UNO got timely hitting and a solid start from Richie Holetz as the Mavericks blanked North Dakota State 7-0 Saturday afternoon at Tal Anderson Field.
Two-out RBI hits in the second and fifth innings put UNO in front, and then it pulled away with a four-run sixth.
Jack Lombardi, who gave UNO the lead with a two-run single in the second, made it 4-0 with an RBI single in the sixth. Mike Boeve then chopped a two-run single into left field, and Chris Esposito capped the sixth inning by rolling an RBI single to left.
Boeve finished with three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Keil Krumwiede added two hits and scored twice.
North Dakota State had its leadoff batter reach safely in four of the first five innings, but Holetz worked around trouble. The right-hander struck out six in six innings, allowing two hits and walking four.
UNO, which has won two of three so far in the series, and NDSU will play again Sunday at 1 p.m.
A brief look at UNO baseball since 2010
A brief look at UNO baseball since 2010
2020

Final game: Regular season win over Creighton
Record: 10-4
Notable facts: Season cut short due to coronavirus pandemic. Construction work began on UNO's new baseball and softball fields.
2019

Final game: Loss to No. 2 seed Baylor in NCAA Los Angeles Regional
Record: 31-24-1
Notable facts:Â First regular-season Summit League championship, first Summit League tournament championship, first appearance in NCAA tournament
2018

Final game: Regular-season loss to Western Illinois
Record: 15-35
2017

Final game: Regular-season loss to South Dakota State
Record: 12-40
Notable facts: Coach Evan Porter's first season, move to J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park
2016

Final game: Loss to South Dakota State in Summit League tournament
Record: 28-28
MLB draft:Â Cole Gruber (27th round, 802nd overall, Oakland Athletics) and Robert Calvano (38th round, 1,156 overall, St. Louis Cardinals)
Notable facts:Â First appearance in the Summit League tournament, coach Bob Herold's final seasonÂ
2015

Final game: Regular-season win over Incarnate Word
Record:Â 21-31
2014

Final game: Regular-season win over Western Illinois
Record: 31-20
2013

Final game:Â Regular-season win over South Dakota State
Record: 27-22
2011

Final game: Loss to DII No. 5 Central Missouri in MIAA tournament championship
Record: 34-20
MLB draft:Â Joe Holtmeyer selected in MLB draft (22nd round, 682nd overall, Boston Red Sox)
Notable facts:Â Final season in Division II, runner-up in MIAA tournament
2010

Final game: Loss to St. Mary's in NCAA DII South Central Regional
Record:Â 32-20
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