LEADING OFF
The Mavericks return home to Connie Claussen Field after a seven-game road trip for a pivotal three-game series with the second place South Dakota Coyotes. Omaha currently sits one spot behind the Yotes in third place. Last weekend at Kansas City, Omaha earned its second Summit League series sweep, taking all three games from the Roos

QUICK HITS
• The Mavericks outscored the Roos 23-10 over 21 innings. They won the first game 11-3 on Saturday, and took both games of the double-header on Sunday, winning 1-0 and 11-7.
• Sydney Ross reached base multiple times in all three games at Kansas City. She has now reached base safely in 12-straight games, the longest active streak by a Maverick.
• Ross, the catcher, also leads the Summit League in stolen bases. Ross stole three bases over three games last weekend, and now has 15 steals on the season.
• Freshmen Emma Durr and Maddox Thomas set season highs in the hit column in game two on Sunday. Durr scored three runs on three hits, including a double and two RBI. Thomas collected two hits with a double and two RBI as well. •With another 20 strikeouts last weekend at Kansas City, Kamryn Meyer sits 15 K's away from Cheris Kuster's career strikeout record of 698. Meyer enters this weekend's series with 188 strikeouts on the season, and 683 as a Maverick.
• The Omaha softball team was tabbed second in the 2023 Summit League Preseason Poll. Kamryn Meyer and Lynsey Tucker were selected as Athletes to Watch.

SCOUTING THE SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES
Head Coach: Robert Wagner Career: 156-205 (Seven Years) USD: 124-179 (Six Years)
The Coyotes come to Connie Claussen Field after a series victory over Western Illinois. South Dakota won game one last Saturday by a score of 3-0, but dropped the second game of the double-header 9-6 in eight innings. They rebounded in the rubber match on Sunday, taking the series with a 10-2 victory over the Leathernecks in six innings.

COYOTES TO WATCH
• Courtney Wilson is the Coyotes' leading hitter, batting .350 with two home runs and 11 RBIs. Aleesia Sainz is another key player to watch, hitting .316 with six home runs and 30 RBIs. Bela Goerke is batting .313 with five home runs and 21 RBIs, while Gabby Moser has a .267 average with one home run and 20 RBIs.
• Katie Dinning is a right-handed pitcher who has appeared in 27 games this season, starting in 17 of them. She has a 10-6 record with a 3.35 ERA, 72 strikeouts, and 51 walks in 92 innings pitched. Dinning has also recorded one complete game and one shutout.