2012 UNO BASEBALL SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ResultFeb. 18 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi L, 0-3 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi W, 2-1Feb. 19 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi L, 2-3 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi L, 2-7Feb. 24 at Washington State (DH) 2 p.m.Feb. 25 at Washington State 2 p.m.Feb. 26 at Washington State 2 p.m.Feb. 28 at Seattle 6 p.m.Feb. 29 at Seattle 6 p.m.March 1 at Seattle 2 p.m.March 6 at Missouri 6 p.m.March 9 at Northern Colorado 3 p.m.March 10 at Northern Colorado (DH) 12 p.m.March 12 BYU 2 p.m.March 13 vs. Army 5 p.m.March 14 vs. Chicago State 1 p.m.March 15 vs. Long Island 5 p.m.March 16 vs. Bucknell 2 p.m.March 17 vs. Bradley 5 p.m.March 18 vs. Jacksonville State 3 p.m.March 20 vs. Northwestern NoonMarch 27 at Creighton 6 p.m.March 28 at Iowa 6:05 p.m.March 30 at IPFW 2 p.m.March 31 at IPFW 11 a.m.April 1 at IPFW 11 a.m.April 6 North Dakota State 1 p.m.April 7 North Dakota State (DH) 10 a.m.April 8 North Dakota State NoonApril 13 at UNLV 8:05 p.m.April 14 at UNLV (DH) 3:05 p.m.April 15 at UNLV 3:05 p.m.April 17 at Minnesota 6:30 p.m.April 18 at Minnesota 3:05 p.m.April 21 at Oakland (DH) 11 a.m.April 22 at Oakland NoonApril 27 at Indiana State 5:30 p.m.April 28 at Indiana State (DH) 1 p.m.April 29 at Indiana State NoonMay 4 at Kansas State 6:30 p.m.May 5 at Kansas State 2 p.m.May 6 at Kansas State 1 p.m.May 9 at Creighton 7 p.m.Home matches listed in bold italicsAll times listed as Central Time

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UNO Begins Trip West at Washington State

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Friday, Feb. 24 • UNO at WASHINGTON STATE (DH) • 2 p.m. (CT) • Bailey-Brayton Field -- Pullman, Wash. Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: OMavs.com • Live Audio: OMavs.comSaturday, Feb. 25 • UNO at WASHINGTON STATE • 2 p.m. (CT) • Bailey-Brayton Field -- Pullman, Wash. Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: OMavs.com • Live Audio: OMavs.comSunday, Feb. 26 • UNO at WASHINGTON STATE • 2 p.m. (CT) • Bailey-Brayton Field -- Pullman, Wash. Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: OMavs.com • Live Audio: OMavs.com

The Nebraska Omaha baseball team (1-3) begins a week-long trip to the Pacific Northwest with a four-game series at Washington State, Feb. 24-26 in Pullman, Wash. A doubleheader kicks off the action on Friday at Bailey-Brayton Field at 2 p.m. (CT), followed by 2 p.m. (CT) games on both Saturday and Sunday. Links to live stats, live video and live audio will be available on OMavs.com, with Yano Mangiameli providing play-by-play and commentary for all games. Nebraska Omaha is in its first year as a reclassifying Division I school in 2011-12 and will officially join The Summit League next year with a full conference schedule in 2013. The Mavericks are led by Head Coach Bob Herold, who is in his 13th year at the helm of the UNO program with a career record of 409-247-2.

Briefly•This weekend marks the first meeting in program history between Nebraska Omaha and Washington State. • UNO will stick with the same four starting pitchers as last weekend, but with a different order. At Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the Mavs started senior righthander Andrew Reck (0-1), junior righthander Matt Tew (0-0), junior lefthander Steven Schoonover (0-0) and senior lefthander Cory Buckley (0-0). This weekend, Tew and Schoonover will throw the first two games on Friday, followed by Reck and Buckley on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.•Former Maverick righthanded pitcher Joe Holtmeyer was drafted in the 22nd round (No. 682 overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. Holtmeyer was the fifth Maverick drafted under Head Coach Bob Herold and the highest pick of any player during the Herold era at UNO. The Mavericks will look for a capable starter to take Holtmeyer’s spot in the pitching rotation this season.

