OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha softball team heads south for the second weekend in a row as Omaha takes on New Mexico State, UTEP and IUPUI on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 21-23 in El Paso, Texas.
Weekend Schedule
Friday - 2 p.m. vs. New Mexico State | 7 p.m. at UTEP
Saturday – 1 p.m. vs. New Mexico State | 3 p.m. vs. IUPUI
Sunday – 1:30 p.m. at UTEP
Quick Hits
- Omaha is 5-4 on the season, surpassing last season's win total after splitting a four-game series at New Mexico State last weekend in Las Cruces, N.M.
- This weekend wraps up a seven-game stretch that features the Mavericks and NMSU facing each other six times.
- Senior Emma Dargy was named the Summit League's Player of the Week for the second straight week after hitting .429 with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI last weekend.
- Dargy is tied for sixth in the country with five home runs and is the first Mavericks to earn the weekly honor in back-to-back weeks since Kourtney Pock on March 14 and 21, 2016.
- Allison Helton leads the Summit League in hitting with a .429 batting average in her debut season at Omaha.
- Sydney Hampton is 5-0 on the season with three complete-games, two shutouts, 17 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.72. Hampton is currently tied for fifth nationally in wins and shutouts.
- Omaha's production at the plate has been by committee thus far as seven Mavericks have a .300 batting average or higher this year.
- As a team, the Mavericks are hitting .292 with 51 runs, 71 hits, 16 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs this season.
Looking Ahead
The Mavericks head west to compete in the Amy S. Harrison Classic hosted by UC Riverside on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 28-March 1 in Riverside, Calif. The weekend schedule includes a combined five games against UC Riverside, Michigan State and Montana.
