Omaha bats heat up as Mavs win series finale over SDSU
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Omaha pounded out 24 hits and scored in five consecutive innings en route to a 19-5 victory over South Dakota State in the finale of a three-game Summit League series Sunday afternoon at a windy Erv Huether Field.
The Mavericks, who salvaged the last game of the series, improved to 12-20 overall and 6-9 in league play. SDSU fell to 7-23 overall and 4-9 in The Summit League.
After being held scoreless in the top of the first inning, the Mavericks gained the lead with a three-run second, starting with a with a two-run single by Grant Sommers. The go-ahead run later scored on an error.
The Mavericks added a run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Noah Greise, then began to further distance themselves with a five-run fourth that was highlighted by a three-run opposite-field home run by Blake Stenger.
Drew Borner added a two-run homer in the fifth inning before the Mavericks hung seven runs on the board in the sixth inning on seven hits. Jackson Trout continued his hot hitting in the series with a two-run double, while Mason Gaines doubled in a run and Sommers tallied his third RBI of the game with a run-scoring single.
All five of SDSU's runs scored on home runs. Luke Luskey opened the scoring with his league-leading 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field. Adam Benes added a two-run homer in the fourth inning and pinch-hitter Dayton Franke capped the scoring with a solo blast in the home half of the sixth.
Henry Zipay and Tyler Palmer each collected four hits for Omaha, with Trout, Stenger and Borner each tallying three hits.
Luskey was joined by Carter Sintek and Owen Siegert in posting two of the Jackrabbits' 10 hits in the contest.
Omaha starter Maddox Meyer worked the first five innings, striking out five and walking none while giving up four runs on eight hits.
Reece Arbogast took the loss for the Jackrabbits after allowing four runs over three innings. He struck out two and walked one. Five other SDSU pitchers saw action out of the bullpen.
UP NEXTThe Jackrabbits are scheduled to play four games in the Twin Cities over four days, starting Wednesday with a 6 p.m. game at Minnesota. From there, SDSU begins the second half of Summit League play with a three-game series Thursday through Saturday at St. Thomas.
NOTES
Omaha leads the all-time series, 97-93-1
Siegert has hit safely in six consecutive games and has reached base in 15 games in a row
Siegert batted .583 (7-for-12) in the series and has taken over the team lead in batting average at .358 (29-for-81)
Sintek and Nolan Grawe each extended their hitting streaks to five games
Keagen Jirschele had his eight-game hitting streak snapped
Luskey has homered in four of five Summit League series so far this season
Tristan Augedahl struck out the side for the Jackrabbits in the top of the seventh
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