Scouting the Washington State Cougars Washington State enters this weekend’s series with a record of 1-2 (0-0 Pac-12), having opened the 2012 season at No. 34 Mississippi State. MSU took the opener 6-2, before a Sunday doubleheader during which WSU won 6-5 in 13 innings, and the Bulldogs earned the final victory 5-4. The Cougars finished the 2011 season with an overall record of 26-28 and a mark of 10-17 in Pac-10 play. WSU was picked ninth in the Pac-12 coaches’ preseason poll, and it returns two selections from the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft -- senior outfielder Derek Jones (13th round, Baltimore Orioles) and junior first baseman Taylor Ard (25th round, Boston Red Sox). Ard led the conference with 10 home runs and 55 RBI in 2011 en route to all-league and all-region recognition, while Jones has been a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-10 pick.

NEBRASKA OMAHA MAVERICKS2012 Record: 1-3Last Game: L, 2-7 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/19/12) Head Coach: Bob Herold (13th Year)Alma Mater: Nebraska Omaha (1972)Record at UNO: 409-247-2 (13 Years)Career Record: SameWebsite: OMavs.comStarting Rotation: Matt Tew, Jr., RHP (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 5 SO)Steven Schoonover, Jr., LHP (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 2 SO)Andrew Reck, Sr., RHP (0-1, 0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 2 SO)Cory Buckley, Sr., LHP (0-1, 9.64 ERA, 4.2 IP, 2 SO)

WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS2011-12 Record: 1-2 (0-0 Pac-12)Last Game: L, 4-5 at No. 34 Mississippi State (2/19/12) Head Coach: Donnie Marbut (8th Year)Alma Mater: Portland State (1997)Record at WSU: 211-189 (8 Years)Career Record: SameWebsite: WSUCougars.comStarting Rotation:J.D. Leckenby, So., RHP (0-1, 11.25 ERA, 4.0 IP, 3 SO)TBAKyle Swannack, Jr., RHP (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 4.2 IP, 1 SO)TBA

Collegiate Baseball Poll (Feb. 20)School............................. Record ...... Last Week1. Florida .............................2-1 ............................. 12. South Carolina .................3-0 ............................. 23. Stanford ..........................3-0 ............................. 34. Texas A&M ......................3-0 ............................. 65. Rice .................................3-0 ............................. 76. North Carolina .................2-1 ............................. 47. Texas ...............................2-1 ............................. 58. Arkansas ..........................3-0 ............................. 89. Louisiana .........................3-0 ........................... 1210. Georgia Tech ..................3-1 ............................. 911. Florida State ..................3-0 ........................... 1312. Miami ............................3-0 ........................... 1413. Arizona State .................3-0 ........................... 1714. Georgia ..........................3-0 ........................... 1815. TCU ................................1-1 ........................... 1016. Louisville .......................2-1 ........................... 1517. Oklahoma ......................1-2 ........................... 1618. St. John’s .......................1-2 ........................... 1119. Cal State Fullerton .........1-2 ........................... 2120. California .......................3-0 ........................... 2221. Oregon State .................3-1 ........................... 2422. Arizona ..........................2-1 ........................... 2023. Stetson ..........................3-0 ........................... 2624. Oregon ..........................2-1 ........................... 2725. Clemson ........................2-1 ........................... 2526. Baylor ............................3-0 ........................... 2827. UC Irvine........................3-0 ........................... 2928. Southern Mississippi .....2-1 ........................... 3029. College of Charleston .....3-0 .......................... NR30. Georgia Southern ..........3-0 .......................... NR

Baseball America Poll (Feb. 20)School............................. Record ...... Last Week1. Florida .............................2-1 ............................. 12. Stanford ..........................3-0 ............................. 23. South Carolina .................3-0 ............................. 3 4. Arkansas ..........................3-0 ............................. 45. Rice .................................3-0 ............................. 6 6. Texas A&M .......................3-0 ............................. 7 7. Louisiana State ................3-0 ............................. 8 8. Arizona ............................2-1 ............................. 5 9. Georgia ............................3-0 ........................... 1110. North Carolina ...............2-1 ............................. 9 11. Georgia Tech ..................3-1 ........................... 12 12. Texas .............................2-1 ........................... 13 13. Arizona State .................3-0 ........................... 1714. Miami ............................3-0 ........................... 1815. TCU ................................1-1 ........................... 1516. Clemson ........................2-1 ........................... 1617. Vanderbilt......................0-3 ........................... 1018. Florida State ..................3-0 ........................... 2019. Central Florida ...............3-0 ........................... 21 20. Mississippi .....................1-1 ........................... 2221. Oregon State .................3-1 ........................... 2322. UCLA .............................1-2 ........................... 1423. Oklahoma ......................1-2 ........................... 1924. Louisville .......................2-1 ........................... 2425. Baylor ............................3-0 .......................... NRDropped Out: No. 25 Cal State Fullerton.

