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Kansas City KC 22-30
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Winner OMAHA OMAHA 38-12
Kansas City KC
22-30
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Final
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OMAHA OMAHA
38-12
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Kansas City KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
OMAHA OMAHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1

W: Meyer, Kamryn (23-3) L: Camryn Stickel (12-16)

Game Recap: Softball |

Meyer Breaks K Record; Wilwerding Hits Walk Off Homer to Beat Kansas City in the Longest Summit League Tournament Game

The Omaha Mavericks shutout the Kansas City Roos 1-0 in 14 innings during their first game of the Summit League Tournament. The 14 innings of play marked the longest game ever played in a Summit League Tournament. 

The Mavericks improved to a 38-12 overall record and are now 12-9 in the league tournament. 

With their 17th shutout of the season, Omaha advances to the next round where they will play South Dakota State tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Omaha 1, Kansas City 0 
How It Happened

    - To start the game defensively Kamryn Meyer recorded the first seven outs on seven strikeouts.
    - In the bottom of the third Omaha notched their first hit from Lynsey Tucker's single up the middle. 
    - After seven innings the game remained scoreless sending the game to extra innings. 
    - Meyer recorded her 17th strikeout of the game in the top the eighth to break the record for most strikeouts in a Summit League tournament game. 
    - In the 10th inning, Meyer retired her 19th batter for her 995th career strikeout making her the All-Time Summit League Strikeout Leader. 
    - Freshman Haley Wilwerding, after not appearing in a game since April 5, entered to pinch-hit in the bottom of the 14th where she hit a deep walk-off home run to left field to end the game. 
    
Game Notes
    - Wilwerding's home run was the first of her career. 
    - Lynsey Tucker, Maggie O'Brien, Sydney Thomason, Ava Rongisch, and Wilwerding each recorded one hit. 
    - Jaelle Johnson tallied 10 putouts and Olivia Aden recorded four assists.
    - Meyer recorded 21 strikeouts, a new career high. 
    - The ace put in 14 innings of work where she only allowed two walks and six hits. With no runs allowed Meyer, for the 10th game in a row, recorded a 0.00 ERA. The graduate pitcher has not allowed a hit in 61.1 innings. 
    - Meyer struck out all but one Roo in the starting lineup. 
    - Her win today puts her at 23-3 on the season and extends her winning streak to 18. 
 
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