SDSU COMEBACK BID FALLS ONE RUN SHORT

Sunday, April 14

Omaha, Neb.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

15-18, 0

Omaha

10-22, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	0	9	14	1
Omaha	4	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	X	10	8	1

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

4/14/2024 6:50:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. — South Dakota State's comeback bid in the late innings came up a run short as the Jackrabbits dropped the decisive game of a three-game Summit League baseball series against Omaha, 10-9, Sunday afternoon at Tal Anderson Field.

Omaha improved to 9-22 and 8-7 in The Summit League while the Jackrabbits dropped to 15-18 overall and 7-7 at the halfway mark of league play.

The Mavericks jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and built their advantage to 10-1 with a six-run fifth inning. Cardel Dick drove in four of the Omaha runs with a three-run home run in the first and run-scoring single in the fifth.

Matt Goetzmann hit a solo home run to open the Omaha scoring in the fifth and Trent Burkhalter added a two-run home run following a two-run double by Jackson Trout.

SDSU got on the board in the fourth inning on a Luke Luskey RBI double, then got the comeback rolling with a run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Cade Stuff that plated Cael Frost.

In the seventh inning, Frost drove in a run with an RBI groundout and Dawson Parry followed with a bloop double down the right-field line that scored Reece Anderson to cut the margin to 10-4.

Anderson put the momentum firmly in the Jackrabbits' dugout an inning later as he jumped on an offering from Gage Ingram and lined the pitch over the wall in left field for a grand slam, scoring Jess Bellows, Davis Carr and Bryce Ronken ahead of him. It was Anderson's second home run of the series and third of the season.

The SDSU rally continued in the eighth as Luskey recorded his third hit of the game, a single to center field that scored Parry to make it a one-run game. However, Omaha summoned Luke Gainer from the bullpen to record the final five outs — two by strikeout — for the save. Gainer pitched the final four innings to earn the victory a day earlier.

Jake Goble took the loss after allowing eight runs — four earned — over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. Andrew Clemons logged three shutout innings in which he did not allow a hit while walking three and striking out four.

Omaha starter Harrison Kreiling limited the Jackrabbits to two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking three.

SDSU held a 14-8 advantage in hits as Anderson joined Luskey with a three-hit performance. Frost, Bellows and Ronken each tallied two hits.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to return to action Wednesday at Minnesota. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Siebert Field in Minneapolis.

NOTES

Omaha leads the all-time series, 94-90-1
The two squads are scheduled to play another three-game series May 16-18 at Erv Huether Field in Brookings
Anderson's grand slam was the sixth hit by a Jackrabbit player this season
Parry reached base safely for the 18^th consecutive game
Jordan Sagedahl had his career-best 10-game hitting streak come to an end

-GoJacks.com-