BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Omaha baseball team swept South Dakota State in a doubleheader at Erv Huether Field on Saturday afternoon in Brookings, S.D. The Mavericks won 2-1 in game one before collecting a 10-5 victory in game two.
The sweep moves Omaha to 12-14 (7-3 Summit League) while SDSU drops to 7-19 (2-8) on the year.
Game One: Omaha 2, SDSU 1
How it Happened
- Richie Holetz allowed a leadoff infield single before retiring the next 13 SDSU batters.
- Chris Esposito scored the game's first run in the sixth with his Summit League-leading sixth homer of the season to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.
- The Jackrabbits tied the game at one on a fielder's choice with the bases loaded in the seventh to score their lone run.
- Omaha responded in the eighth when Masen Prososki reached on a single and later raced home from second on Esposito's RBI single up the middle.
- Tanner Howe drew a lineout before ending the game with back-to-back strikeouts in the bottom of the ninth.
Inside the Box Score
- Esposito went 2-for-4 with a homer and team-high two RBI.
- Prososki and Ryan Doran also tallied two hits while Keil Krumwiede added a double.
- Holetz tossed 6.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out four in the no-decision.
- Howe moved to 1-1 on the season after retiring the final eight batters for SDSU.
Game Two: Omaha 10, SDSU 4
How it Happened
- Mike Boeve began the game reaching base on an SDSU fielding error before coming home on an RBI single by Esposito to grab the 1-0 lead in the first.
- Prososki unleashed a two-RBi single through the right side with the bases loaded to extend the Maverick lead to 3-0 in the second.
- SDSU answered with a pair of runs on an RBI double and RBI single in the bottom of the second to get within 3-2.
- Parker Smejkal opened the fifth being hit by pitch and later came home on Doran's RBI single to double the Omaha advantage.
- Boeve drew a walk with the bases loaded to expand the Omaha lead to 5-2 in the fifth.
- Brett Bonar dropped an RBI single into right center, scoring Esposito in the sixth before Doran unleashed a two-run homer down the right field line to give the Mavericks an 8-2 lead in the sixth.
- Krumwiede grew the lead to seven in the eighth with an RBI single before the Jacks responded with pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning.
- Esposito capped the scoring for Omaha with an RBI single in the ninth while SDSU added an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the 10-5 win for Omaha in game two.
Inside the Box Score
- Doran had two hits with a homer and three RBI to lead the Mavericks.
- Prososki and Esposito also had two hits and two RBI while Bonar tallied a pair of hits and RBI while Krumwiede posted two hits.
- Joey Machado tossed 4.2 innings in the start, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits and striking out four.
- Henry Ristvedt improved to 1-0 on the year after dealing 2.1 shutout innings in relief.
- Harrison Kreiling pitched the eighth while Jackson Gordon threw the ninth inning for Omaha in relief.
On Deck
Omaha and South Dakota State continue play with a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at noon. The two teams will play a seven-inning game, followed by a nine-inning game. Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.