Leading Off
OMAHA, Neb. - (3) Omaha baseball (19-28, 12-16 Summit League) begins play in the 2025 Summit League Baseball Championship on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT when it takes on (2) North Dakota State (17-31, 13-15 Summit League) at Tal Anderson Field.
The Mavericks are in familiar territory on their home field as they play the role of the host in the championship this season.
The other matchup of the tournament is (1) Oral Roberts and (4) South Dakota State, the pair of teams open the conference championship with a noon CT game at Tal Anderson Field.
Around the Horn
- 2025 Summit League Player of the Year, Henry Zipay, enters the series with the conference's highest batting average (.397) and has reached base safely in 29 straight games.
- Zipay, along with Jackson Trout and Tyler Bishop, were named to the Summit League's First Team All-League on Tuesday morning, and Ben Weber was named to the Second Team All-League.
- Additionally, Tanner Foertsch and Tyler Palmer were named Summit League Honorable Mention All-League on Tuesday.
- Omaha leads the Summit League in average at the plate, hitting .303 as a team. The Mavericks' on-base percentage of .379 also leads the league.
- Ben Weber leads the Mavericks in ERA (3.81) and wins (3) in 2025.
Scouting NDSU
- Jake Schaffner sits behind Zipay for the second-highest batting average in the Summit League.
- Schaffner also had the second-highest hits in the conference, with 49.
- Nolan Johnson is third in the Summit League with a 3.34 ERA.
- Alex Urlaub is tied for the league lead in fielding percentage with a perfect 1.000.
