Mavericks Split with UST to Open Road Weekend

Friday, April 5

St. Paul, Minn.

2 p.m.

Omaha

27-7, 4-0

University of St. Thomas

6-29, 2-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Omaha	0	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	11	14	0
St. Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	3	5	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Omaha	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
St. Thomas	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	5	10	1

Mavericks Split with UST to Open Road Weekend

Apr 5, 2024 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

The Omaha Mavericks softball squad erupted for 11 runs in their first game of the day to defeat the St. Thomas Tommies 11-3 and extend their Division I era-best winning streak to 16 games. In the latter half of the doubleheader, Omaha battled the Tommies hard but fell 5-3 in eight innings. The Mavericks and Tommies will wrap up this weekend's series tomorrow afternoon from St. Paul, Minn. First pitch gets thrown out at noon.

The Mavericks improved to a 27-8 overall record and are now 4-1 in conference play. With the series opener win, the Mavericks had tied Oklahoma for the longest winning streak in the country.

Game One: Omaha 11, St. Thomas 3
How It Happened
   • Jaelle Johnson got the scoring started with an RBI single up the middle to score Alex Olson.
   • The Mavericks had an explosive sixth inning with nine runs.
   • Alex Olson put Omaha up 2-0 with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Sammy Schmidt.
   • Johnson had her second RBI of the day after she grounded out to short but scored Ava Rongisch.
   • Marra Cramer had a two-RBI double to put Omaha up 5-0.
   • Lynsey Tucker reached on a fielder's choice and scored in Marra Cramer.
   • Schmidt added two more on the board with a triple to right.
   • The final two runs of the inning that put Omaha in double digits came from Haley Wilwerding's double to center that scored Rongisch and Schmidt.
   • St. Thomas got on the board in the sixth inning with a three-run homer run to left field.
   • Tucker added one final run with a single to center to drive in Cramer, making it 11-3.

Game Notes
   - Kamryn Meyer picked up her 16th victory after pitching the first six innings of the game. Meyer threw four strikeouts and held UST to just five hits and three runs.
   - Tatum Montelongo took over in the seventh inning where she saw three batters.
   - Marra Cramer went 2-for-4 where she recorded two RBIs and two runs.
   - Lynsey Tucker went 3-for-4, recording two RBIs and one run.
   - Cramer, Rongisch, and Maggie O'Brien each notched one stole base.
   - Jaelle Johnson had a team-high seven putouts.
   - O'Brien and Olivia Aden each had three assists.

Game One: Omaha 3, St. Thomas 5
How It Happened
   • Jaelle Johnson got the scoring started again in game two during the second inning with a sacrifice fly to right that scored Sydney Ross.
   • St. Thomas took the lead during the third with a two-run home run to center.
   • O'Brien tied it at two in the fourth with an RBI single that scored Jaelle Johnson.
   • Sydney Thomason doubled to left to score Tucker and take the lead back for the Mavericks.
   • The Tommies tied it at 3 in the fifth with a single to center.
   • After going to extra innings, St. Thomas took the win in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run home run to left.

Game Notes
   - Sydney Nuismer pitched 7.2 innings where she threw five strikeouts.
   - O'Brien went 2-for-4 and recorded one RBI.
   - Johnson recorded one RBI and one run.
   - Aden recorded four assists.