CONWAY, Ark. - The Omaha Mavericks Softball squad went 1-1 yesterday to open up the Adam Brown Memorial Shamrock Classic. Omaha fell in a pitchers duel to Central Arkansas in walkoff fashion in the bottom of the 7th inning in game 1. They responded with with a 7-1 besting over Alcorn State to secure their eighth victory of the season.

Game One: Central Arkansas 1, Omaha 0
How It Happened

• Omaha's two hits came from Rachel Weber Olivia Aden in the 2nd and 3rd innings
• Pitcher Kamryn Meyer got out of a bases loaded jam with two outs in the bottom of the 2nd inning
• Central Arkansas doubled with runners on second and third base in the bottom of the 7th inning 

Game Notes

• Kamryn Meyer got the nod on the mound. In 6.1 innings pitched, she threw nine strikeouts and allowed just four hits.
• Meyer's season total for strikeouts improved to 52

Game Two: Omaha 7, Alcorn State 1
How It Happened

• The Mavericks started strong batting in three runs in the first inning to take a 3-0
• Alcorn State got their lone run of the game off a single in the top of the 4th inning
• Omaha opened the floodgates by adding four more runs in the bottom of the 6th inning
• Sydney Ross hit her second homerun of the season to open the 6th inning scoring
• Alex Olson tripled and was driven in by a double from Jaelle Johnson to make it 5-1
• Johnson was driven by a Sophie Cerveny triple to extend the lead to 6-1
• Jenna Marshall tallied seventh and final run of the game for Mavericks when Lynsey Tucker was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded

Game Notes

• Omaha totaled seven runs on eight hits
• The Mavericks had a season high five stolen bases in game 2
• Their seven runs scored was a season high 
• Omaha had a season high two triples against Alcorn State
• Sydney Nuismer registered her fifth win of the season on the mound to improve to 5-1

Up Next
The Mavericks face Alcorn State again at 2:00 p.m. and meet Iowa at 6:00 p.m.