Mavericks Split with Kansas City to Close Trip

Sunday, May 2

Kansas City, Mo.

12 p.m.

Omaha

25-21, 9-10

Kansas City

14-25, 8-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
OMAHA	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
Kansas City Roos	0	0	0	0	1	4	X	5	6	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
OMAHA	4	1	0	0	0	3	1	9	15	0
Kansas City Roos	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	0

Sophomore Kamryn Meyer finished a dominating weekend in the circle with only two runs allowed on four hits and seven strikeouts in a 9-2 win at Kansas City.

Mavericks Split with Kansas City to Close Trip

May 2, 2021 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Omaha softball team split its last road doubleheader of the season, losing to Kansas City, 5-2, before rebounding for a 9-2 win over the Roos on Sunday afternoon.

The Mavericks, who took three of four games from the Roos on the weekend, are now 15-25 overall and 9-10 in the Summit League while Kansas City is 25-22 overall and 9-11 in the league.

Game 1: Kansas City 5, Omaha 2
How It Happened

The game was scoreless until the third when Jamie White blasted a two-run home run to left.
Kansas City's Faith Willis halved the Mavericks lead in the fifth inning with a solo shot to left center field.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Roos loaded the bases with one out before Sydney Hampton wiffed Lia Lombardini. But with two outs, Willis hit a three-run triple and then scored on a throwing error to make it, 5-2.
Diana Murtha led off the seventh with a single, but the Mavericks couldn't muster any more offense.

Inside The Box Score

The Mavericks outhit the Roos, 7-6.
Freshman Izzy Eltze went 3-for-3 at the plate, one of five Mavericks to register a hit.
Sydney Hampton allowed four runs on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks.

Game 2: Omaha 9, Kansas City 2
How It Happened

The Mavericks jumped all over the Roos in the first as the first six batters reached base. Taylor Johnson had the big blow in the inning with a two-run double.
The Mavericks played small ball in the sixth, using a combination of singles and walks to stretch their lead to 8-0. Lexi Burkhardt, Diana Murtha and Sydney Nuismer all had RBI singles in the inning.
Kansas City avoided the run rule by scoring twice in the bottom of the six, their first runs in 18 innings against UNO pitcher Kamryn Meyer.
Sierra Leonetti made it 9-2 with an RBI single in the seventh.

Inside The Box Score

The Mavericks outhit the Roos, 15-4.
Sophomore Kamryn Meyer picked up her seventh win of the year, going six innings with just four hits allowed, seven strikeouts and two walks.
Meyer finished the weekend with two earned runs allowed in 18 innings after going all 12 innings in Saturday's 1-0 win.
Taylor Johnson, Burkhardt and Murtha all had two hits in the game.

The Mavericks return home to finish the regular season, hosting South Dakota on Friday and Saturday, May 7-8, with doubleheaders each day. First pitch is scheduled for noon.

On Friday, the Mavericks will honor Emma Dargy as part of Senior Weekend festivities. Dargy, a senior on the 2020 team, did not have a senior day last year due to the COVIC-19 pandemic. On Saturday, the Mavericks will honor their five current seniors between games.