Huskers Blow Past Cyclones, 6-0

Lincoln - Reigning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Ashley DeBuhr tossed a four-hit shutout and sophomore Crystal Carwile belted her second home run of the season as the Nebraska softball team picked up its sixth straight win with a 6-0 victory over Iowa State Monday night at Bowlin Stadium.

DeBuhr (17-6) was masterful in earning her fourth straight win. In a complete-game effort, DeBuhr allowed only four singles while striking out six and walking none.

With DeBuhr in control in the circle, the Husker offense unleashed a nine-hit attack that produced six runs, one shy of the season high. Carwile's third inning solo home run was one of three extra-base hits for Nebraska, marking the first time in 10 games the Huskers had recorded more than two extra-base hits in a game.

Senior Jamie Waldecker continued her hot play of late, finishing 2-for-3 with a game-high two RBIs. Over her last four contests, Waldecker is 7-for-12 with eight RBIs and she has matched her career high with a current six-game hitting streak.

With the win, Nebraska earned its 11th consecutive home victory and 11th straight against a Big 12 Conference foe at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers are now 33-13 on the season and stand at 6-4 in the league.

Alyssa Ransom (10-13) took the loss for Iowa State (22-23, 1-8 Big 12), allowing six runs (three earned) on nine hits in six innings of work.

Nebraska got the scoring started early with a pair of runs in the top of the first. Freshman Whitney Barrett was hit by a pitch before a throwing error put runners at second and third with no outs. Senior Devin Porter plated Barrett with a sacrifice bunt and sophomore Meghan Mullin came home on an RBI single off the bat of Waldecker.

Carwile's blast down the right field line made it 3-0 Nebraska in the third before the Huskers closed the scoring with three more runs in the fifth. Carwile got that inning started with a one-out single and she scored on an RBI double from Waldecker.

The Huskers then recorded three consecutive hits, with sophomore pinch runner Kimberly Fuller scoring on a single from fellow sophomore Haley Long and Long scoring NU's final run on a single from sophomore Brittany Pascale.

Pascale was one of three Huskers to record a two-hit game, finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI. Carwile finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored while Waldecker picked up her third multi-hit game in her last four contests.

Nebraska will look for a series sweep of Iowa State on Thursday, when the Huskers travel to Ames for an afternoon rematch with the Cyclones. First pitch for that contest is set for 3:30 p.m. and live audio will be available on Huskers.com.

Box Score Nebraska Softball
Iowa State at Nebraska
Apr 17, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Iowa State 0 (22-32,1-8 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Johnson, Fallon cf.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Wray, Courtney ss........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Johnson, Alex dp.........  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
Reichling, Katie lf......  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   1
Killeen, Ashley c........  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  1   0
Bradberry, Amanda 2b.....  2  0  1  0   0  0  5  1   0
Coburn, Ariel 3b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   1
Quade, Jessica 1b........  3  0  1  0   0  0  6  4   1
 Kidwell, Kelsey pr......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jordan, Holly rf.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
Ransom, Alyssa p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
Totals................... 25  0  4  0   0  6 18 11   5

Nebraska 6 (33-13,6-4 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Barrett, Whitney 2b......  3  1  0  0   0  0  3  0   3
Mullin, Meghan cf........  3  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Carwile, Crystal 1b......  4  2  2  1   0  0  5  1   1
Porter, Devin ss.........  2  0  0  1   0  0  2  1   0
Waldecker, Jamie c.......  3  0  2  2   0  1  5  1   0
 Fuller, Kimberly pr.....  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Long, Haley rf...........  3  1  1  1   0  1  1  0   1
Pascale, Brittany dp.....  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
 Borg, Jaime pr..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Hupp, Alex dp...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rutherford, Darcy lf.....  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
Kier, Carmen 3b..........  2  0  1  0   1  1  2  2   0
DeBuhr, Ashley p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
Totals................... 26  6  9  6   1  3 21  6   6

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Iowa State.......... 000 000 0 -  0  4  2
Nebraska............ 201 030 X -  6  9  0
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E - Jordan (1); Bradberry(9). LOB - Cyclones 5; Cornhuskers 6. 2B -
Waldecker(1); Kier(4). HR - Carwile(2). HBP - Bradberry; Barrett. SH -
Mullin(15); Porter(10).

Iowa State             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Ransom, Alyssa......  6.0  9  6  3  1  3 26 30  87

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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DeBuhr, Ashley......  7.0  4  0  0  0  6 25 26 130

Win - DeBuhr (17-6).  Loss - Ransom (10-13).  Save - None.
HBP - by Ransom (Barrett); by DeBuhr (Bradberry). Pitches/strikes: Ransom 87/64;
DeBuhr 130/98.

Umpires - HP: Jeff Sloan  1B: Scott Mair  3B: Kevin Killingsworth
Start: 5:02 pm   Time: 1:52   Attendance: 679
Game: NU46