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Huddle
A.J. Olnes
9
Winner Omaha OMAHA 20-12
3
Creighton CU 14-21
Winner
Omaha OMAHA
20-12
9
Final
3
Creighton CU
14-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Omaha OMAHA 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 9 10 0
Creighton CU 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 3

W: Hampton, Sydney (2-3) L: Mikayla Santa Cruz (5-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Combined Effort Leads Omaha Past Creighton

OMAHA, Neb - The Mavericks took control of Tuesday's game early with a four-run first inning on their way to a 9-3 win over the Bluejays. With the win, Omaha matched last season's win total with nine games left in the regular season.

The Mavericks improve to 20-12 overall.

How It Happened
  • Omaha's bats exploded in the first allowing the Mavericks to take an early lead in Tuesday's meeting. Izzy Eltze led off the game with a double to center field. Omaha then loaded the bases with an infield single for Lynsey Tucker and a Jamie White walk.
  • Eltze and Tucker scored on a base hit from Rachel Weber for a 2-0 lead. White crossed home on a fielding error, and Sydney Ross plated Weber for the final run of the inning. Mavericks led 4-0 at the middle of one.
  • Tucker hit a stand-up double in the second scoring Eltze for the fifth run. Omaha would get another run on White's single through the left side.
  • The Bluejays avoided a shutout in the bottom of the second. Mills go ahold of a pitch for a solo homer to center. Kamryn Meyer struck out the next three batters to get out of the inning with a five-run lead.
  • Ross recorded her second RBI of the game with a sac-fly in the third inning that scored Jaelle Johnson for the seventh run.
  • The Bluejays cut into the lead with a two-run bomb in the bottom of the fourth. Wilson hit her eighth homer cutting the Omaha lead to four.
  • Tucker made it 8-3 in the top of the sixth after getting hit by a pitch. She stole her way to third base and capitalized on a throwing error by the Creighton catcher to tally the run.
  • J. Johnson added one more run to the board in the top of the seventh. She hit a solo homer to left field. Mavericks went on to win 9-3.

Inside the Box Score
  • Meyer pitched the first three innings. She allowed only one hit with no walks. She retired six batters.
  • Sydney Hampton came in for relief at the start of the fourth. She finished with a strikeout and got the win in the circle.
  • Sydney Nuismer pitched the final two innings.
  • Omaha finished with 10 hits on the day.
  • Eltze and Johnson each recorded two.
  • Both of J. Johnson's were multi-base hits, including her first career homer.
  • Tucker scored three of the nine runs.
  • With the win, the Mavericks matched last season's win total.

Up Next
Omaha closes a 10-game road trip with a three-game series at South Dakota. Saturday will feature a doubleheader at noon. Sunday will be a single-game at 11 a.m.
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