Sunday, February 21
Norman, Okla.
2:30 p.m.
Omaha
at
Oklahoma
The Mavericks begin the 2021 campaign at Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21-22.
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Mavericks Set for Season Opener at Oklahoma
Feb 20, 2021 | Baseball
Follow the Game
The Omaha baseball team opens the 2021 season with a two-game series at Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21-22 at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla. Sunday's first pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. while Monday's game is scheduled to start at 12 p.m.
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Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.
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Leading Off
Sunday's contest marks the first all-time meeting between the Mavericks and Sooners.
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Looking Ahead
Omaha ventures to Columbia, Mo., next weekend as the Mavericks take on Missouri in a four-game series on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28.
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The Omaha baseball team opens the 2021 season with a two-game series at Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21-22 at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla. Sunday's first pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. while Monday's game is scheduled to start at 12 p.m.
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Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.
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Leading Off
- The Mavericks were tabbed the preseason favorite in the Summit League Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
- Omaha returns 98 percent of its production in runs, hits and runs batted in this season from last year's squad that posted a 10-4 record in a shortened season.
- The Mavericks have led the country in fielding percentage the last two seasons. Omaha posted a nation-best .984 in 2019 before tying East Carolina with a .990 fielding percentage in a shortened 2020 campaign.
- Joey Machado and Breyden Eckhout were named to the Preseason Players and Pitchers to Watch List.
- Machado went 2-1 on the mound with a 3.72 ERA and 17 strikeouts in four starts for Omaha last season.
- Eckhout started 13 games at third base in 2020 while hitting .280 with four doubles and an RBI.
- Senior Keil Krumwiede checked in at No. 20 in DI Baseball's preseason rankings of the top collegiate shortshops.
- Head coach Evan Porter begins his fifth season at the helm of the Maverick program.
- Oklahoma was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 by the league's head coaches after going 14-4 in 2020.
- The Sooners are ranked as high as No. 22 in preseason national polls with a No. 22 ranking by the NCBWA and No. 23 by Baseball America.
- Senior right-hander Jason Ruffcorn was named a first-team Preseason All-American by DI Baseball and the NCBWA.
- Third baseman Peyton Graham was named on the Golden Spikes Award Watch List and was a third-team preseason All-American honoree.
- Head coach Skip Johnson is in his fourth season at Oklahoma with a career record of 85-52.
Sunday's contest marks the first all-time meeting between the Mavericks and Sooners.
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Looking Ahead
Omaha ventures to Columbia, Mo., next weekend as the Mavericks take on Missouri in a four-game series on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28.
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