Mavs Open Division I Era at Texas A&M Corpus Christi Nebraska Omaha began its first Division I season with a four-game series at Texas A&M Corpus Christi last weekend, going 1-3. After Friday’s opener was rained out, the Mavericks began with a Saturday doubleheader, falling 3-0 before taking a 2-1 win in the nightcap. On Sunday, the Islanders won both games, 3-2 and 7-2. Junior infielder Tyler Splichal had six hits and batted .375 for the weekend with an RBI and a run scored. He also tallied the game-winning run on Saturday. In the same game, redshirt freshman Zach Williamsen (1-0) made his career debut on the mound and earned his first victory in relief. Williamsen tossed 3.0 innings of scoreless ball, allowing just two hits.

Mortensen Makes Strong Debut Alex Mortensen had a strong weekend to start his Maverick career, going 3-for-6 at the plate over three games at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The true freshman from Millard North started twice, putting up a double and two RBI while scoring once. In Saturday’s nightcap, Mortensen entered the game as a pinch hitter, drawing a bases-loaded walk that scored Tyler Splichal and gave the Mavs the 2-1 win. On Sunday, Mortensen added a 2-for-3 effort in the series finale.

Mavericks Reclassify to Division I Nebraska Omaha announced in March 2011 its plan to reclassify from NCAA Division II to Division I, beginning with the 2011-12 school year. UNO, which was previously a member of the MIAA, accepted an invitation to join The Summit League and will compete as a full-fledged member with a regular-season conference schedule in 2012-13.

Hohl to Lead Nebraska Omaha in Senior Season Senior infielder Brady Hohl’s outstanding play earned him a slew of awards to cap his junior season in 2011. The Omaha native and product of Millard North was selected as a second-team all-region honoree by Daktronics, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Rawlings/the American Baseball Coaches Association. Hohl started all 55 games of his junior season, batting a team-leading .408 with 59 runs scored, 35 RBI, 11 doubles and five homers. He also drew a team-leading 23 walks and had a team-high 15 stolen bases. Hohl grabbed further attention during summer ball, playing for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League. He was named to the All-ABL All-Star Team and batted .302 with a team-leading 26 RBI, 20 runs, seven doubles and a pair of home runs. Hohl was the third-ranked hitter in the league during ABL play.

Mavs Return All-Conference Infield Trio Nebraska Omaha has three players on its roster who have previously earned all-conference recognition in the Mavs’ former league in Division II, the MIAA. Senior infielder Brady Hohl was a two-time All-MIAA honoree, taking a first-team award in 2011 and a second-team nod in 2010. Last season, Hohl topped the Mavericks with a .408 batting average while starting all 55 games at shortstop and third base. He led UNO with 59 runs scored, 23 walks and 15 stolen bases while adding 35 RBI, 11 doubles and five home runs. Junior infielder Tyler Splichal was a second-team All-MIAA selection in 2010 and was voted MIAA Freshman of the Year that same season. As a freshman, Splichal had a team-best .410 batting average, and he followed up in 2011 with a .322 effort with 13 doubles, five homers, 35 runs scored and 29 RBI.

Senior infielder Brady Hohl leads the Mavericks in 2012 after earning first-team All-MIAA and

all-region honors from Daktronics, the ABCA and the NCBWA as a junior.

USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll (Jan. 26)School............................. Record ...... Final 20111. Florida .............................53-19 ......................... 22. South Carolina .................55-14 ......................... 13. Stanford ..........................35-22 ....................... 134. North Carolina .................51-16 ......................... 55. Texas ...............................49-19 ......................... 76. Texas A&M .......................47-22 ......................... 67. Rice .................................42-21 ....................... 218. Arkansas ..........................40-22 ....................... 239. Florida State ....................46-19 ......................... 910. Georgia Tech ..................42-21 ....................... 2011. TCU ................................43-19 ....................... 1912. Vanderbilt......................54-12 ......................... 313. Miami ............................38-23 ....................... 2414. LSU ................................36-20 ...................... NR15. Oklahoma ......................41-19 ...................... NR16. Cal State Fullerton ........41-17 ....................... 1717. Virginia ..........................56-12 ......................... 418. UCLA .............................35-24 ....................... 2219. Oregon State .................41-19 ....................... 1120. Arizona ..........................39-21 ....................... 2521. St. John’s .......................36-22 ...................... NR22. California .......................38-23 ......................... 823. Clemson ........................43-20 ....................... 1624. Lousiville .......................32-29 ...................... NR25. Georgia ..........................33-32 ...................... NR

NCBWA Poll (Feb. 20)School............................. Record ...... Last Week1. Florida .............................2-1 ............................. 12. South Carolina .................3-0 ............................. 23. Stanford ..........................3-0 ............................. 44. Texas A&M .......................3-0 ............................. 55. Arkansas ..........................3-0 ............................. 66. North Carolina .................2-1 ............................. 37. Rice .................................3-0 ............................. 88. Florida State ....................3-0 ........................... 109. Texas ...............................2-1 ............................. 710. LSU ................................3-0 ........................... 1211. Georgia Tech ..................3-1 ............................. 912. Arizona State .................3-0 ........................... 1513. Miami ............................3-0 ........................... 1614. TCU ................................1-1 ........................... 1315. Clemson ........................2-1 ........................... 1716. Vanderbilt......................0-3 ........................... 1117. Georgia ..........................3-0 ........................... 2118. Arizona ..........................2-1 ........................... 1819. Cal State Fullerton .........1-2 ........................... 1920. Oregon State .................3-1 ........................... 2221. UC Irvine........................3-0 ........................... 2422. Oklahoma ......................1-2 ........................... 1423. California .......................3-0 ........................... 2624. UCF ................................3-0 ........................... 2825. Louisville .......................2-1 ........................... 2526. Virginia ..........................1-1-1 ....................... 2327. UCLA .............................1-2 ........................... 2028. Ole Miss .........................1-1 ........................... 3029. Baylor ............................3-0 .......................... NR30. Southern Miss ...............2-1 ........................... 29Dropped Out: No. 27 St. John’s.

