Meyer Breaks K Record; Wilwerding Hits Walk Off Homer to Beat Kansas City in the Longest Summit League Tournament Game

Thursday, May 9

Brookings SD

1:30 p.m.

Omaha

38-12

Kansas City

22-30

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
OMAHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Meyer Breaks K Record; Wilwerding Hits Walk Off Homer to Beat Kansas City in the Longest Summit League Tournament Game

May 9, 2024 | Softball

Box Score

The Omaha Mavericks shutout the Kansas City Roos 1-0 in 14 innings during their first game of the Summit League Tournament. The 14 innings of play marked the longest game ever played in a Summit League Tournament.

The Mavericks improved to a 38-12 overall record and are now 12-9 in the league tournament.

With their 17th shutout of the season, Omaha advances to the next round where they will play South Dakota State tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Omaha 1, Kansas City 0
How It Happened
   - To start the game defensively Kamryn Meyer recorded the first seven outs on seven strikeouts.
   - In the bottom of the third Omaha notched their first hit from Lynsey Tucker's single up the middle.
   - After seven innings the game remained scoreless sending the game to extra innings.
   - Meyer recorded her 17th strikeout of the game in the top the eighth to break the record for most strikeouts in a Summit League tournament game.
   - In the 10th inning, Meyer retired her 19th batter for her 995th career strikeout making her the All-Time Summit League Strikeout Leader.
   - Freshman Haley Wilwerding, after not appearing in a game since April 5, entered to pinch-hit in the bottom of the 14th where she hit a deep walk-off home run to left field to end the game.

Game Notes
   - Wilwerding's home run was the first of her career.
   - Lynsey Tucker, Maggie O'Brien, Sydney Thomason, Ava Rongisch, and Wilwerding each recorded one hit.
   - Jaelle Johnson tallied 10 putouts and Olivia Aden recorded four assists.
   - Meyer recorded 21 strikeouts, a new career high.
   - The ace put in 14 innings of work where she only allowed two walks and six hits. With no runs allowed Meyer, for the 10th game in a row, recorded a 0.00 ERA. The graduate pitcher has not allowed a hit in 61.1 innings.
   - Meyer struck out all but one Roo in the starting lineup.
   - Her win today puts her at 23-3 on the season and extends her winning streak to 18.