Saturday, May 17
Norman, Okla.
4:45 p.m. ET/3:45 p.m. CT
Omaha
40-12
3
vs
1
Boston University
39-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Alyson Edwards rounds second base after launching a solo home run (2) in the fifth inning
Photo by: Chad Hamilton
(3) Omaha defeats (4) Boston University in NCAA Championship
May 17, 2025 | Softball
The Mavericks face (2) Cal for a trip to the Norman Regional final
NORMAN, Okla. āĀ (3) Omaha softball kept its season alive Saturday by knocking off (4) Boston University, 3-1, in an NCAA tournament elimination game in the Norman Regional, which is being played at Love's Field, hosted by (1) Oklahoma.
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The win gives the Mavericks (40-12) at least one NCAA tournament win in each of the last three seasons and makes Omaha a perfect 9-0 in two-run games this season. With the victory, the Mavericks advanced to another elimination game against (2) Cal (36-20) later Saturday night.
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The winner of the Omaha-Cal game will move on to face Oklahoma (46-7) in the Norman Regional Final Sunday at 1 p.m. CT. The Omaha-Cal winner would have to beat the Sooners twice to win the regional championship.
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The game was interrupted for almost two hours by a rain delay in the top of the third inning and scoreless. Neither team was able to push across a run until the bottom of the fourth, when Omaha finally broke through to go up, 2-0.
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Rylinn Groff led off the inning with a single before the next two batters were retired. With two outs, Ava Rongisch stepped to the plate a smacked a 3-2 pitch over the right field fence for a 216-foot, two-run homer ā her seventh of the season ā to give the Mavericks the 2-0 lead.
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It stayed 2-0 until the bottom of the fifth, when Omaha got an insurance run courtesy of Alyson Edwards. With one out in the inning, Edwards stepped in and drove a 1-2 pitch over the center field wall 221 feet away for her second homer of the season to push the Mavericks' lead to 3-0.
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Meanwhile, the Terriers (39-19) had baserunners in every inning against Omaha starter Maddia Groff (27-6), but the Summit League Pitcher of the Year and the Mavericks' defense got the outs they needed each time to keep the Terriers scoreless in the first six innings.
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BU did get a run in the top of the seventh, getting a single and RBI double with two outs to trim the Omaha lead to 3-1, but a flyout to Sammy Schmidt in right field gave the Mavericks the third out they needed to close out the win and keep their season alive.
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Maddia Groff threw her 20th complete game of the season to get the win, allowing one run on eight hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
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Rylinn Groff was 2-for-3 with a run scored, Katherine Johnson doubled and Marra Cramer added a hit for the Mavericks, who had six total hits in the victory.
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Connect with Omaha softball onĀ X (formerly Twitter)Ā andĀ Instagram,Ā @OmahaSB.
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The win gives the Mavericks (40-12) at least one NCAA tournament win in each of the last three seasons and makes Omaha a perfect 9-0 in two-run games this season. With the victory, the Mavericks advanced to another elimination game against (2) Cal (36-20) later Saturday night.
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The winner of the Omaha-Cal game will move on to face Oklahoma (46-7) in the Norman Regional Final Sunday at 1 p.m. CT. The Omaha-Cal winner would have to beat the Sooners twice to win the regional championship.
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The game was interrupted for almost two hours by a rain delay in the top of the third inning and scoreless. Neither team was able to push across a run until the bottom of the fourth, when Omaha finally broke through to go up, 2-0.
Ā
Rylinn Groff led off the inning with a single before the next two batters were retired. With two outs, Ava Rongisch stepped to the plate a smacked a 3-2 pitch over the right field fence for a 216-foot, two-run homer ā her seventh of the season ā to give the Mavericks the 2-0 lead.
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It stayed 2-0 until the bottom of the fifth, when Omaha got an insurance run courtesy of Alyson Edwards. With one out in the inning, Edwards stepped in and drove a 1-2 pitch over the center field wall 221 feet away for her second homer of the season to push the Mavericks' lead to 3-0.
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Meanwhile, the Terriers (39-19) had baserunners in every inning against Omaha starter Maddia Groff (27-6), but the Summit League Pitcher of the Year and the Mavericks' defense got the outs they needed each time to keep the Terriers scoreless in the first six innings.
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BU did get a run in the top of the seventh, getting a single and RBI double with two outs to trim the Omaha lead to 3-1, but a flyout to Sammy Schmidt in right field gave the Mavericks the third out they needed to close out the win and keep their season alive.
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Maddia Groff threw her 20th complete game of the season to get the win, allowing one run on eight hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
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Rylinn Groff was 2-for-3 with a run scored, Katherine Johnson doubled and Marra Cramer added a hit for the Mavericks, who had six total hits in the victory.
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Connect with Omaha softball onĀ X (formerly Twitter)Ā andĀ Instagram,Ā @OmahaSB.
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Groff, Maddia (27-6)
L: Ricard (26-12)
Batting:
2B: Lyons 1
RBI: Lyons 1
SH: Naivar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Deppiesse 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Katherine 1
HR: Rongisch, Ava 1 ; Edwards, Alyson 1
RBI: Rongisch, Ava 2 ; Edwards, Alyson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Groff, Rylinn 1 ; Rongisch, Ava 1 ; Edwards, Alyson 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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