2012 NEBRASKA OMAHA BASEBALL ROSTER# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School)1 Tyler Lane OF Fr. 5-11 170 R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South)2 Josh Bullock RHP So. 6-4 200 L/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn)3 Matt Tew RHP Jr. 6-1 170 R/R Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East)4 Alex Mortensen C/INF Fr. 6-0 190 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard North)5 Tyler Splichal INF Jr. 6-0 185 R/R Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East)6 Brandon Winkelmann RHP Sr. 5-11 200 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Gross Catholic/Iowa Western CC)7 Caleb Palensky INF So. 6-1 190 S/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South)8 Brady Hohl INF Sr. 6-0 190 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard North)9 Ryley Cidlik RHP RFr. 6-6 205 R/R Dwight, Neb. (East Butler/Kansas State)10 Beau Suponchick INF/OF So. 6-0 165 R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South)11 Cody Brown RHP So. 6-0 175 R/R Yorktown, Va. (Tabb/High Point)13 Jared Patton C Fr. 6-5 205 R/R Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood)14 Sam Raetz LHP Fr. 6-0 185 L/L Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X)15 Colby McCord C Sr. 5-11 190 S/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista)16 Landon Fall RHP Sr. 6-4 200 R/R Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North/Barton CC)17 Connor McCrite OF Jr. 6-1 180 L/L Topeka, Kan. (Hayden/Allen County CC)18 Dylan McGill RHP So. 5-9 185 R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann/Southeast CC)19 Cory Buckley LHP Sr. 6-2 190 L/L Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East/Iowa Central CC)20 Jeff McNichols RHP So. 5-9 185 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep)21 Derek Landis RHP Jr. 6-6 210 R/R Ralston, Neb. (Ralston/Iowa Western CC)22 Steven Schoonover LHP Jr. 6-5 200 L/L Olympia, Wash. (River Ridge/Yakima Valley CC)23 Anthony Falcone LHP So. 6-3 170 L/L Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)24 Scotty Donner INF Sr. 6-1 195 R/R Crofton, Neb. (Crofton/Iowa Western CC)26 Ryan Tomlinson RHP So. 6-6 190 L/R Omaha, Neb. (Westside)27 Curtis Smith LHP Sr. 6-5 205 L/L Calgary, Alberta (Vauxhall/Southwest Minnesota State)28 Zach Williamsen RHP RFr. 6-4 225 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)29 Andrew Reck RHP Sr. 6-1 180 R/R Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn-Mar/Northern Iowa/Iowa Central CC)30 Joe Mancuso C Fr. 6-4 220 R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South)31 Zach Croonquist RHP Jr. 6-8 220 R/R Waterloo, Neb. (Skutt Catholic)32 Mark Waldron OF Sr. 6-2 225 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep/Butler CC)33 Cole Volkers LHP Fr. 6-3 205 R/L Alta Loma, Calif. (Alta Loma)34 Max Ayoub C/INF Fr. 6-3 205 R/R Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island)35 Clayton Taylor RHP/UTL Fr. 6-4 195 L/R Omaha, Neb. (Mount Michael) Ryan Keele OF Sr. 6-2 210 L/R Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East/Northwestern State) Justin Paul RHP/OF Fr. 6-4 205 R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South)Head Coach: Bob Herold (13th Year)Assistant Coaches: Chris Gadsden (13th Year), Dan McGinn (12th Year)

PRONUNCIATIONSMatt Tew – TOO • Tyler Splichal – SPLEE-kuhl • Beau Suponchick – soo-PON-chick • Sam Raetz – RATES • Steven Schoonover – SKOON-over • Anthony Falcone – fal-CONE-ee • Joe Mancuso – man-CUE-so • Max Ayoub – AY-oob

Sophomore infielder Caleb Palensky garnered All-MIAA honorable mention accolades after his freshman campaign, when he was also named the 2011 MIAA Freshman of the Year. Palensky started 47 games at second base, batting .366 with a team-leading 14 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 36 RBI and 35 runs scored.

Herold at the Helm Head Coach Bob Herold is in his 13th year as the skipper of the Nebraska Omaha baseball program in 2012, having compiled a career record of 409-247-2. Herold earned his 400th career win last season on April 22, 2011 against Fort Hays State, becoming the third coach in school history to reach the milestone. He joined Bob Gates (464-273) and Virgil Yelkin (439-196) in the prestigious club, and Herold now needs 56 more wins to pass Gates as the all-time winningest coach in UNO history. Over his Maverick career, Herold has guided Nebraska Omaha to seven NCAA Division II postseason appearances and three conference championships.

New Kids on the Block UNO’s 2012 roster features 13 new faces, with nine true freshmen and four transfers. The Maverick freshmen include Papillion La-Vista South teammates Tyler Lane, Joe Mancuso and Justin Paul, as well as in-state products Alex Mortensen (Millard North), Clayton Taylor (Mount Michael), Sam Raetz (Lincoln Pius X) and Max Ayoub (Grand Island).

