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Husker Baseball Blog: March 24

Game 23: Nebraska (14-7-1)  vs. Northern Colorado (7-14)

The Huskers return to action this afternoon, as they take on the Northern Colorado at 3:05 p.m. Matt Freeman looks for his first career win and is opposed by James Quisenberry.

6:35 p.m
NU wins 14-13
 

Northern Colorado vs Nebraska (Mar 24, 2009)

Box Score Nebraska Baseball Northern Colorado at Nebraska Mar 24, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Northern Colorado 13 (7-15)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hilker, Adam ss.......... 4 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 .302 Raudenbush, Mike rf...... 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 .274 Mees, Andy 1b............ 5 1 1 1 1 3 11 0 3 .398 Sandberg, Kevin dh....... 3 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .337 Hegstad, Erik lf......... 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 .349 Nolen, Hunter c.......... 3 3 2 2 1 1 5 0 0 .368 Berge, T.J. 2b........... 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 0 .311 Santucci, Phil 3b........ 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 .250 Borzileri, Tyler cf...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .214 Quisenberry, James p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - Scott, Forbes p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Willman, Joe p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Totals................... 35 13 9 13 10 10 24 15 10

Nebraska 14 (15-7-1)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bubak, Kyle ss........... 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 .346 Mort, Jake 3b............ 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 .302 Bailey, Adam dh/p........ 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .352 Farst, Tyler 1b/rf....... 3 3 2 5 1 0 9 0 0 .359 Tezak, Jeff 2b........... 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 .324 Sullivan, Nick lf........ 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .265 Collins, Boomer rf/cf.... 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Burleson, Cory c......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 1 0 .311 Kiser, Kale ph.......... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hanson, Jed c........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - Cooper, Khiry cf......... 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 Belfonte, DJ ph/cf...... 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .236 Thompson, Cade 1b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Freeman, Matt p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - Bird, Erik p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Hauptman, Casey p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Broekmeier, Joe p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Nesseth, Mike p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Totals................... 37 14 16 14 6 3 27 12 7

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Northern Colorado... 011 035 300 - 13 9 0 Nebraska............ 300 006 14X - 14 16 2 -------------------------------------------

E - Mort, J.(3); Collins, B.(1). DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Bears 10; Cornhuskers 7. 2B - Sandberg, K.(2); Nolen, H. 2(4); Farst, T.(8); Tezak, J.(3); Collins, B.(1); Cooper, K.(1). 3B - Collins, B.(1); Belfonte, D.(2). HR - Sandberg, K.(10); Santucci, P.(1); Farst, T.(2). HBP - Sandberg, K.; Nolen, H.; Santucci, P.; Borzileri, T; Farst, T.. SH - Santucci, P.(1); Mort, J.(4). SB - Bubak, K.(3). CS - Sullivan, N.(2).

Northern Colorado IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Quisenberry, James.. 6.0 12 9 9 3 3 28 33 103 9.13 Scott, Forbes....... 1.2 2 3 3 2 0 7 9 41 6.75 Willman, Joe........ 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 2 3 12 8.44

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Freeman, Matt....... 3.0 0 2 1 4 5 10 18 75 2.84 Bird, Erik.......... 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 7 7 29 11.93 Bailey, Adam........ 2.0 2 5 5 4 1 7 12 45 9.31 Hauptman, Casey..... 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 5 7 35 4.21 Broekmeier, Joe..... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 0.00 Nesseth, Mike....... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 12 3.13

Win - Broekmeier (1-0). Loss - Willman, J. (1-2). Save - Nesseth, M. (1). WP - Bailey, A. 2(6); Freeman, M.(3). HBP - by Freeman, M. (Sandberg, K.); by Freeman, M. (Nolen, H.); by Freeman, M. (Santucci, P.); by Freeman, M. (Borzileri, T); by Quisenberry (Farst, T.). PB - Nolen, H.(3); Burleson, C.(2). Inherited runners/scored: Willman, J. 1/1; Bailey, A. 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Quisenberry 103/61; Scott, F. 41/25; Willman, J. 12/5; Freeman, M. 75/36; Bird, E. 29/18; Bailey, A. 45/22; Hauptman, C 35/18; Broekmeier 14/7; Nesseth, M. 12/8. Umpires - HP: Jeff Henrichs 1B: Randy Bertram 3B: Todd Shield Start: 3:35p.m. Time: 3:25 Attendance: 824 Weather: 41; Cloudy; WNW 22-31 Bird, E. faced 4 batters in the 5th. Game: NU23 batters in the 5th. Game: NU23

