Softball Sweeps Monday Play

Monday, February 28

Conway, Ark.

9:30 a.m.

Omaha

7-5

Saint Louis

2-6

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

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

Softball Sweeps Monday Play

Feb 28, 2022 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

CONWAY, Ark. - The Mavericks earned two wins Monday morning at the Michelle Short Memorial Classic. In game one, Omaha redeemed its loss to Saint Louis with a 3-2 win over the Billikens. The Mavericks then shutout Central Arkansas, 1-0, to extend their win steak to three games.

Omaha improves to 8-5 overall.

Game One: Omaha 3, Saint Louis 2
How It Happened:

The Billikens gained an early lead in the first inning with a two-run homer from Wise that scored her and Kowalik with two outs.
The Mavericks didn't need long to respond and used a productive second inning to take a 3-2 edge.
Rachel Weber led off with a triple to right field. Sydney Ross and Olivia Aden joined her to fill the bases following a hit-by-pitch and walk, respectively.
All three would score in the inning. Ross and Aden were hit in by Izzy Eltze on a two-run double to take the lead.
SLU tallied three more hits, and Omaha one more, but neither team would score again. Omaha wins, 3-2.

Inside the Box Score

The Mavericks finished with four hits.
Eltze, Lynsey Tucker, Jamie White, and Weber each tallied one.
Lexi Burkhard tallied a stolen base.
Sydney Nuismer made the start and collected a win after five innings of work. She improves to 2-2 and retired three batters.
Kamryn Meyer came in for relief and recorded her first save of the season. She struck out six batters.

Game Two: Omaha 1, Central Arkansas 0
How It Happened:

Tucker recorded a single in the first inning for the first hit of the game, but it wasn't until the fourth inning that a run was scored.
White sent a solo homer to left center for a 1-0 lead and the second hit of the game.
The Bears finally tallied their first hit in the bottom of the fourth with a lead off single from Harris. She made it to third but was left stranded in scoring position.
Sophie Cerveny and Eltze both tallied hits before the end of the game, and the Bears struggled to connect in the box. Omaha wins, 1-0.

Inside the Box Score

This game marked the fifth shutout of the season and second of the tournament for Omaha.
White's homer was her second of the season.
Meyer pitched a complete game improving to 4-1 overall. She tallied 12 strikeouts.

Up Next
The Mavericks will play in the Florida Spring Games next weekend. The five-game schedule opens Friday with two games vs. Central Michigan and Georgetown.