West Lafayette, Ind.- The Omaha Mavericks complete the sweep of Big 10 opponent Purdue in a dominant 6-5 win Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks were boosted to victory with five unanswered runs. 

The Mavericks improve to a 21-7 overall record on the campaign and extend their winning streak to 10. Omaha has now picked up four wins against Power 5 opponents. 

Game One: Omaha 6, Purdue 5 
How It Happened
    -  Leading off the day, Lynsey Tucker was walked on a 4-0 count. Ava Rongisch, in the cleanup spot, hit a two-out RBI single to right field to put the Mavericks up 1-0 in the top of the first. 
    - Kamryn Meyer had a hot start with three straight strikeouts in the top of the first. 
    - The Mavericks put up four additional runs in the top of the first.
    - The first run in the second was scored by Jaelle Johnson who tagged up on third with bases loaded to score on Maggie O'Brien's sacrifice fly to left field.
    - During the next at-bat, Sydney Thomason hit a three-run home run to left field. 
    - Meyer had another three straight strikeouts in the bottom of the second.
    - Purdue scored their first run in the bottom of the sixth with a sacrifice fly to left field. 
    - Lynsey Tucker hit an RBI single to center, scoring in Jaelle Johnson for the sixth run. 
    - Purdue rallied in the bottom of the seventh with two runs on a double to left field and another two with a single to left field. 
    - With the score 6-5, a runner on first, and only one out, Tucker made a double at second and first to finish the game.  
    
Game Notes
    - Meyer threw 11 strikeouts, including her 100th of the season. 
    - Meyer is now 11-3. 
    - Thomason recorded three RBIs, one run, and her seventh home run of the season. 
    - Jaelle Johnson went 2-for-3 at-bat and recorded two runs. 
    - Sydney Ross had a team-high 11 putouts. 
    - Omaha outhit Purdue 9-8.
    
Up Next
The Mavericks will head to Lincoln to play Nebraska on Wednesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m.