OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha softball team visits Missouri this Wednesday, April 11, with first pitch at 4 p.m. at the Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Mo. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network+/ESPN3 and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
The Starting Lineup
• Omaha opened the 2018 season with 31-straight road games, including trips to Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia.
• The Mavericks are 14-25 overall (2-6 Summit League) after splitting a doubleheader with North Dakota State last Thursday.
• Missouri leads the all-time series 1-0, defeating Omaha 7-4 last season in Columbia, Mo.
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Kelly Pattison enters the week on a 12-game hitting streak and leads UNO with 13 multi-hit games. She also leads the team with eight multi-RBI games.
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Natalie Mostek has eight multi-hit games while
Jessica Nelson has seven.
• Earlier this season,
Emma Dargy reached base in 16-straight games.
• Pattison (.456) and
Aubrey Hacke (.313) are the top two hitters for the Mavericks this season.
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Sydney Hampton leads Omaha with a 9-10 record in 23 appearances (12 starts) and a 3.47 ERA.
• Omaha leads The Summit League in stolen bases (41), times hit by a pitch (26) and home attendance (945). The Mavericks are third in extra-base hits (74), home runs (22)
• Eighteen players have seen playing time so far this season, with seniors
Jessica Nelson and
Crystal Pablo; juniors
Taylor Conkling,
Demi Dobbs,
Savannah Fisher,
Sarrah Mains and
Faith Romero; and freshmen
Aubrey Hacke,
Sydney Hampton and
Halley Jones all making their first career starts.
• UNO's will have a balanced roster in 2018, featuring 10 upperclassmen along with nine underclassmen.
• In the 2018 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Mavericks were picked to finish fifth by the league's head coaches.
• Omaha returns six letterwinners in 2018, including four position players with starting experience and one starting pitcher.
• UNO's roster features 13 newcomers, including two seniors, five juniors and six freshmen.
• UNO hosts eight home games at Westside Field at Westbrook this season.
• During the fall 2017 semester, Omaha reported a 3.30 team grade point average (GPA). Five Mavericks earned a spot on the Dean's List, including three student-athletes on the Chancellor's List.
• The Mavericks finished the 2017 season with a record of 15-30 (6-8 Summit League) and finished fifth in the league standings.
Scouting the Missouri Tigers
Mizzou enters the week with a 21-21 mark (4-11 SEC) after dropping two of three games to No. 5 Georgia last weekend. The Tigers fell 8-6 on Friday and 7-2 on Sunday but defeated the Bulldogs 5-1 on Saturday.
Amanda Sanchez leads the Tigers with a .417 average, nine home runs and 27 RBI. Regan Nash is hitting .311 and has stolen 14 bases this season.
Missouri has used five pitchers this season with Madi Norman and Lauren Rice each winning seven games. Norman is 7-5 with two saves and a 3.25 ERA. Rice is 7-12 with a 3.99 ERA and a team-leading 62 strikeouts.
On Deck
Omaha returns to action with a midweek tile against Creighton on Wednesday, April 18. Links to live stats will be available on OMavs.com.
