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Husker Baseball Blog: March 17

Game 18: Nebraska (11-5-1)  at No. 15 Arkansas (12-3)   

The Huskers continue their five-game road trip tonight, as the Huskers begin a two-game series at Arkansas. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Baum Stadium. As a reminder, tonight's game is not on HuskersNside because it is being televised (Ch. 122 on Cox Cable in Omaha).

9:51
Huskers lose 9-3

                              Nebraska at Arkansas
                Mar 17, 2009 at Fayetteville, AR (Baum Stadium)

Nebraska 3 (11-6-1)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bubak, Kyle ss...........  4  0  0  1   1  2  4  3   0  .362
Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0  .315
Bailey, Adam dh/p........  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0  .357
Farst, Tyler rf/1b.......  3  1  0  0   1  1  4  0   0  .345
Sullivan, Nick lf........  1  0  0  0   3  0  0  0   3  .231
Thompson, Cade 1b........  2  0  0  0   1  0  4  2   1  .188
Collins, Boomer ph/rf...  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3  .111
Asche, Cody 3b...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0  .372
Mort, Jake ph/3b........  2  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  .269
Neer, Cody c.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  6  1   1  .256
Rank, Tyler ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  3  1  1  1   1  1  4  0   0  .231
Bird, Erik p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Broekmeier, Joe p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
Kerkhoff, Nate p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Hauptman, Casey p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Rose, Eric p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  .000
Kalkowski, Kash p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  .000
Yost, Sean p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Freeman, Matt p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 30  3  4  2   7 10 24 11   8

Arkansas 7 (13-3)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Collin Kuhn cf...........  4  2  2  1   0  0  1  0   0  .333
Scott Lyons ss...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  2   1  .286
Ben Tschepikow 2b........  3  2  1  2   1  0  2  5   0  .400
Travis Sample dh.........  3  0  1  3   1  1  0  0   0  .167
Andy Wilkins 1b..........  3  0  1  0   1  0 12  1   0  .327
Zack Cox 3b..............  3  1  1  0   1  2  1  1   0  .271
Andrew Darr lf...........  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   5  .189
James McCann c...........  2  2  1  0   2  0  7  3   0  .348
Jarrod McKinney rf.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0  .143
Brett Eibner p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .175
Mike Bolsinger p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Scott Limbocker p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Jeremy Heatley p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 29  7  8  6   6  6 27 13   6

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 010 000 002 -  3  4  1
Arkansas............ 220 000 30X -  7  8  1
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E - Asche, C.(2); Bolsinger(1). DP - Cornhuskers 1; Razorbacks 1. LOB -
Cornhuskers 8; Razorbacks 6. 2B - Mort, J.(3); Belfonte, D.(4); Kuhn 2(4);
Sample(2); McCann(2). HR - Tschepikow(6). HBP - Kuhn. SH - Tezak, J.(2);
McKinney(1). CS - Kuhn(1); Lyons(2).

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Bird, Erik..........  1.2  5  4  4  0  2 10 10  29 10.80
Broekmeier, Joe.....  0.2  0  0  0  1  0  2  3  11  0.00
Kerkhoff, Nate......  1.2  1  0  0  1  1  5  6  20  3.37
Hauptman, Casey.....  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3  11  2.53
Rose, Eric..........  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2  2   9  4.09
Kalkowski, Kash.....  1.0  0  2  2  1  2  2  5  19  6.55
Bailey, Adam........  0.0  1  1  1  3  0  1  4  17  5.87
Yost, Sean..........  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1   3  6.75
Freeman, Matt.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  12  2.70

Arkansas               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Brett Eibner........  2.0  0  1  1  5  1  5 10  44  5.59
Mike Bolsinger......  4.0  0  0  0  1  6 12 14  55  3.00
Scott Limbocker.....  1.2  2  0  0  1  2  7  8  32  0.00
Jeremy Heatley......  1.1  2  2  1  0  1  6  6  30 10.80

Win - Bolsinger (2-0).  Loss - Bird, E. (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - Bailey, A. 2(4); Bird, E.(1). HBP - by Kalkowski, K (Kuhn). PB - McCann(4).
Inherited runners/scored: Broekmeier 1/0; Kerkhoff, N. 1/0; Bailey, A. 2/2;
Yost, S. 3/0; Bolsinger 2/0; Heatley 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Bird, E. 29/21;
Broekmeier 11/5; Kerkhoff, N. 20/9; Hauptman, C 11/6; Rose, E. 9/7; Kalkowski, K
19/11; Bailey, A. 17/6; Yost, S. 3/2; Freeman, M. 12/8; Eibner 44/19; Bolsinger
55/40; Limbocker 32/19; Heatley 30/19.
Umpires - HP: Scott Taylor  1B: Myron Miller  3B: Tom Svehla
Start: 6:37p.m.   Time: 3:13   Attendance: 8366
Weather: 72 degrees: Sunny; Winds S 15
Eibner faced 2 batters in the 3rd.
Bailey, A. faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Game: NU18

9:47 p.m.
Matt Freeman works a scoreless eighth and DJ Belfonte's RBI double pulls the Huskers within 7-2 in the ninth

9:34 p.m.
Jeff Tezak's one-out single breaks up the no-hit bid by Arkansas and the Huskers load the bases, but can't score. Arkansas leads 7-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth.

