Leading Off

OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha baseball (18-24, 11-13 Summit League) plays its final stretch of regular season contests at Tal Anderson Field with a four-game homestand beginning with three games from Friday through Sunday against South Dakota State (14-29, 10-13 Summit League) and a matchup against crosstown rival, Creighton on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT in the home regular season finale.

Sunday's game will honor Omaha baseball's seniors.
 

Upcoming Schedule

Thursday, May 15: 6:30 p.m. CT at North Dakota State

Friday, May 16: 6:30 p.m. CT at North Dakota State

Saturday, May 17: 1 p.m. CT at North Dakota State

Around the Horn

• Omaha has won five of six games and 15 of their last 20 games since March 25.
• Henry Zipay enters as the Summit League's batting average leader (.399) and enters play with a 26-game on-base streak.
• Jackson Trout enters this weekend's series with a 15-game hit streak, and Tyler Bishop has a hit in 12 straight games.
• Ben Weber (3-4) has been one of the steadiest pitchers in the conference. His 12 games started leads the Summit League (16th in the nation). The senior righty has gone at least five innings in six conference starts, going 3-1 with a 3.91 ERA in eight conference games. His last start (a win) against St. Thomas was arguably his best (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K).
• According to the NCAA, the Mavericks lead the Summit League in batting average (.283), stolen bases (48 tied with North Dakota State) and are second in fielding percentage (.967). St. Thomas is not included in official NCAA rankings, but is hitting .290 as a team.

Scouting South Dakota State

• The Jackrabbits won two of three in Brookings, S.D. (April 11-13), outscoring the Mavericks 20-8 in the first two games before Omaha exploded for a season-high 19 runs and a school record-tying 24 hits in the final game, downing SDSU 19-5.
• Carter Sintek enters play with the conference's third-highest average at the plate (.362).
• Luke Luskey leads the Summit League with 14 home runs this season, the only hitter to eclipse 10 or more to date.
• Luskey also leads the conference in RBIs (52).
• Jake Goble leads the league in ERA (3.15).

Creighton

• Omaha last beat Creighton twice in a season in 2022, when they swept them in two games.
• Tuesday marks the final of three games in 2025 against its crosstown rival, with the series knotted up 1-1.
• The Mavericks welcome the Bluejays back to Tal Anderson Field after a decisive 11-5 victory at Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, on April 29.