JACKRABBITS DROP SERIES FINALE AT OMAHA

Sunday, March 21

Omaha, Neb.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

6-10, 0

Omaha

8-9, 0

South Dakota State

Omaha

Photo by: SDSU Sports Information

3/21/2021 5:18:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – Mike Boeve drove in three runs and Masen Prososki went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs batted in to lead Omaha to a series-clinching 7-1 victory over visiting South Dakota State Sunday afternoon at Tal Anderson Field.

In winning the Summit League opening series three games to one, Omaha improved to 8-9 overall. SDSU dropped to 6-10 on the season.

Omaha broke a scoreless deadlock with an unearned run in the bottom of the fourth, then upped its lead to 3-0 an inning later with two more unearned runs after RBI singles by Prososki and Boeve.

SDSU got on the board in the top of the sixth on a solo home run by Ryan McDonald. It was one of four Jackrabbit hits on the day.

The Mavericks put the game out of reach with a three-run home half of the seventh that was highlighted by a two-run double by Boeve. Prososki capped the scoring with an RBI double in the eighth.

Omaha starter Mark Timmins struck out 10 and walked one in eight innings. Jarrett Blunt struck out the side in the ninth, giving the Mavericks' pitching staff 13 strikeouts in the game.

SDSU freshman Owen Bishop took the loss after pitching the first 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits continue Summit League action with a four-game series at Western Illinois. Friday's series opener consists of a doubleheader starting at noon.

NOTES

Omaha leads the all-time series, 89-81-1
Derek Hackman recorded one of the Jackrabbits' hits to finish the series 5-for-13 (.417 batting average) at the plate
Hackman has reached base safely in 15 consecutive games
Jess Bellows had his six-game hitting streak snapped
Freshman left-hander Clay Odenbach made his second scoreless relief appearance of the series in Sunday's game
SDSU's four errors tied a season high