Mavericks Return to Conference Play at SDSU

Saturday, April 10

Brookings, S.D.

11 a.m.

Omaha

South Dakota State

The Mavericks return to Summit League play this weekend with a series at South Dakota State in Brookings.

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Mavericks Return to Conference Play at SDSU

Apr 9, 2021 | Baseball

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The Omaha baseball team returns to Summit League action with a four-game series at South Dakota State at Erv Huether Field on Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11 in Brookings, S.D.

The Mavericks and Jackrabbits will play a doubleheader of two nine-inning games on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday's doubleheader will start with a seven-inning game at noon, followed by a nine-inning game.

Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.

Around the Horn

Saturday will be the first time in 699 days that the Mavericks are playing a road game in Summit League play. The last road game for Omaha with a Summit League foe was on May 12, 2019 at Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill.
The Mavericks are 10-14 on the season and tied for first in the Summit League standings with a 5-3 mark in conference play after splitting last weekend's series vs. NDSU.
Chris Esposito leads Omaha at the plate this season, hitting .353 with three doubles, three triples, five homers, 24 RBI and 19 runs.
Mike Boeve is fourth nationally with 11 doubles while hitting .343 with 13 RBI, followed by Brett Bonar with five doubles, two homers, 16 RBI and a .289 batting average.
Richie Holetz was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week after leading Omaha to a 7-0 win over NDSU last Saturday.
Holetz tossed six shutout innings while only allowing two hits and striking out six NDSU batters.
Omaha is ranked fifth nationally with 26 double plays turned on the season.
The Mavericks launched five homers in the 15-4 win over NDSU last Friday, setting a new school record in the Division I era.

Scouting the South Dakota State Jackrabbits
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits enter the weekend with a 7-17 overall record and 2-6 mark in Summit League play after being swept by Evansville in a four-game series last weekend on the road. Jess Bellows leads SDSU at the plate, hitting .299 with five doubles, a triple, a homer, eight RBI and 13 runs. Derek Hackman has a team-high three homers and 14 RBI with four doubles and a .286 batting average.

Adam Mazur is 2-3 on the mound in six starts on the season with a 5.67 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 33.1 innings. Cody Carlson is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 30 strikeouts in six starts this year.

As a team, the Jackrabbits are hitting .220 with 101 runs, 168 hits, 41 doubles, seven triples and 12 homers in 24 games. The South Dakota State pitching staff has a combined ERA of 6.68 with 218 strikeouts while allowing 170 runs, 142 earned, on 209 hits in 191.1 innings.

Head coach Rob Bishop is in his fifth season at South Dakota State and has a record of 84-107 with the Jackrabbits. Bishop is in his 11th season overall as a head coach with a record of 218-260-1.

All-Time vs. South Dakota State
Omaha and SDSU enter the weekend having met 171 times on the diamond. Omaha leads the all-time series over the Jackrabbits, 89-81-1. Earlier this season, the Mavericks took three of four games from the Jackrabbits, including a 7-1 win at Tal Anderson Field on March 21 in their last meeting.