The Omaha Mavericks softball squad erupted for 11 runs in their first game of the day to defeat the St. Thomas Tommies 11-3 and extend their Division I era-best winning streak to 16 games. In the latter half of the doubleheader, Omaha battled the Tommies hard but fell 5-3 in eight innings. The Mavericks and Tommies will wrap up this weekend's series tomorrow afternoon from St. Paul, Minn. First pitch gets thrown out at noon.
The Mavericks improved to a 27-8 overall record and are now 4-1 in conference play. With the series opener win, the Mavericks had tied Oklahoma for the longest winning streak in the country.
Game One: Omaha 11, St. Thomas 3
How It Happened
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Jaelle Johnson got the scoring started with an RBI single up the middle to score
Alex Olson.
• The Mavericks had an explosive sixth inning with nine runs.
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Alex Olson put Omaha up 2-0 with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring
Sammy Schmidt.
• Johnson had her second RBI of the day after she grounded out to short but scored
Ava Rongisch.
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Marra Cramer had a two-RBI double to put Omaha up 5-0.
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Lynsey Tucker reached on a fielder's choice and scored in
Marra Cramer.
• Schmidt added two more on the board with a triple to right.
• The final two runs of the inning that put Omaha in double digits came from
Haley Wilwerding's double to center that scored Rongisch and Schmidt.
• St. Thomas got on the board in the sixth inning with a three-run homer run to left field.
• Tucker added one final run with a single to center to drive in Cramer, making it 11-3.
Game Notes
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Kamryn Meyer picked up her 16th victory after pitching the first six innings of the game. Meyer threw four strikeouts and held UST to just five hits and three runs.
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Tatum Montelongo took over in the seventh inning where she saw three batters.
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Marra Cramer went 2-for-4 where she recorded two RBIs and two runs.
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Lynsey Tucker went 3-for-4, recording two RBIs and one run.
- Cramer, Rongisch, and
Maggie O'Brien each notched one stole base.
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Jaelle Johnson had a team-high seven putouts.
- O'Brien and
Olivia Aden each had three assists.
Game One: Omaha 3, St. Thomas 5
How It Happened
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Jaelle Johnson got the scoring started again in game two during the second inning with a sacrifice fly to right that scored
Sydney Ross.
• St. Thomas took the lead during the third with a two-run home run to center.
• O'Brien tied it at two in the fourth with an RBI single that scored
Jaelle Johnson.
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Sydney Thomason doubled to left to score Tucker and take the lead back for the Mavericks.
• The Tommies tied it at 3 in the fifth with a single to center.
• After going to extra innings, St. Thomas took the win in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run home run to left.
Game Notes
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Sydney Nuismer pitched 7.2 innings where she threw five strikeouts.
- O'Brien went 2-for-4 and recorded one RBI.
- Johnson recorded one RBI and one run.
- Aden recorded four assists.
