Leading Off
The 35-11 Omaha Mavericks are set for a big weekend at Connie Claussen Field. The Mavericks will close out the regular season at home against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. This series will determine the regular season Summit League Champions. 

Schedule
Friday
Vs. South Dakota State at 3 p.m.
Vs. South Dakota State at 5 p.m.

Saturday
Vs. South Dakota State at 11 a.m.

Quick Hits
    - The Mavericks prepare to host SDSU with a 35-11 overall record, having gone 12-3 in conference play and 10-1 at home. 
    - Omaha has one each of the six conference series this season, including two series sweeps. 
    - The team is coming off a series sweep of North Dakota that included 7-0, 7-1, and 4-0 victories. 
    - With two last weekend, the Mavericks have 15 shutouts on the season, ranking them seventh in the nation. 
    - Maggie O'Brien has an active 18-game hitting streak. 
    - Kamryn Meyer was named the Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week after her 10.2 innings of work against UND in her two appearances this weekend where she only allowed four hits and one walk with zero runs for a 0.00 ERA. The ace threw 16 strikeouts this weekend to put her season total at 183. She added three assists and one putout. This weekly honor marks her third of the season and 13th of her career. 
    - The graduate ace has retired 189 batters this season, ranking her 10th in the nation. In total, Meyer is 31 strikeouts away from hitting 1,000.
    - Meyer's 16 straight victories is the longest streak among all D1 pitchers and her 21 on the season is good enough to rank her seventh in the nation.  
    - Maggie O'Brien leads the league with 59 hits on the season. 
    - Sydney Ross paces the Summit League with a .469 on-base percentage. 
    - The Maverick's lockdown defense of .978 percent is the eighth-best in the country. 
    - The last time the Mavericks saw the Jackrabbits was last season in the Summit League Championship game where Omaha won 1-0 to win the tournament that gave them their NCAA berth. 

Where Omaha Ranks
Through Games of May 1, 2024
Category                              Stats            League           NCAA
Batting Average............. .290.............. 1.................. 80
Double Plays PG............... .48............... 1.................. 24
Doubles........................... 72................ 1.................. 30
Fielding Percentage........ .978.............. 1.................... 8
OBP................................ .376.............. 1.................. 71
Scoring........................... 4.89.............. 1.................. 71
Shutouts.......................... 14................ 1.................... 9
Triples PG........................ .35............... 1.................. 14
WL Percentage............... .761.............. 1.................. 19
 
Caught Stealing By (Ross). 9................. 3.................. 87
ERA (Meyer)................... 1.84.............. 2.................. 62
Hit By Pitch (Ross)............ 12................ 2.................. 32
Hits (O'Brien)................... 59................ 1.................. 77
Sacrifice Flies (Aden)......... 4................. 1.................. 44
Shutouts (Meyer).............. 6................. 2.................. 16
Strikeouts (Meyer).......... 183............... 1.................. 13
Victories (Meyer).............. 21................ 1.................... 7
 

SCOUTING the South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Head Coach: Kristina McSweeney 

SDSU comes to Omaha with a 30-18 overall record, having gone 12-11 on the road and are undefeated 13-0 in conference play. The Jackrabbits are on the nation's longest active win streak at 17 games. With their recent success, they have jumped up to 57 in the RPI rankings. 

PLAYERS TO WATCH
•  Lindsey Culver paces SDSU with a .399 batting average after recording 55 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, and 43 RBIs. 

• On the mound, Tori Kniesche is has put in 120 innings of work for a 15-5 record and 1.75 ERA. She retired 174 batters while only allowing 63 hits and 33 runs.