OMAHA BEATS SDSU SUNDAY TO CLOSE SERIES

Sunday, April 19

Omaha, Neb.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

23-27, 5-7

Omaha

29-8, 11-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Dakota St.	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0
Omaha	2	0	0	0	0	3	X	5	7	0

A woman in a blue softball uniform swings a bat and makes contact with a softball

Abby Gentry

Photo by: Miranda Sampson

4/19/2026 3:32:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha hit two clutch home runs that helped lifted the Mavericks over South Dakota State, 5-1, on Sunday at Connie Claussen Field. The win sealed a Summit League series sweep for Omaha over South Dakota State.

The Mavericks got out to a 2-0 start in the first inning. SDSU starting pitcher Madi Mangulis got two outs in the frame without allowing a hit to that point. With a runner on first base, Omaha's Katherine Johnson hit a two-run home run to put the Mavs in front.

Maddia Groff, who picked up a win in Friday's meeting versus the Jackrabbits, got out to a stellar start for Omaha in the circle. She didn't allow a Jackrabbit to pick up a hit or reach base until the fourth inning.

Mangulis hung with Groff through a majority of the game. The SDSU pitcher threw four consecutive scoreless frames to keep the Jackrabbits in striking distance.

South Dakota State got on the board in the top of the sixth. Emma Vike hit an infield single, which took a challenge and review, that overturned an initial call of an out. Abby Gentry came to the plate with two outs and smacked an RBI to the left-center field wall to plate Vike and cut the score to 2-1.

The Mavericks responded in the bottom of the sixth. Mangulis allowed a single and walk in the inning, but had Omaha's Emma Durr down to an 0-2 count with two outs recorded. Durr battled back into the count and eventually launched a three-run home run over the left-field fence to push the Mavericks' advantage to 5-1.

Groff struck out all three batters in the top of the seventh to wrap up a complete-game performance.

SDSU's Mangulis was credited with the loss. She threw six innings and allowed five runs on seven hits. Mangulis struck out four batters and walked three. Gentry had two of SDSU's four hits with both being doubles. Alli Boyle, along with Vike, had SDSU's remaining hits.

NOTES

South Dakota State is now 23-27 overall, and 5-7 in Summit League play, following the series at Omaha. The Mavericks are now 29-8 (11-1). Omaha is one win away from clinching the regular season Summit League Championship and the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament in the Twin Cities in May.
Omaha earned its first regular season series sweep over SDSU since 2014.
Five Jackrabbits are hitting over .300 across 12 Summit League games. They include Gentry (.545), Emma Christensen (.400), Akayla Barnard (.351), Bria Riebel (.350) and Alli Boyle (.313). Gentry has a team-high seven doubles while she and Riebel are tied with an SDSU-best eight extra-base hits. Barnard has scored 14 runs for a team-best mark and Riebel has 11 RBIs.
South Dakota State's rotation has a 4.76 ERA in Summit League action. Barnard has a team-best 2.06 ERA followed by Vacanti's 2.69 ERA. Barnard and Mangulis each have two wins in the circle.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State returns to Brookings for its final home series of the 2026 regular season. The Jackrabbits are slated to host St. Thomas in a three-game showdown that begins at 4 p.m. on Friday at Jerald T. Moriarty Field.

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