Leading Off
The Omaha Mavericks begin post-season this weekend in Brookings, SD as they prepare to defend their 2023 Championship title. The No. 2 Mavericks earned a first-round bye and will await the winner of the first-round match up between No. 3 Kansas City and No. 6 North Dakota State. First pitch for the Mavericks is slated for 1:30 p.m. first pitch on Thursday, May 9. 

Quick Hits
    - Omaha finished second in the Summit League for the fourth straight season. The Mavericks finished the regular season 37-12 with a 14-4 conference record. 
    - The Mavericks averaged a .287 batting average this season with a .379 on-base percentage, both ranking first in the Summit League. They've scored 245 runs on 375 hits, including 16 triples, 16 home runs, and a Summit League-leading 76 doubles.
    - On the defensive side, the Mavericks committed just 28 errors this season, the fewest by any team in the Summit League. Omaha owns the best fielding percentage in the league and sixth best in the nation at .979. 
    - In the circle, Omaha dominated the Summit with a league-high 2.59 ERA, 16 shutouts, 140 runs, and 107 walks.
    - Since 2013 and for just the second time in the D1 era, Omaha went a perfect 7-0 in conference series victories. Their seven series wins include the two sweeps over North Dakota and North Dakota State. 
    - The Mavericks claimed at least one shutout against each of the conference opponents except St. Thomas. 
    - Kamryn Meyer was named the Summit League April Peak Performer of the Month, earning her second consecutive monthly honor and third of her career.
    - Meyer and Lynsey Tucker swept the Summit League weekly awards after their performances against South Dakota State last weekend. 

All-Summit Selections
    - Concluding the regular season, Omaha claimed a league-high 10 Summit League honors. 
    - Omaha ace Kamryn Meyer was tabbed Summit League Pitcher of the Year.
    - Lynsey Tucker garnered Defensive Player of the Year. 
    - The man at the helm of it all, Mike Heard, earns his first career Coach of the Year award.
    - The Mavericks put four players on the All-Summit League First Team including Meyer, Tucker, Maggie O'Brien, and Alex Olson. Their four out of 14 First Team selections were the second most in the Summit.
    - Omaha led the league in second-team selections with four. A trio of Sydney's in Sydney Ross, Sydney Nuismer and Sydney Thomason along with Jaelle Johnson highlight the All-League Second Team. Sophomore left fielder, Ava Rongisch, tabbed her second consecutive honorable mention.

Mavericks in the Tournament
The 2024 season marks the fourth straight appearance in the Summit League Championship and the third under head coach Mike Heard. Omaha has made it to the tournament in seven of the last eight seasons, with the only year missing postseason play being 2019. 

Last season, the Mavericks earned their first Summit League Championship title going 3-0 in the tournament. With a first-round bye as the No. 2 seed, the Mavericks defeated North Dakota State 5-1 in their first game. Omaha dominated South Dakota 14-2 in five innings in game two to advance them to the championship game where they were faced with back-to-back defending champions South Dakota State. Omaha earned the championship title in a 1-0 shutout to give them their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. That was also the third consecutive season Omaha and SDSU had played in the championship game.