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Parker Smejkal
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Parker Smejkal hit a two-run homer in Omaha's 12-2 run-rule win vs. Western Illinois on Saturday night.
2
Western Illinois WIU 9-22
12
Winner Omaha OMAHA 17-16
Western Illinois WIU
9-22
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Final
12
Omaha OMAHA
17-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 2
Omaha OMAHA 1 0 0 0 2 8 1 12 12 1

W: Machado, Joey (4-3) L: Brian Raymond (0-3) S: Blunt, Jarrett (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Sixth-Inning Outburst Propels Omaha in Run-Rule Win

OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha baseball team erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth, leading the Mavericks to a 12-2 run-rule win in seven innings vs. Western Illinois on Saturday night at Tal Anderson Field.

The win extends the win streak to five games and moves the record to 17-16 (9-5 Summit League) for Omaha while the Leathernecks drop to 9-22 (5-13).

How it Happened
  • Harrison Denk began the bottom of the first with an infield single before coming around to score on a wild pitch to give the Mavericks an early lead.
  • Western Illinois tied the game in the second with a run on two hits and an Omaha error.
  • An RBI single in the top of the third handed the Leathernecks a one-run lead through three innings.
  • Eduardo Rosario opened the bottom of the fifth with a double to left center and later raced home from second on an errant WIU throw to tie the game at two.
  • Denk lifted a sacrifice fly to left, allowing Grant Goldston to jog on home to give Omaha the 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
  • Chris Esposito reached on an error in the sixth before Parker Smejkal unleashed a two-run homer off the flagpole in left center, expanding the lead to 5-2.
  • Denk ripped a ground-rule double to left center, plating Rosario before Masen Prososki blasted a three-run homer to center to blow the game open at 9-2.
  • The Mavericks tacked on two more in the sixth with an RBI double by Esposito and an RBI single from Keil Krumwiede.
  • Omaha clinched the run-rule victory in the bottom of the seventh when Esposito's RBI single through the left side plated Goldston with the bases loaded.
Inside the Box Score
  • Denk went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles, two RBI and two runs scored.
  • Prososki was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer while Esposito went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs.
  • Rosario had three hits while Goldston scored a team-high three runs.
  • Starter Joey Machado earned the win to improve to 4-3 on the year.
  • Machado allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits and struck out three Leathernecks in five innings of work.
  • Jarrett Blunt collected his second save of the season after tossing two scoreless innings.
On Deck
The Mavericks and Leathernecks wrap up the weekend series tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Tal Anderson Field. Links to live stats are available on OMavs.com. Single-game tickets can be purchased at OMavs.com/tix.
 
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