UNO’s RecordOverall................................................................ 1-3Home ................................................................. 0-0Away .................................................................. 1-3Neutral ............................................................... 0-0During the day ................................................... 0-3At night .............................................................. 1-0In single games .................................................. 0-0In a series ........................................................... 1-3In a home series ................................................. 0-0In an away series ................................................ 1-3In the first game of a series ................................ 0-1In the rubber match of a series ........................... 0-0In the last game of a series ................................. 0-1In a series sweep ................................................ 0-0In a doubleheader .............................................. 1-3In extra innings .................................................. 0-0In a shutout ........................................................ 0-1In February ......................................................... 1-3When scoring first .............................................. 0-0When the opponent scores first ......................... 1-3In 1-run games................................................... 1-1In 2-run games................................................... 0-0When scoring 3 runs or less ................................ 1-3When scoring 4 runs or more ............................. 0-0Leading after 6 innings ...................................... 0-0Tied after 6 innings ............................................ 0-1Trailing after 6 innings ....................................... 1-2Leading after 7 innings ...................................... 0-0Tied after 7 innings ............................................ 0-0Trailing after 7 innings ....................................... 1-2Leading after 8 innings ...................................... 1-0Tied after 8 innings ............................................ 0-0Trailing after 8 innings ....................................... 0-2When outhitting the opponent .......................... 1-1When outhit by the opponent ............................ 0-1When hits are equal ........................................... 0-1With a HR ........................................................... 0-0With 2 or more HR .............................................. 0-0When hitting more HR than the opponent ......... 0-0When the opponent hits more HRs .................... 0-0When not allowing a HR .................................... 1-3Starter goes at least 6 innings pitched ............... 0-1Starter goes at least 7 innings pitched ............... 0-0Starter goes at least 8 innings pitched ............... 0-0With an errorless game ...................................... 1-0

Jared Patton comes to UNO from Basehor-Linwood High School in Kansas, and Cole Volkers played at Alta Loma High School in California. Ryley Cidlik (Kansas State) and Bellevue East product Ryan Keele (Northwestern State) have both transferred from Division I universities. Dylan McGill comes from Southeast Community College, while Steven Schoonover joins the program after beginning his career at Yakima Valley Community College.

Mixed Schedule Takes Mavericks Around the Nation UNO’s 2012 schedule of 49 games, its first as a reclassifying institution, is composed entirely of Division I competition. The team will play in 12 different states and all four time zones across the country. The slate matches UNO with one independent school and opponents from 12 different conferences: The Summit League, Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten, West Coast, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Southland, Mountain West, Great West, Patriot League and Northeast. Three Summit League squads -- IPFW, North Dakota State and Oakland -- will give the Mavs their first taste of future conference competition, which begins officially in 2013. The Mavericks are in the midst of a 15-game road stretch before their first home game against BYU on March 12.

Maverick Opponents by Conference Conference Opponents Record vs. Conference in 2012 Big 12 2 -- Missouri, Kansas State 0-0 Big Ten 3 -- Northwestern, Iowa, Minnesota 0-0 Great West 2 -- Northern Colorado, Chicago State 0-0 Missouri Valley 3 -- Bradley, Creighton, Indiana State 0-0 Mountain West 1 -- UNLV 0-0 Northeast 1 -- Long Island 0-0 Ohio Valley 1 -- Jacksonville State 0-0 Pac-12 1 -- Washington State 0-0 Patriot League 2 -- Army, Bucknell 0-0 Southland 1 -- Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1-3 Summit League 3 -- IPFW, North Dakota State, Oakland 0-0 West Coast 1 -- BYU 0-0 Independent 1 -- Seattle 0-0

UNO Finishes Final Year in Division II Among Nation’s Best UNO finished the 2011 season ranked 10th nationally in team batting average in the NCAA’s final Division II statistical rankings released last June. The Mavericks, who compiled a team batting average of .332, were also 16th in home runs per game (0.91), 12th in total home runs (50), 13th in total hits (578) and 12th in slugging percentage (.487).

Next Up for the Mavs UNO returns to action Feb. 28 to March 1, traveling to Seattle for a three-game series at Bannerwood Park in Seattle, Wash. Tuesday and Wednesday’s games will start at 6 p.m. (CT), while Thursday afternoon’s contest is set for 2 p.m. (CT). Links to live stats, live video and live audio will be available on OMavs.com.

When Referring to the MavericksAs part of a University-wide rebranding effort that began in 2011, media and fans are reminded to refer to the school as the University of Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha or UNO. The new “O” logo is UNO’s primary mark, while the new bull logo is a secondary mark.

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Sophomore infielder Caleb Palensky returns in 2012 after being honored as MIAA Freshman of the Year last season. Palensky had a team-leading 14 doubles in 2011.

