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Celebration
Dave Eggen/Inertia
3
Winner Omaha OMAHA 30-13
1
South Dakota USD 28-25
Winner
Omaha OMAHA
30-13
3
Final
1
South Dakota USD
28-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Omaha OMAHA 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 1
South Dakota USD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0

W: Nuismer, Sydney (6-4) L: Clara Edwards (16-14)

2
North Dakota State NDSU 30-23
3
Winner Omaha OMAHA 31-13
North Dakota State NDSU
30-23
2
Final
3
Omaha OMAHA
31-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
North Dakota State NDSU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 1
Omaha OMAHA 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 5 2

W: Meyer, Kamryn (21-6) L: Lainey Lyle (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Mavericks Advance To Summit League Championship

VERMILLION, S.D. - For the second straight season, the second-seeded Mavericks are headed to the championship game to take on the top-seeded Jackrabbits. Omaha advanced with wins over No. 4 South Dakota and No. 3 North Dakota State Saturday afternoon.

The Mavericks improve to 31-13 overall.

Game One: Omaha 3, South Dakota 1
How It Happened
  • The Coyotes crossed home first in Saturday's meeting with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third. South Dakota loaded the bases with one out allowing Eamiguel to send Villotta home for a 1-0 lead.
  • Jamie White tied it 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning. She doubled down the right field line in the leadoff spot. She'd make it home on a pair of grounded outs from Lexi Burkhardt and Rachel Weber.
  • The scored was deadlocked until the sixth inning when the Maverick bats got hot. Izzy Elzte and Lynsey Tucker hit back-to-back base hits through the right side. White advanced them setting them up to score on Burkhardt's double. Omaha took a 3-1 edge into the seventh after big plays from Burkhardt and Weber in the outfield to hold the Yotes off in the bottom half.
  • Each team tallied a final hit in the seventh but couldn't convert. The Mavericks stayed alive with a 3-1 win.

Inside the Box Score
  • Nuismer pitched a complete game and earned her sixth win in the circle. She retired two batters.
  • The Mavericks out hit the Coyotes, 7-4.
  • Eltze led the squad with two hits. She recorded her sixth triple of the season.
  • The win marked Omaha's 30th of the season. It's the first time since the 2016 season a team has hit the 30-win mark.

Game Two: Omaha 3, North Dakota State 2
How It Happened
  • It was a defensive battle between the Mavericks and Bison to start Saturday's meeting until White struck in the third. White got a hold of a pitch and sent it sailing over the left field fence. She brought in three RBI for a 3-0 Omaha lead after three.
  • The Bison cut the Maverick lead to one in the fifth. Licea tallied the first hit and scored on Padgett's double in the next at-bat. Padgett would score the second run on Gates' grounded out, but Omaha would hold the lead, 3-2.
  • The Mavericks didn't allow another Bison hit and turned a double play to seal their trip to the championship.

Inside the Box Score
  • Kamryn Meyer started in the circle for the Mavericks. She improves to 21-6 with another four strikeouts.
  • White's homer marked her ninth of the season. She is now tied with Eltze as the team's leader.
  • Five players combined for the five Omaha hits.
  • This marks the second straight season the Mavericks have made the summit League Championship game.

Up Next
The Mavericks and Jackrabbits will meet Sunday at 10 a.m. If necessary, game two will be played at 12:30 p.m.
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