softball

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GREELEY, Colo. – The Omaha softball team recorded a 6-1 victory over UNI on Friday afternoon before suffering a 2-1 setback at Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo.

With the split, Omaha is now 10-11 on the season.

Game One: Omaha 6, UNI 1
How It Happened

The Panthers scored their lone run of the game in the top of the first off an RBI double down the right field line to grab the early 1-0 lead.
Omaha responded in the bottom of the first when Allison Helton reached on a single and came around to score when Janae Cameron lifted an RBI double to center field.
Lexi Burkhardt began the bottom of the second with a walk before scoring the go-ahead run on an RBI single down the right field line by Hailey Bartz.
The Mavericks doubled the lead in the third when Emma Dargy reached on a UNI fielding error, allowing Grace Boganowski to race home from third.
Emily Klosterman singled to open the fourth and stole second before sprinting home on a wild pitch.
The Mavericks added another run in the fourth when Cameron singled home Jamie White, stretching the lead to 5-1.
Omaha scored their final run in the fifth when Klosterman's RBI double to left center scored Dargy.

Inside the Box Score

Cameron went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with a team-high two RBI while Klosterman had a 3-for-3 performance at the plate with an RBI.
Helton, Dargy and Bartz recorded one hit apiece while Dargy and Bartz tallied an RBI.
Sydney Hampton improved to 9-3 on the season after throwing the complete-game victory.
Hampton allowed one run on six hits and tied a season-high with five strikeouts.
The 20 games are the fastest Omaha has reached the 10-win mark since the Mavericks won 10 of the first 13 games in 2014.

Game Two: Northern Colorado 2, Omaha 1
How It Happened

Northern Colorado opened the bottom of the fourth with a walk, but Kamryn Meyer retired the next three batters to keep the Bears scoreless.
Bartz and Klosterman drew back-to-back one-out walks in the fifth, but the Mavericks couldn't get the go-ahead run home.
Klosterman singled to third in the seventh to reach base with one out.
Diana Murtha and Taylor Johnson followed with back-to-back infield singles, bring Klosterman home to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
The Bears answered with a pair of runs on a two-RBI single to clinch the 2-1 walk-off victory over the Mavericks.

Inside the Box Score

Johnson went 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI to lead Omaha.
Five other Mavericks recorded one hit apiece.
Meyer fell to 1-6 on the season after allowing two runs on four hits and striking out six in the complete-game.

What's Next
The Mavericks continue play in Greeley, Colo., with a pair of games beginning at 11 a.m. CT against Utah Valley. Omaha will also face UNI later in the day at 5 p.m. CT.