Nimmo Leads Whites to Win

Bryce Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs to pace the White squad in an 8-2 win over the Red team in game one of the Red/White Series for the Nebraska baseball team Wednesday afternoon at Hawks Field.

The Red squad scored in the top of the first on an RBI single by Jake Opitz, but the White team responded with three two-out runs in the bottom half of the inning. A bases-loaded single by Tyler Rank and a two-run double by Brett Sowers were the big hits, giving the Whites a 3-1 lead through one.

After Drew Gray drove in David Stewart with a two-out single to left in the top of the third to cut the White lead to 3-2, the White squad answered with three more runs on a bases-loaded double to right by Nimmo to extend its lead to 6-2.

In the bottom of the fourth, the White team scored when a throwing error on a rundown to try and put out Rank allowed Clay Cuno to score from third. An infield single by Nimmo with the bases loaded gave the Whites an 8-2 lead through four.

The bullpens would take over from there, as the two teams had only a combined three hitters reach base in the final two-and-a-half innings.

Along with Nimmo, Rank was 2-for-4 for the White squad with a pair of infield singles. Opitz went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Red squad, which also had 2-for-3 performances from Gray, Craig Corriston, and Dan Johnston.

Eric Rose picked up the win for the White team, fanning three and allowing one earned run over five innings. Mike Mariot came out of the bullpen and overcame a leadoff double to the first batter he faced to face the minimum in two innings of work.

Aaron Pribanic took the loss for the Red squad, surrendering eight runs (six earned) through 3 2/3 innings of work. Pribanic walked five and hit two batters while striking out two.

The Nebraska baseball team is back in action on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. as it plays the second game of the two-game Red/White Series. The Huskers will close fall workouts with a scrimmage against Nebraska-Kearney at 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon at Hawks Field. Admission is free for both contests.

Nebraska Softball

Nebraska Red at Nebraska White

Oct 17, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)

Nebraska Red 2 (0-1)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

Mort, Jake 3b............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2

Opitz, Jake 2b........... 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0

Corriston, Craig 1b...... 4 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0

Stewart, David rf........ 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Gray, Drew c............. 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0

Huwer, Joe lf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Johnston, Dan ss......... 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0

Pribanic, Aaron p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Cargill, Zach p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 28 2 9 2 0 3 18 12 6

Nebraska White 8 (1-0)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Nimmo, Bryce cf.......... 4 0 2 4 1 0 2 1 0

Cotton, Andy 2b.......... 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 4

Sullivan, Nick lf........ 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

Abeita, Mitch c.......... 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0

Cuno, Clay rf............ 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

Rank, Tyler 1b........... 4 1 2 1 0 2 6 1 1

Sowers, Brett 3b......... 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0

Kline, Ben ss............ 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 2

Rose, Erik p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Mariot, Mike p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals................... 23 8 6 7 8 4 21 9 7

Score by Innings R H E

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Nebraska Red........ 101 000 0 - 2 9 2

Nebraska White...... 303 200 X - 8 6 2

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E - Opitz, J.(1); Johnston, D.(1); Cotton, A.(1); Abeita, M.(1). DP - Red 1;

White 1. LOB - Red 6; White 7. 2B - Johnston, D.(1); Nimmo, B.(1); Abeita,

M.(1); Sowers, B.(1). HBP - Cotton, A.; Cuno, C.. SH - Mort, J.(1). SB -

Stewart, D.(1); Johnston, D.(1). CS - Opitz, J.(1); Nimmo, B.(1).

Nebraska Red IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Pribanic, Aaron..... 3.2 5 8 6 5 2 15 22

Cargill, Zach....... 2.1 1 0 0 3 2 8 11

Nebraska White IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Rose, Erik.......... 5.0 8 2 1 0 3 22 23

Mariot, Mike........ 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6

Win - Rose, E. (1-0). Loss - Pribanic, A. (0-1). Save - None.

HBP - by Pribanic, A. (Cotton, A.); by Pribanic, A. (Cuno, C.).

Umpires -

Start: 3:13 pm Time: 2:19 Attendance:

Game: REDWHITE