9:12 p.m.
Arkansas tacks on three runs on a three-run double by Travis Sample and leads 7-1 heading into the top of the eighth

8:48 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the seventh and we are playing the karma card now. Nebraska has not been no-hit since May 3, 1981.

8:42 p.m.
Rose and Kalkowski combine for another scoreless inning of relief. NU is within 4-1 with Arkansas  going to left-hander Scott Linbocker.

8:30 p.m.
It is becoming one of those nights for the Huskers as they trail 4-1 after five and half innings. With two outs and Nick Sullivan at first, Cade Thompson hit a grounder off first baseman Andy Wilkins, which second baseman Ben Tschepikow picked up and fired to Wilkins at first for the final out of the inning.

8:21 p.m.
Sorry for the delay, as I to talk to the radio broadcast team between innings. Hauptman works a scoreless fifth and the Huskers are hanging around, trailing 4-1.

8:10 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the fifth and trail 4-1 after four and half innings. Kerkhoff allowed one hit over 1.2 innings of relief and now Casey Hauptman is pitching for the Huskers

8:03 p.m.
Kerkoff works a scoreless fourth inning, picking off Collin Kuhn to end the threat.

7:55 p.m.
Nebraska goes down in order in the fourth, as the Huskers have been held hitless over the first four innings of the contest.

7:46 p.m.
The Huskers get a strong performance from freshman Nate Kerkhoff, who came in and got the Huskers out of a two-on, one-out jam in the bottom of the third. Nebraska trails 4-1 after three innings.

7:33 p.m.
The Huskers load the bases with no outs, but are unable to plate a run, as reliever Mike Bolsinger gets the Hogs out of a dicey jam with Nebraska trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the third.

7:15 p.m.
Nebraska goes to bullpen, as Joe Broekemeier is now pitching for the Huskers. Bird lasts 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits, as the Huskers trail 4-1 after two innings.

7:04 p.m.
Nebraska trims the lead to 2-1, loading the bases with three walks before Cody Asche plates a run with a double play ground out

6:50 p.m.
Arkansas strikes in the bottom half of the first, as Collin Kuhn doubles to open the inning before coming home two batters later on a two-run homer by Ben Tschepikow. Kyle Bubak get the Huskers out of the inning with a leaping snare of a Andy Wilkins liner. Arkansas leads 2-0 after an inning.

6:42 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the top of the first

6:34 p.m.
Nebraska is in the red jerseys with pinstriped pants, while the Hogs are in white pinstriped jeserys with green hats in honor of St. Patrick's Day. It is 73 degrees under cloudless skies and winds from the Southeast at 15 miles per hour.

6:15 p.m.
Lineups for both teams have been posted for tonight's game

                              Nebraska at Arkansas
                Mar 17, 2009 at Fayetteville, AR (Baum Stadium)

Nebraska 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bubak, Kyle ss...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .389
Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .320
Bailey, Adam dh..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .364
Farst, Tyler rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .364
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .235
Thompson, Cade 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .214
Asche, Cody 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .390
Neer, Cody c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .278
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .226
Bird, Erik p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Arkansas 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Collin Kuhn cf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .316
Scott Lyons ss...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .288
Ben Tschepikow 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .403
Travis Sample dh.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .133
Andy Wilkins 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .327
Zack Cox 3b..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .267
Andrew Darr lf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .212
James McCann c...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .333
Jarrod McKinney rf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .182
Brett Eibner p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .175
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Score by Innings         R  H  E
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Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
Arkansas............  -  0  0  0
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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   -  9.26

Arkansas               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Brett Eibner........  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  5.87

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires -
Start: 6:37p.m.   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU18

5:55 p.m.
One Husker eho enjoys St. Patrick's Day is senior outfielder Nick Sullivan, who is proud of his Irish heritage. Actually, when his great grandfather came to America in the late 1890s, the family name was O'Sullivan, but it was changed to become more americanized. Sullivan has a photo of his grandfather when he first arrived in the United State. For tonight's game, is is in the No. 5 spot and in left field.

5:35 p.m.
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Baum Stadium on the University of Arkansas campus. The Huskers arrived in Fayetteville last night and practiced for about 90 minutes before checking in to the team hotel. A large crowd is expected for the two-game series between Nebraska and Arkansas.