The Mavericks will begin with an exhibition game Oct. 7 at Minnesota State before a two-game home series against Niagara to start the regular season. Next up are the Buckeyes, who will visit Baxter Arena on Oct. 27-28.
Omaha junior third baseman Mike Boeve has entered the transfer portal.
There will be another chance to get tickets for Nebraska’s record-setting outdoor volleyball match.
A fiery UNO comeback led to an extra-innings showdown that ended in heartbreak — a 12-inning loss to North Dakota State in a Summit League tournament elimination game Thursday afternoon.
The Mavericks could never dig out of an early hole as the Golden Eagles went on to a victory that sent UNO into the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament.
The Mavs needed to beat Northern Colorado last Saturday to clinch a spot in the Summit League tournament, but now that the team's qualified, coach Evan Porter believes anything can happen.
Omaha baseball's Mike Boeve and Devin Hurdle were named to the All-Summit League first team on Tuesday.
The Mavericks earned their first NCAA tournament win in program history as Kamryn Meyer turned in a gem against Prairie View A&M. But Louisiana shut out UNO in the next game.
UNO's batting leader and MLB draft prospect Mike Boeve slammed his 3rd home run of the season which tied him for the team-high in RBIs with 31. The dinger also was one of the most important hits of the Mavericks season as it tied the game at 3 with two down.
The Mavericks put two runs together in the seventh off a home run from Eduardo Rosario and an RBI triple from Devin Hurdle, but Northern Colorado extended its lead with three runs in the bottom of the inning.
UNO's best scoring opportunity came in the second inning when it loaded the bases with one out. But back-to-back strikeouts ended that threat. Meanwhile, Louisiana chipped away at Omaha pitcher Kamryn Meyer as it scored in four of the first five innings.
UNO tried to rally back in the fourth with a two-run base hit from Eddie Rosario that made the deficit 6-2. But UNC answered back with three runs in the fourth and then eventually closed the game out via mercy rule in the sixth when the Bears tacked on another four.
In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton preview Nebraska and Omaha in the NCAA softball tournament, highlight some state track performances and more.
Omaha softball earned a three seed for the LSU regional and opens against Louisiana on Friday. "This is what I've dreamed of since I was a little kid."
Ben Gbur hit his second two-run home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth to give Creighton baseball a win over Omaha on Tuesday.
With a win in the nightcap Sunday against second-place NDSU, the Mavs stayed a half-game ahead of Western Illinois for fourth in the Summit League.
About four hours after the UNO softball team celebrated its Summit League tournament title, the Mavericks found out they will head to LSU for the NCAA tournament.
Behind Kamryn Meyer's one-hitter, UNO knocked off South Dakota State in the Summit tournament final. The Mavs will find out where they are heading during the NCAA regional selection show at 6 p.m.
The teams will attempt to play two of the three-game Summit League series with a doubleheader beginning at noon Sunday.
Persistent showers in the Brookings area forced the title game with top-seeded South Dakota State to be postponed until 11 a.m. Sunday. SDSU will need to defeat the Mavs twice to earn the tournament title.
UNO got off to a slow start in its win Thursday before breaking out for four runs in the sixth. In Friday's semifinal, however, the Mavs jumped out with five runs in the top of the first on its way to a dominant victory.
Western Illinois' last official day in the Summit League is June 30. Western originally joined the Summit in 1982. The departure leaves the league with nine full-time members.
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Lynsey Tucker scored on a Rachel Weber base hit in the bottom of the first inning and Kamryn Meyer knew that's all she needed to secure another Omaha win. The senior struck out two batters in the first and ended up fanning nine Bison in the Mavs' win to advance at the Summit League softball tournament.
Omaha scores in each of the first five innings to take control early in a lopsided victory.
The Mavericks, whose 11-game winning streak was snapped last Saturday, need to continue that kind of play to claim an elusive conference title and a spot in the NCAA tournament.
Pitcher Kamryn Meyer and second baseman Lynsey Tucker are on the first team, pitcher Sydney Nuismer, catcher Sydney Ross and outfielder Rachel Weber are on the second team, while shortstop Maggie O'Brien and outfielder Ava Rongisch are honorable mention.
Bruce Benedict should be in the UNO Athletics Hall of Fame, writes Tom Shatel. He played 12 years for the Atlanta Braves and grew up in Omaha, playing at now-Millard South and at UNO for three seasons. But there's a sticking point. He didn’t graduate from UNO.
UNO picked up a much-needed win Sunday afternoon, taking two of three from the Leathernecks to move to fourth in the Summit League standings.
After scoring two runs the first six innings, the teams combined for 17 in the seventh and eighth. The Mavs would pull out the win, though, to snap a four-game skid.
Omaha softball couldn't get its bats going in the final regular season game as the Mavs lost 3-0 to North Dakota State Saturday afternoon. With UNO's sweep on Friday, however, the Mavericks (29-15, 15-5) were locked into the second seed — and a first round bye — in the Summit League tournament.