Leading Off
The 32-10 Omaha Mavericks will head across town to play cross-town rival Creighton on Tuesday, April 23 at 5 p.m.
Schedule
Tuesday
At Creighton at 5 p.m.
Saturday
At North Dakota at 1 p.m.
At North Dakota at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday
At North Dakota at 1 p.m.
Quick Hits
- The Mavericks head to Creighton with a 32-10 overall record, having gone 11-4 on the road.
- Omaha is coming off their fifth conference series win against Kansas City. The Mavericks took game one 1-0 on a walk off single in the eighth inning. The Mavericks dropped game two of the doubleheader 4-3 after the Roos took an early lead. Omaha came back to shutout the KC on Sunday 2-0.
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Kamryn Meyer had a successful weekend picking up two victories and two shutouts. In the two games and 15 innings pitched, Meyer only allowed six hits and 19 total Ks. In her second game, she was credited with the first 10 outs after retiring 10 straight batters. She also struck out each Roo that went through the lineup at least once.
- After her weekend performance, she tabbed her 12th Summit League TicketSmarter Peak Pitcher of the Week honors.
- With 173 strikeouts on the season, Meyer is ranked 12th nationally. She is also ranked sixth in the country for her 20 victories.
- Meyer's 15 straight victories on the mound is the longest win streak by any D1 pitcher.
- Meyer is 67 strikeouts away from hitting 1000 career strikeouts.
- With a .979 fielding percentage, the Mavericks are one of the best defensive teams in the nation, ranking first in the league and sixth in the country.
Through Games of April 21, 2024
Category Stats League NCAA
Batting Average............. .290.............. 1.................. 83
Double Plays PG............... .50............... 1.................. 21
Doubles........................... 64................ 1.................. 45
Fielding Percentage........ .979.............. 1.................... 6
OBP................................ .375.............. 1.................. 73
Scoring........................... 5.02.............. 1.................. 78
Shutouts.......................... 13................ 1.................. 10
Triples PG........................ .33............... 1.................. 17
WL Percentage............... .762.............. 1.................. 22
Caught Stealing By (Ross). 8................. 3.................. 82
Hit By Pitch (Ross)............ 12................ 2.................. 22
Hits (O'Brien)................... 53................ 2................ 100
Sacrifice Flies (Aden)......... 4................. 1.................. 34
Shutouts (Meyer).............. 5................. 2.................. 23
Strikeouts (Meyer).......... 173............... 1.................. 12
Victories (Meyer).............. 20................ 1.................... 6
SCOUTING the Creighton Bluejays
Head Coach: Krista Woods
The Creighton Bluejays host the Mavericks with a 27-19 overall record and a 10-2 home record. Creighton last played Butler where they won the series 2-1. They won the last two games in nine innings, 11-8 and 1-0 respectively.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
• Madeline Vejvoda leads the Bluejays with a .343 batting average. Her 46 hits have included 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 26 RBIs.
• On the mound, Natalia Puchino has pitched 147.0 IP and thrown 135 strikeouts, recording a 1.90 ERA after only allowing 46 runs and 91 hits.