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Husker Baseball Blog: March 7

Game 12-13: Nebraska (7-3-1)  vs. Cal State Northridge (5-5) - Doubleheader   


It is blustery Saturday morning, but the Huskers are still on for their doubleheader against Cal State Northridge this afteroon at Hawks Field. First pitch for the opener is set for 1:05 p.m. with the nightcap to follow 30 minutes later

7:44 p.m
The Huskers go down in order in the eighth and lead 12-6 heading to the top of the ninth with Kalkowski on the mound for his second inning of work.

7:37 p.m
Kalkowski fans two in a perfect 1-2-3 eighth inning, as Nebraska leads 12-6

7:21 p.m
Nebraska gets another run int he seventh and now leads 12-6. Kalkowski now in for the Huskers in the eighth

7:21 p.m
Its stretch time in Lincoln with the Huskers leading 11-6 and the hardy fans are getting their money's worth this afternoon at the ballpark

6:56 p.m
Ben Kline comes through with a two-run, two-out triple, extending the Huskers' lead to 11-6 after six innings

6:56 p.m
Eric Rose comes and puts up a zero for the Huskers, as Nebraska leads 9-6 in the bottom of the sixth.

6:46 p.m
The Huskers threaten in the fifth, but can't score. Eric Rose now in for the sixth with NU leading 9-6. Before Farst's homer, Nebraska's first 10 homers this season were all by newcomers.

6:37 p.m
Cal State Northridge loads the bases in the fifth, but can only plate a run as Sean Yost works out of trouble. Nebraska leads 9-6 in the fifth.

6:21 p.m
The Huskers erupt for eight runs in the bottom for fourth, taking the lead on a three-run homer by Tyler Farst, his first of the year. Nebraska leads 9-5 after four innings. Adam Bailey added a two-run single in the inning and has three RBIs on the evening.

5:52 p.m
Cade Thompson just made it 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth with his first homer as a Husker

5:51 p.m
Cal State Northridge leads 5-1 in the fourth, as Nick Sullivan tied an NCAA record with three putouts in the top of the fourth.

5:41 p.m
The Huskers go down in order in the bottom of the third against reliever Billy Ott, who came in to open the third inning.

5:34 p.m
Bird gets some great defense behind him, as the Huskers' second double play of the game gets the Husker right-hander out of trouble in the third inning.

5:27 p.m
The Huskers can't capitalize, loading the bases but can't pull closer and trail 4-1 heading into the top of the third.

5:13 p.m
The Huskers turn a nifty 4-6-3 double play get out of the second inning without any damage. Nebraska now hitting in the bottom of the fourth down 4-1.

5:05 p.m.
Cal State Northridge strikes for four runs in the top of the first off of Nebraska starter Erik Bird. The Huskers get one of the runs back on Adam Bailey's sixth round tripper of the season.

4:30 p.m.
First pitch is set for 4:40 p.m. Lineups are now posted for game 2



Cal State Northridge at Nebraska (Game 2)
                   Mar 07, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Cal State Northridge 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Swanson, Billy rf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .286
Parham, John c...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .325
Cates, Richard lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .386
Pineda, Ryan 3b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .429
D'Anna, Dominic 1b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .302
Hannick, Chris dh........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Dabbs, Jason ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .222
Wright, Westley 2b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .071
Pruitt, Jeff cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .167
Longpre, Bryan p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Nebraska 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .344
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .234
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .354
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .400
Thompson, Cade dh........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .171
Burleson, Cory c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .360
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .234
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .077
Bird, Erik p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Score by Innings         R  H  E
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Cal State Northridge  -  0  0  0
Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
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Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Longpre, Bryan......  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  9.39

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Bird, Erik..........  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  7.27

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Patrick Spieler  1B: Bill McGuire  3B: Tom Svehla
Start: 4:40p.m   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU13

4:14 p.m.
                   Cal State Northridge at Nebraska (Game 1)
                   Mar 07, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Cal State Northridge 5 (5-6)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Pruitt, Jeff cf..........  5  1  1  0   0  1  7  0   3  .171
Parham, John dh..........  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0  .302
Cates, Richard lf........  4  0  0  0   1  0  2  0   0  .354
Pineda, Ryan 3b..........  5  1  2  1   0  1  0  2   3  .426
D'Anna, Dominic 1b.......  3  1  2  1   1  0  7  0   0  .326
Hannick, Chris c.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   1  .231
Mullen, Darren ph/c.....  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2  .000
Belanger, C.J. rf........  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   1  .300
Swanson, Billy rf.......  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  .375
DeMarco, Justin 2b.......  4  0  3  0   0  0  2  3   0  .393
Reed, TS ss..............  3  0  1  2   0  0  0  3   2  .179
Juarez, Ryan p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Austin, Taylor p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
DeBoo, Chris p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 34  5 10  4   3  3 24  8  10