2012 Nebraska-Omaha BaseballOverall Statistics for Nebraska Omaha (Through Games of Feb. 19, 2012)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 1-3 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-3 : 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

4 Mortensen, Alex . 5 0 0 3-2 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 . 6 6 7 1 0 1 0 . 5 7 1 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000

5 Splichal, Tyler . 3 7 5 4-4 16 1 6 0 0 0 1 6 . 3 7 5 0 0 1 0 . 3 7 5 0 0 0-0 39 3 0 1.000

17 McCrite, Connor . 3 0 8 4-3 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 . 3 0 8 0 0 2 0 . 3 0 8 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000

15 McCord, Colby . 2 0 0 4-4 15 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 . 3 3 3 1 0 8 2 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 21 5 1 . 9 6 3

10 Suponchick, Beau . 2 0 0 4-4 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 . 3 8 5 0 1 0-0 1 2 0 1.000

8 Hohl, Brady . 1 8 8 4-4 16 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 . 2 5 0 0 0 4 1 . 1 8 8 0 0 0-0 4 13 3 . 8 5 0

32 Waldron, Mark . 1 3 3 4-4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 1 3 3 1 0 4 0 . 1 8 8 0 0 0-0 5 0 1 . 8 3 3

7 Palensky, Caleb . 1 2 5 4-4 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 1 2 5 0 0 6 0 . 1 2 5 0 0 0-0 11 13 1 . 9 6 0

24 Donner, Scotty . 1 0 0 4-3 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 . 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 4 1 . 8 7 5

19 Buckley, Cory . 0 0 0 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 4 0 1.000

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30 Mancuso, Joe . 0 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

6 Winkelmann, Brandon . 0 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 . 5 0 0

1 Lane, Tyler . 0 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 2 0 3 4 128 6 26 2 1 0 6 30 . 2 3 4 6 0 37 4 . 2 3 9 0 1 0-1 93 48 8 . 9 4 6

Opponents . 2 1 1 4 109 14 23 4 0 0 10 27 . 2 4 8 14 5 22 5 . 3 2 8 0 3 4-5 102 36 7 . 9 5 2

LOB - Team (27), Opp (24). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (4).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

29 Reck, Andrew 0 . 0 0 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 4.0 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 . 2 6 7 0 0 0 0 0

28 Williamsen, Zach 0 . 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2

31 Croonquist, Zach 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

6 Winkelmann, Brandon 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

21 Landis, Derek 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

27 Smith, Curtis 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 Tew, Matt 1 . 8 0 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 . 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

22 Schoonover, Steven 3 . 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 . 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 1

2 Bullock, Josh 4 . 5 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 2 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 . 1 5 4 0 4 0 0 0

19 Buckley, Cory 9 . 6 4 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 4.2 5 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 . 2 3 8 0 0 0 0 0

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26 Tomlinson, Ryan 99.00 0-1 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 3 . 1 9 1-3 4 4 0 0/0 1 31.0 23 14 11 14 22 4 0 0 . 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 3

Opponents 1 . 3 2 3-1 4 4 1 1/0 0 34.0 26 6 5 6 37 2 1 0 . 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 1

SBA/ATT - McCord,C (4-5), Reck,A (2-2), Schoonover,S (1-1), Bullock,J (1-1), Tew,M (0-1).

2012 Nebraska-Omaha BaseballOverall Statistics for Nebraska Omaha (Through Games of Feb. 19, 2012)

(All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci

5 Splichal, Tyler 42 39 3 0 1.000 5 0 0 - - - 0 0

17 McCrite, Connor 6 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

4 Mortensen, Alex 4 1 3 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

19 Buckley, Cory 4 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

10 Suponchick, Beau 3 1 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

28 Williamsen, Zach 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

3 Tew, Matt 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0

15 McCord, Colby 27 21 5 1 . 9 6 3 0 4 1 . 8 0 0 0 0

7 Palensky, Caleb 25 11 13 1 . 9 6 0 6 0 0 - - - 0 0

24 Donner, Scotty 8 3 4 1 . 8 7 5 1 0 0 - - - 0 0

8 Hohl, Brady 20 4 13 3 . 8 5 0 5 0 0 - - - 0 0

32 Waldron, Mark 6 5 0 1 . 8 3 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

6 Winkelmann, Brandon 2 1 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

1 Lane, Tyler 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

21 Landis, Derek 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

31 Croonquist, Zach 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

26 Tomlinson, Ryan 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

30 Mancuso, Joe 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

2 Bullock, Josh 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0

29 Reck, Andrew 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 0 0

27 Smith, Curtis 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0

22 Schoonover, Steven 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0

Totals 149 93 48 8 . 9 4 6 6 4 1 . 8 0 0 0 0

Opponents 145 102 36 7 . 9 5 2 4 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0

Hitting minimums - 1.0 TPA/Game

Pitching minimums - 0.2 IP/Game

THE 2011-12 MAVERICKS

Tyler LaneFr. • OF • 5-11 • 170 • R/R

Papillion, Neb.

