Softball Posts Two Shutouts Friday

Friday, February 18

San Antonio, Texas

10 a.m.

Omaha

2-4

Boise State

5-1

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Omaha	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	11	0
Incarnate Word	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Meyer notched a career-high 14 strikeouts vs. Boise State.

Softball Posts Two Shutouts Friday

Feb 18, 2022 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Mavericks swept the opening day at the Incarnate Word Tournament Friday. Game one was a 1-0 shutout for Omaha over Boise State. The Mavericks then posted their second straight shutout with a 4-0 win over UIW.

Omaha improves to 3-4 overall.

Game 1: Omaha 1, Boise State 0
How It Happened

Izzy Eltze and Lynsey Tucker led off the game with back-to-back singles to put early pressure on Boise State, but the Broncos escaped unscathed in the inning.
Eltze didn't let that stop the Mavericks on her next opportunity reaching first on a walk to start the third inning. She got into scoring position with a steal at second and advanced to third on Tucker's grounded out. Eltze then scored on a sac fly from Lexi Burkhardt to go up 1-0.
Kamryn Meyer didn't give up a hit until the sixth inning of Friday's opener, but the Broncos couldn't capitalize. Omaha wins 1-0.

Inside the Box Score

Meyer pitched a complete game and improved to 2-1 in the circle.
She recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts.
Rachel Weber finished 2-for-3 at the plate with half of Omaha's hits in the game.
Burkhardt made her season debut after being sidelined the first weekend with injury.

Game 2: Omaha 4, Incarnate Word 0
How It Happened

Both teams tallied their first hits in the first inning. Eltze led the Mavericks off with another single much like the first game.
In the top of the second, Taylor Johnson opened the inning with another single. She set herself up in scoring position, but Omaha couldn't convert for the second straight inning.
The Mavericks finally crossed home in the fourth after taking advantage of a fielding error putting Alexa Sedlak at second. Cerveny walked to gain a second base runner. Both would advance on a sac bunt from Maggie O'Brien on the next at-bat.
The Eltze and Tucker duo would strike again to plate the pair of base runners. Sedlak put the first on one the board with a single to center, while O'Brien scored on a single to left. Mavericks led 2-0.
Omaha added another run in the fifth. Sydney Ross ripped a double to deep center and tallied the third run on a Cerveny single later in the inning.
The Mavericks made it 4-0 in the seventh plating another run for insurance. Cerveny tallied one of three hits in the inning and scored on Tuckers single. Omaha wins 4-0.