Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Omaha baseball team split its doubleheader at the Snowbird Classic on Friday, falling 6-5 in 14 innings to Kentucky before defeating Boston College 5-1 at North Charlotte Regional Park. The Mavericks are now 5-5 (0-0 Summit League) on the year, while UK improves to 4-3 (0-0 SEC) and BC drops to 2-6 (0-0 ACC).

GAME 1: KENTUCKY 6, OMAHA 5
Reliever Andrew Nelson (2-0) earned the win for Kentucky in the opener with just one batter faced, as he threw a single pitch that resulted in a double play. The loss went to junior Gregg Gausden (1-2), who gave up one run on three hits and a walk in the final third of an inning.

Senior Daniel Jewett led Omaha at the plate, going a career-best 4-for-6 with an RBI. Junior Alex Schultz was 3-for-6 with a run scored, and junior Clayton Taylor finished 2-for-6 with two runs. Senior Justin Threlkeld matched Taylor with a pair of hits and drove in another run.

Omaha sped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, as Taylor doubled down the rightfield line and Schultz had an infield single to put two on. Schultz then stole second, and an errant throw allowed Taylor to score.

The Wildcats tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, with Kyle Barrett leading off with a single to left and Storm Wilson singling to right. JaVon Shelby was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Ka'ai Tom's sacrifice fly to center scored Barrett to make it 1-1. UK took the lead at 2-1 in the sixth, when Marcus Carson led off with a walk and stole second, then came across on an RBI single down the rightfield line by Wilson.

Omaha struck back in the eighth, tallying four runs on six consecutive hits with two outs. The furious offensive push was sparked by a Taylor single to center, followed by singles through the left side by Schultz and junior Alex Mortensen, the second of which drove in Taylor. Redshirt freshman Ryan Cate then had an RBI single to the shortstop that pushed Schultz across, followed by an RBI single to center by Threlkeld that scored Mortensen. A final base knock to center by Jewett plated Cate, putting the Mavericks in the driver's seat at 5-2.

But the Wildcats rallied in the bottom of the ninth, notching a trio of runs on four hits to even the score at 5-5 and send the game to extra innings. Neither team scored until the bottom of the 14th, when Kentucky plated the winning run on Thomas Bernal's bases-loaded single to third that scored Wilson the 6-5 win.

GAME 2: OMAHA 5, BOSTON COLLEGE 1
Senior right-hander Tyler Hamer (1-0) dealt the complete-game victory in the second game of the day, allowing one Boston College run on five hits and a walk. He struck out a career-high-tying four batters.

The loss was tagged to BC's Jeff Burke (0-2), who gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks. He struck out four over 6.0 innings of work.

Threlkeld led the way at the plate in the second game, finishing 3-for-4 with a run scored. Schultz and junior Cole Gruber each had two hits and a run scored, and Schultz added an RBI.

Identical to the morning game, Omaha struck early in the bottom of the first inning, posting a run on one hit and two Eagle errors. Taylor reached on a throwing error with one out, then advanced to second on Schultz's bunt single and scored on a second Eagle error to go up 1-0.

The Mavericks added two more runs on two hits in the third. Gruber got it started with a one-out single to center, went to second on a balk, then stole third. Schultz followed with a walk and stole second, then went to third as Gruber scored on a wild pitch. Schultz later came in on Jewett's RBI single to left center, extending UNO's lead to 3-0.

Omaha struck again in the fourth with Threlkeld's infield single leading off the inning. Freshman Adam Caniglia singled through the right side to put Threlkeld in scoring position, and a sacrifice bunt by freshman Cole Patterson pushed him to third. Taylor then singled through the right side, pushing Threlkeld across for a 4-0 advantage.

Boston College got on the board for the first time in the seventh. Blake Butera led off with a triple to right center and was driven in with Chris Shaw's sacrifice fly to left, cutting UNO's lead to 4-1.

The Mavericks, however, tacked on one last score in the seventh. Gruber opened the inning with a double to left center, and two batters later, Schultz's RBI double to left drove in pinch runner Marcus Ethen for a final tally of 5-1.

Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 28, facing Kentucky in a rematch at 10 a.m. (CT) in Port Charlotte, Fla. Links to live stats and audio will be available on OMavs.com.