Leading Off
The 18-7 Omaha Mavericks head to West Lafayette to take on Big Ten opponent Purdue for a three-game series. The action starts on March 14 at 1 p.m. and will run through March 16.
Weekend Schedule
Thursday
vs. Purdue at 1 p.m.
Friday
vs. Purdue at 1 p.m.
Saturday
vs. Purdue at 11 a.m.
Quick Hits
- The Mavericks head to Purdue with an 18-7 overall record.
- Omaha is on a seven-game winning streak, including four straight shutouts.
- The Mavericks competed in four games during the Connie Claussen Classic where they shutout each opponent and scored a combined 23 runs. The Mavericks also won 8-0 in two run-rule games over the weekend.
- The Mavericks currently sit at 64 in the RPI rankings among all D1 teams.
- Omaha had some monumental moments over the weekend, including
Marra Cramer's first collegiate home run.
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Sydney Nuismer threw her first career no-hitter. With her two back-to-back shutouts, Nuismer earned her first-ever Summit League Pitcher of the Week accolade Monday morning.
- With eight shutouts on the season, the Mavericks rank 11th nationally.
- Their lock-down defense and .977 fielding percentage ranks them 19th among all D1 teams.
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Kamryn Meyer, with 87 strikeouts, ranks eighth among all D1 pitchers.
- The Mavericks have scored first in 19 of their 25 games played and when scoring first Omaha has gone 16-3.
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Sydney Ross leads the Mavericks with a .403 batting average, 26 RBIs, nine doubles, and 139 putouts.
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Lynsey Tucker leads the way on double plays with 10.
SCOUTING the Purdue Boilermakers
Head Coach: Magali Frezzotti
The Purdue Boilermakers enter the three-game series with an 11-11 overall record. Purdue ranks seventh nationally for stolen bases (57) and stolen bases per game (2.59).
PLAYERS TO WATCH
• Sage Scarmardo leads the Boilermakers with a .426 batting average. At the plate she has gone 23-for-54, scoring 16 runs and recording eight RBIs.
• On the mound, Julia Gossett has pitched a team-high 45.1 innings, where she has thrown 23 strikeouts and allowed 41 hits and 26 runs.
