Leading Off
The Mavericks (11-17, 5-7) are back on the road this week as they look to make it three straight series wins as they take on South Dakota State (4-21, 2-8) in a three-game Summit League series beginning Friday at 3 p.m.

Upcoming Schedule
Thursday: 6:00 p.m. vs. Oral Roberts at Tal Anderson Field
Friday: 6:00 p.m. vs. Oral Roberts at Tal Anderson Field
Saturday: 2:00 p.m. vs. Oral Roberts at Tal Anderson Field

Around the Horn
• Omaha is coming off a 3-1 week in which they took down in-state rival Nebraska on Wednesday 11-9 before taking the series against North Dakota State over the weekend. 
• The win over the Huskers marked Omaha's fourth over a Power Four opponent this year after previously beating LSU, Kansas, and K-State. The Mavericks trailed 9-4 halfway through the game, but after scoring seven runs between the fifth and the seventh, including a go-ahead two-run home run from Drew Borner, the bullpen took care of the rest as Brayden Curtis, Tanner Foerstch, Luke Gainer, and Maddox Meyer blanked them over the final five innings.
• Omaha's win over Nebraska saw the team use a season-high 10 pitchers.
• Over the weekend, the Mavericks bounced back after dropping the series opener vs. NDSU 6-3 by taking the next two games 5-1 and 11-1, the latter ending after seven innings due to the run rule. The series finale saw all nine Mavericks starters record a hit and at least one RBI or run. 
• Ben Weber had the best start of the season by a Maverick in Saturday's game, going six shutout innings with eight strikeouts on 117 pitches, all of which are season highs by an Omaha starter this year. Tanner Foerstch would finish the job by throwing a season-high three innings in relief to earn his first career save.
• Offensively, Borner recorded a hit in each game of the series to extend his hitting streak to nine games, while Tyler Palmer went 4-for-10 in the series to give himself an eight-game streak. Henry Zipay also reached base five times across all three games to extend his on-base streak to 13 games.
• Also having another strong week at the plate were Tyler Bishop, who had a 4-for-4 day with two RBIs and two runs on Sunday, and Cardel Dick, who went 5-for-8 with 3 RBIs and 3 runs over the final two games.


Scouting South Dakota State
The Jackrabbits currently sit in last place in the Summit League at 4-22 with a 2-8 conference record after losing their last four league games vs. North Dakota State and Oral Roberts. SDSU began the week on Tuesday with a 4-3 loss at Minnesota.

Sophomore infielder Luke Luskey has established himself as one of the league's top hitters, sporting a .340/.407/.650 (1.057) slash line with eight home runs, seven doubles, 28 RBIs, and 20 runs scored, all of which lead the team. Slotting in behind him are sophomore infielder Carter Sintek and freshman outfielder Owen Siegert who are both hitting over .300 and own OPSs of .831 and .935, respectively. Siegert is also leads the team with seven steals and is second in RBIs with 15, while Sintek is third in runs with 17.

10 different Jackrabbits have started a game this year, with Caleb Duerr (7.08 ERA), Owen Bishop (8.44), and Sam Schlecht (11.25) getting the bulk of the work with 13 combined starts. The bullpen has seen more success this year with seven relievers owning ERAs of 4.00 or below. Dylan Driessen is the team' most reliable arm with a 3.72 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 19.1 innings across eight appearances. Jake Goble has also been effective this year with a 3.91 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his seven appearances. Overall the team owns a 8.15 staff ERA.