Mavericks Sweep The Connie Claussen Classic with Four Straight Shutouts

Monday, March 11

Omaha, Neb.

1:15 p.m.

Omaha

17-7

University of Northern Colorado

10-14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Northern Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Omaha	3	1	0	0	0	4	8	10	0

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

Mavericks Sweep The Connie Claussen Classic with Four Straight Shutouts

Mar 11, 2024 | Softball

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Omaha, Neb.- The Omaha Mavericks swept the final day of the Connie Claussen Classic. The Mavericks shutout the Northern Colorado Bears 8-0 in six innings and Rider 4-0.

The Mavericks improve to an 18-7 overall record on the campaign and extend their winning streak to seven with four straight shutouts.

Game One: Omaha 8, Northern Colorado 0 (6 inn.)
How It Happened
•   The Mavericks wasted no time putting up three runs in the first inning.
•   Lynsey Tucker opened the day with a triple. Sydney Thomason hit a double on a 2-2 count to send Tucker in for a 1-0 lead.
•   Ross hit a single and sent Thomason home for their second run.
•   Ross stole second, setting her up to score on Emma Durr's single.
•   In the bottom of the second with bases loaded, Ava Rongisch beat the tag at home to put Omaha up 4-0.
•   The top of the fifth was quick with two strikeouts by Kamryn Meyer and a pop-up to shortstop.
•   The Mavericks got the job done in the sixth. Emma Durr hit a double to left field. Sydney Ross scored but Alex Olson was tagged out at home.
•   Rylan Ewoldt came in to pinch-hit for Marra Cramer. Ewoldt placed the ball just over the head of the third baseman and just in front of the left fielder, allowing Durr to score from second.
•   Tucker boosted the Mavericks to a run-rule win with a double to center sending in Ewoldt and Olivia Aden.

Game Notes
•   Tucker and Ross each went 2-for-3 at-bat with two runs and one double. Tucker recorded two RBIs and one triple.
•   Durr went 2-for-4 at-bat with two RBIs, one run, and one double.
•   Ross paced the team with nine putouts.
•   Kamryn Meyer picked up her ninth win after pitching the complete six innings. Meyer assisted in the shutout with nine strikeouts and only allowed two hits.

Game Two: Omaha 3, Rider 0
How It Happened
•   Marra Cramer got the Mavericks on the board in the third with a deep home run to left field.
•   Ava Rongisch flew out to right field, but Lynsey Tucker scored to make it 2-0 in the bottom of the third.
•   Tatum Montelongo had two big back-to-back strikeouts in the top of the sixth to keep Rider scoreless.
•   Sydney Thomason hit the Maverick's second home run of the day in the bottom of the sixth, making it 3-0.

Game Notes
•   Tatum Montelongo pitched her first complete seven-inning game, picking up her second win and first shutout. Montelongo threw five strikeouts and only allowed three hits and one walk.
•   Marra Cramer scored her first collegiate home run. Cramer also went 1-for-2 at-bat and recorded one RBI.
•   Haley Wilwerding had a team-high seven putouts in game two.

Up Next
The Mavericks will head to West Lafayette, Indiana to play Purdue in a three-game series going from Thursday, March 14 to Saturday, March 16.