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NOTES

Omaha wins its 10th straight game for the first time since 2011 (11 straight, March 18-April 2)

The Mavericks' 26 runs scored are the most in program history for the Division I era, and tie for the most since 2011 (won 26-20 vs. Fort Hays State, April 22, 2011)

The program record for runs is 28, scored against Westmar (1976 season, won 28-1)

Parker Smejkal's grand slam is the first since Ben Palensky's last season (vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, March 17, 2018).

grand slam is the first since last season (vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, March 17, 2018). Omaha's 6-0 Summit League start is the best since the 2015 season, where that team also started 6-0.

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OMAHA, Neb. – A third-inning surge vaulted the Omaha baseball team to a 26-0 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne for the series sweep Sunday afternoon.Along with his grand slam, Smejkal went 4-for-4 at the plate with six RBI, two doubles and three runs scored.went 4-for-6 with three runs, two doubles and four RBI.was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI, whilehad a hit with three RBI and a double. Palensky notched three hits (3-for-4) with an RBI and a double.tied his career-high of eight strikeouts for the third time with only one hit allowed though 5.0 innings on the bump. The sophomore southpaw improved to 3-1 on the season, while Purdue Fort Wayne's Shane Odzark falls to 0-4 on the season.After both teams went three up and three down in the first, DeBonville knocked a two-shot homer past the right field fence that gave Omaha a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Cue the run, as the Mavericks plated eleven runs in the third with the bases loaded on three singles and three walks, a hit by pitch and a double.Smejkal blasted his first-career grand slam in the top of the fifth that made it 17-0 Omaha. The Mavericks would go on to score six in the fifth and seven in the sixth to close out the game with the 26-0 shutout.Omaha makes its first mid-week trip of the season with a Tuesday night tilt at Wichita State. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m. (CST). Following that road trip, Omaha makes its way back home as it plays host to Western Illinois Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31, for some Summit League action.