Nebraska 11 (8-3-1)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  5  1  2  0   0  1  2  4   0  .351
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  2  1  0  1   1  1  4  0   0  .224
Cooper, Khiry ph/cf.....  1  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   0  .286
Bailey, Adam rf..........  5  1  2  1   0  1  2  0   0  .358
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  4  2  1  0   0  0  9  2   1  .385
Thompson, Cade ph/1b....  1  0  0  0   0  1  3  1   1  .222
Tezak, Jeff dh...........  3  1  0  1   1  0  0  0   0  .300
Rank, Tyler ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Neer, Cody c.............  4  1  3  4   1  1  3  1   0  .367
Asche, Cody 3b...........  3  1  1  1   0  0  0  3   3  .400
Mort, Jake ph/3b........  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0  .071
Kline, Ben ss............  5  1  1  0   0  0  1  6   3  .231
Sullivan, Nick lf........  3  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   1  .184
Roualdes, Jordan p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0     -
Freeman, Matt p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
Totals................... 38 11 12  9   5  5 27 19   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Cal State Northridge 000 220 010 -  5 10  3
Nebraska............ 170 110 10X - 11 12  1
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E - Pineda(5); Reed 2(3); Kline, B.(3). LOB - CSUN 10; Cornhuskers 9. 2B -
Pineda 2(6); Reed(1); Bubak, K.(5); Bailey, A.(5); Farst, T.(6); Neer,
C.(2); Kline, B.(3). 3B - Neer, C.(1). HBP - D'Anna; Belanger 2. SH -
Parham(2); Reed(3). SF - Belfonte, D.(1). SB - Asche, C.(1).

Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Juarez, Ryan........  4.0  9 10  8  4  2 24 28  80  9.47
Austin, Taylor......  2.2  2  1  1  1  2  9 11  51  3.37
DeBoo, Chris........  1.1  1  0  0  0  1  5  5  11  0.00

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Roualdes, Jordan....  6.0  6  4  3  2  1 21 28  85  4.56
Freeman, Matt.......  3.0  4  1  1  1  2 13 14  54  3.00

Win - Roualdes, J..  Loss - Juarez.  Save - Freeman, M. (1).
WP - Freeman, M.(2). HBP - by Roualdes, J. (D'Anna); by Roualdes, J. (Belanger);
by Roualdes, J. (Belanger). BK - Roualdes, J.(1). Inherited runners/scored:
Austin 2/1; DeBoo 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Juarez 80/48; Austin 51/34; DeBoo 11/10;
Roualdes, J. 85/54; Freeman, M. 54/36.
Umpires - HP: Tom Svehla  1B: Patrick Spieler  3B: Bill McGuire
Start: 1:05p.m.   Time: 2:59   Attendance:
Weather: 42 degrees; E 17; Cloudy
Juarez faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: NU12

3:51 p.m.
We are through eight frames with the Huskers holding an 11-5 lead and Matt Freeman on for his third inning of work.

3:51 p.m.
Nebraska leads 11-5 in the bottom of the eighth, as the temperature has dropped here at the ballpark

3:24 p.m.
Freeman sets the side in order in the seventh

3:22 p.m.
Matt Freeman now pitching in the seventh, as Roualdes allowed three earned runs on six hits through six innings. Nebraska leads 10-4 in the seventh.

3:00 p.m.
Nebaska opens the fifth with a leadoff walk to Nick Sullivan and a Kyle Bubak double to put two on with no outs. Taylor Austin now pitching for Cal State Northridge. DJ Belfonte's sacrifice fly makes it 10-4 through five innings

2:35 p.m.
Cal State Northridge pushes across a pair of runs and is within 9-4 in the bottom of the fifth.

2:35 p.m.
Cody Neer continues his hot hitting, driving in his fourth RBI of the day with an RBI single to make it 9-2 after four innings.

2:28 p.m.
Cal State Northridge pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the fourth and trails 8-2 in the fourth

2:17 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the bottom of the third, as Nebraska leads 8-0.

2:11 p.m.
Roualdes works out of a bases-loaded jam in the third, as the Huskers hold an 8-0 lead after two and a half innings

1:56 p.m.
The Huskers erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the second inning, including a three-run triple from Cody Neer, to make it 8-0 after two frames.

1:30 p.m.
We have our first sighting of sunshine this afternoon, as it appeared in the top of the first. Roualdes hit a batter, but escaped the frame without further damage and Nebraska leads 1-0.

1:23 p.m.
The Huskers received a pair of gifts, as consecutive two-out errors helped plate a run for Nebraska. The Huskers lead 1-0 after one frame.

1:11 p.m.
Roualdes retires Cal State Northridge in order in the first, as Tyler Farst made a outstanding dive and toss to the left-hander to get Richard Cates at first for the third out of the inning.

1:08 p.m.
We are underway with the opener. Its 42 degrees with winds from the North at 17 miles per hour. In other words, its blowing straight out to right field. The time and temperature announcement brought a roar from the hardy throng here at the ballpark.

12:05 p.m.
Lineups for game one are now available for game one. DJ Belfonte moves into the No. 2 spot in the lineup, while Cody Neer makes the start behind the plate.

                   Cal State Northridge at Nebraska (Game 1)
                   Mar 07, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)


Cal State Northridge 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Pruitt, Jeff cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .161
Parham, John dh..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .351
Cates, Richard lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .425
Pineda, Ryan 3b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .432
D'Anna, Dominic 1b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .275
Hannick, Chris c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .273
Belanger, C.J. rf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .321
DeMarco, Justin 2b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Reed, TS ss..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .136
Juarez, Ryan p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0Nebraska 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .333
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .244
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .349
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .419
Tezak, Jeff dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .353
Neer, Cody c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .227
Asche, Cody 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .414
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .238
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .156
Roualdes, Jordan p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0Score by Innings         R  H  E
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Cal State Northridge  -  0  0  0
Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
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Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Juarez, Ryan........  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  3.27

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
--------------------------------------------------------
Roualdes, Jordan....  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  4.63

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Tom Svehla  1B: Patrick Spieler  3B: Bill McGuire
Start: 1:05p.m.   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU12

11:25 a.m.
The Huskers are taking batting practice and donning the cream jerseys for the first time this season today.

10:05 a.m.
As a reminder, both of today's broadcasts are internet only because of conflicts with men's and women's basketball.