Softball Drops Two On Opening Day

Friday, February 11

Cedar Falls, Iowa

9 a.m

Omaha

0-1

Nebraska

1-0

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Omaha	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	1
Iowa State	4	5	1	0	X	10	9	0

Softball Drops Two On Opening Day

Feb 11, 2022 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Omaha softball opened the 2022 season at the UNI Dome Tournament Friday morning. The Mavericks dropped a pair of games to Nebraska and Iowa State.

With the losses, Omaha is 0-2 overall.

Game One: Nebraska 6, Omaha 1
How It Happened

The Huskers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning capitalizing on a walk and wild pitch to plate a pair.
Taylor Johnson attempted to spark Omaha's offense in the bottom of the second with a double to right field, but she was left stranded.
In the fourth inning, Neal doubled the Nebraska lead with a two-run homer.
The top of the seventh opened with a solo home run from Andrews making it a 5-0 lead for Nebraska.
The Mavericks finally crossed home plate in the bottom of the seventh with their lone run of the game.
Alexa Sedlak got on base with a single to right field. Rachel Weber then hit her home with a double down the left field line.

Inside the Box Score

Sophie Cerveny went 2-of-3 at the plate in her career debut for Omaha.
Kamryn Meyer made the start in the circle. She falls to 0-1 and retired six batters.
Sydney Hampton came in for relief and retired two.

Game Two: Iowa State 10, Omaha 2 (5 innings)
How It Happened

Lynsey Tucker recorded the first hit of the day with a single in the first. Omaha gained Jamie White on the base path following a walk, but Iowa State turned a double-play to end the top of the first.
The Cyclones responded by putting four runs on the board in the first. Allen's double to left center tallied the first RBI, while Ochoa singled on the next at-bat. Two runs would cross home on the play.
Pond's single capped the first inning onslaught with another pair of runs for ISU.
ISU kept the momentum going with another five runs in the bottom of the second. Ramos opened the inning with a solo homer to right center, while her sister doubled to left center a few at-bats later for another RBI.
Ochao tallied another one-run single, while the final two runs were walked in.
The Mavericks responded in the third with their two runs of the game. Cerveny and Maggie O'Brien recorded back-to-back hits to start the action. They both advanced on a wild pitch.
Cerveny scored on Izzy Eltze's grounder to second, while O'Brien was played on White's double to left.
One final run was scored for ISU in the bottom of the third. Ramos scored on a Pond double to seal a 10-2 win in five innings.