Josh BullockSo. • RHP • 6-4 • 200 • L/R

Elkhorn, Neb.

Matt TewJr. • RHP • 6-1 • 170 • R/R

Bellevue, Neb.

Alex MortensenFr. • C/INF • 6-0 • 190 • R/R

Omaha, Neb.

Brandon WinkelmannSr. • RHP • 5-11 • 200 • R/R

Omaha, Neb.

Caleb PalenskySo. • INF • 6-1 • 190 • S/R

Papillion, Neb.

Brady HohlSr. • INF • 6-0 • 190 • R/R

Omaha, Neb.

Ryley CidlikRFr. • RHP • 6-6 • 205

Dwight, Neb.

Beau SuponchickSo. • INF/OF • 6-0 • 165 • R/R

Papillion, Neb.

Cody BrownSo. • RHP • 6-0 • 175 • R/R

Yorktown, Va.

Jared PattonFr. • C • 6-5 • 205 • R/R

Basehor, Kan.

Sam RaetzFr. • LHP • 6-0 • 185 • L/L

Lincoln, Neb.

Colby McCordSr. • C • 5-11 • 190 • S/R

Papillion, Neb.

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

#6 #7 #8 #9 #10

#11 #13 #14

Landon FallSr. • RHP • 6-4 • 200 • R/R

Kansas City, Mo.

Connor McCriteJr. • OF • 6-1 • 180 • L/L

Topeka, Kan.

Dylan McGillSo. • RHP • 5-9 • 185 • R/R

Wahoo, Neb..

Cory BuckleySr. • LHP • 6-2 • 190 • L/L

Bellevue, Neb.

Tyler SplichalJr. • INF • 6-0 • 185 • R/R

Bellevue, Neb.

Jeff McNicholsSo. • RHP • 5-9 • 185 • R/R

Omaha, Neb.

Derek LandisJr. • RHP • 6-6 • 210 • R/R

Kansas City, Mo.

#15 #16

#17 #18 #19 #20 #21

THE 2011-12 MAVERICKS

Steven SchoonoverJr. • LHP • 6-5 • 200 • L/L

Olympia, Wash.

Anthony FalconeSo. • LHP • 6-3 • 170 • L/L

Omaha, Neb.

Scotty DonnerSr. • INF • 6-1 • 195 • R/R

Crofton, Neb.

Ryan TomlinsonSo. • RHP • 6-6 • 190 • L/R

Omaha, Neb.

Zach WilliamsenRFr. • RHP • 6-4 • 225 • R/R

Omaha, Neb.

Andrew ReckSr. • RHP • 6-1 • 180 • R/R

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Joe MancusoFr. • C • 6-4 • 220 • R/R

Papillion, Neb.

Zach CroonquistJr. • RHP • 6-8 • 220 • R/R

Waterloo, Neb.

Mark WaldronSr. • OF • 6-2 • 225 • R/R

Omaha, Neb.

Cole VolkersFr. • LHP • 6-3 • 205 • R/L

Alta Loma, Calif.

Max AyoubFr. • C/INF • 6-3 • 205 • R/R

Grand Island, Neb.

Clayton TaylorFr. • RHP/UTL • 6-4 • 195 • L/R

Omaha, Neb.

Ryan KeeleSr. • OF • 6-2 • 210 • L/R

Bellevue, Neb.

#22 #23 #24 #26 #27

#28 #29 #30 #31 #32

#33 #34 #35

Justin PaulFr. • RHP/OF • 6-4 • 205 • R/R

Papillion, Neb.

Bob HeraldHead Coach

13th Year

Chris GadsdenAssistant Coach

13th Year

Dan McGinnPitching Coach

12th Year

Curtis SmithSr. • LHP • 6-5 • 205 • L/L

Calgary, Alberta