EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE baseball dropped game two of a weekend series to Omaha 20-0 in seven innings Saturday at Roy E. Lee Field.
The Mavericks picked up their first win of the year to improve to 1-12. SIUE fell to 3-12.
Omah scored in six of the seven innings and scored multiple runs in five of the seven innings. The Mavericks scored six runs in the third and five runs in the fifth inning.
SIUE starter Jacob Kampf (0-1) surrendered eight runs in 2.1 innings. He struck out three.
Ethan Willoughby's first-inning single was the only hit for the Cougars who were outhit in the game 17-1.
"This was an overall poorly played game," SIUE Head Coach Sean Lyons said. "We didn't pitch it well, obviously, and we did not swing the bats.
Matt Goetzmann and Tyler Bishop each had three hits for the Mavericks. Bishop homered and drove in four runs. Grant Sommers had two hits and drove in three.
Omaha starter Caleb Riedel (1-1) struck out seven over six innings for the win.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game set Sunday at Simmons Baseball Complex. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
"They got the momentum on their side and ran with it. We didn't respond. We need to respond tomorrow and try to win a series."