Omaha
9-12, 0
North Dakota State
16-7, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Omaha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | X | 15 | 17 | 0 |
Long Ball Leads Mavericks to Friday Split
Apr 2, 2021 | Baseball
The split moves Omaha to 9-13 (4-2 Summit League) on the season while the Bison are now 17-7 (5-4).
Game One: Omaha 15, NDSU 4 (F/7)
How it Happened
- Chris Esposito singled up the middle in the first before Parker Smejkal launched a no-doubt two-run homer to left to give the Mavericks the early 2-0 lead.
- The Bison rallied to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth after a two-run home run and an RBI single.
- Omaha responded in the bottom half of the fourth when Keil Krumwiede unleashed an absolute moonshot to left, tying the game at three.
- Brett Bonar followed Krumwiede with a single before Garrett Kennedy and Breyden Eckhout reached on back-to-back walks to load the bases.
- Masen Prososki lifted a grand slam to right center that barely cleared the fence and gave Omaha a 7-3 advantage.
- Smejkal continued the scoring in the fourth, unleashing an RBI triple down the right field line to plate Esposito.
- Krumwiede opened the fifth with a double down the left field line before scoring on an RBI single by Bonar.
- Kennedy followed with a two-run homer to left center, blowing the game wide open at 11-4 in the fifth.
- Jack Lombardi doubled down the right field line and Krumwiede drew a walk before Bonar cranked a three-run home run to right, extending the Maverick lead to 14-4.
- Mike Boeve capped the scoring for the Mavericks with an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth.
- Prososki was 3-for-5 at the plate with a grand slam and four RBI.
- Bonar went a perfect 3-for-3 with a homer, four RBI and three runs scored.
- Smejkal had two hits with three RBI and Kennedy tallied a pair of hits, two RBI and three runs.
- Krumwiede collected three hits and three runs while Boeve added two hits.
- Joey Machado improved to 2-3 on the year after allowing four runs on four hits and striking out four batters in four innings of work.
- Easton Smith garnered his first save of the season after tossing the final three innings of relief.
How it Happened
- A bases loaded walk and a pair of RBI doubles had the Bison out front 5-0 in the first inning.
- Boeve began the bottom of the first with double down the fight field line and scored on Esposito's RBI groundout to make it 5-1.
- Omaha got within three in the second when Krumwiede came home on an NDSU fielding error.
- NDSU scored a run in the third and added two more in the fifth to clinch the 8-2 victory over the Mavericks.
- Mike Boeve led Omaha at the plate with three hits while four other Mavericks tallied a hit.
- Spencer Koelewyn fell to 1-3 on the year after allowing six runs on four hits in two innings.
- Jackson Gordon tossed 2.2 innings in relief while Henry Ristvedt threw 2.1 one-hit innings with a strikeout.
Omaha and North Dakota State continues the series with game three of the four-game weekend set tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Tal Anderson Field.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Machado, Joey (2-3)
L: Cade Feeney (3-1)
S: Smith, Easton (1)
Batting:
2B: Zach Solano 1 ; Will Busch 1
HR: Jake Malec 1 ; Charley Hesse 1
RBI: Jake Malec 1 ; Charley Hesse 2 ; Jack Simonsen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Malec 1 ; Tucker Rohde 1 ; Charley Hesse 1 ; Zach Solano 1
CS: Bennett Hostetler 1
HBP: Bennett Hostetler 1 ; Jack Simonsen 1
Batting:
2B: Boeve, Mike 1 ; Lombardi, Jack 1 ; Krumwiede, Keil 1
3B: Smejkal, Parker 1
HR: Prososki, Masen 1 ; Smejkal, Parker 1 ; Krumwiede, Keil 1 ; Bonar , Brett 1 ; Kennedy, Garrett 1
RBI: Boeve, Mike 1 ; Prososki, Masen 4 ; Smejkal, Parker 3 ; Krumwiede, Keil 1 ; Bonar , Brett 4 ; Kennedy, Garrett 2
SH: Bonar , Brett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Prososki, Masen 1 ; Esposito, Chris 2 ; Smejkal, Parker 1 ; Lombardi, Jack 1 ; Krumwiede, Keil 3 ; Bonar , Brett 3 ; Kennedy, Garrett 3 ; Eckhout, Breyden 1
SB: Prososki, Masen 2 ; Bonar , Brett 1 ; Kennedy, Garrett 1