6:32 p.m.
Broekemeier works a perfect eighth inning, as the Huskers head to the bottom of the eighth with the heart of the order up trailing 13-10

6:21 p.m.
The Huskers pull closer, getting a run in the bottom of the seventh to close to within 13-10. Joe Broekemeier is now on the hill for the Huskers to open the eighth

6:11 p.m.
The slugfest continues, as Northern Colorado tacks on three more runs, includiing a two-run homer by Kevin Sandberg to make it 13-9

5:56 p.m.
Nebraska quickly regroups with six runs in the bottom of the sixth including a grand slam by Tyler Farst, the first grand slam by a Husker since last April

5:36 p.m.
Northern Colorado breaks the game open with five runs in the top of the sixth, including a grand slam from Phil Santucci, to make it a 10-3 game

5:19 p.m.
Nebraska threats by getting a couple of runners on base, but can't pull closer than 5-3 after five complete.

5:12 p.m.
Bailey gets the Huskers out of further damage, as Nebraska tries to overcome a 5-3 deficit heading into the bottom of the fifth

5:07 p.m.
Pitching change for the Huskers, as Adam Bailey is now on the mound. Northern Colorado has scored three times and leads 5-3 in the fifth

4:56 p.m.
Quisenberry puts the Huskers down in order in the fourth, as NU leads 3-2 after four completed innings

4:52 p.m.
Bird retires the side in order in the top of the fourth, getting two ground outs and a strikeout. NU leads 3-2 after three and a half innings.

4:48 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the bottom of the third inning. Erik Bird is now pitching with NU holding a 3-2 lead

4:41 p.m.
The Bears parlay an a walk and an error into a run, cutting the Husker lead to 3-2

4:21 p.m.
The Huskers put two runners on base, including a wind-aided bloop single by Khiry Cooper, but can't push across a run and lead 3-1 after two innings.

4:21 p.m.
Matt Freeman survives some wildness in the second, allowing one run after hitting three batters and walking another. NU leads 3-1 in the bottom of the second

4:04 p.m.
The Huskers strike for a trio of two-out runs, getting an RBI double from Tyler Farst and run-scoring singles from Nick Sullivan and Boomer Collins and lead 3-0 after one frame

3:47 p.m.
Matt Freeman fans a pair of Bears in the top of the first inning. Huskers coming to bat. The pregame cannon failed to fire after the national anthem today, so it is now listed as day to day.

3:30 p.m.
Game time temperature is 41 degrees with winds WNW at 22-31 miles per hour. It is blowing in from right field across to left center.

3:21 p.m.
Lineups for both teams have been posted

                         Northern Colorado at Nebraska
                   Mar 24, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Northern Colorado 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Hilker, Adam ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Raudenbush, Mike rf......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mees, Andy 1b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sandberg, Kevin dh.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hegstad, Erik lf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Nolen, Hunter c..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Berge, T.J. 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Santucci, Phil 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Borzileri, Tyler cf......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Quisenberry, James 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
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Bubak, Kyle ss...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bailey, Adam dh..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Collins, Boomer rf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Burleson, Cory c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Cooper, Khiry cf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Freeman, Matt 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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Northern Colorado...  -  0  0  0
Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
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Northern Colorado      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Quisenberry, James..  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Freeman, Matt.......  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Jeff Henrichs  1B: Randy Bertram  3B: Todd Shield
Start: 3:35p.m.   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU23

2:58 p.m.
Welcome to Hawks Field for today's series opener between the Huskers and Northern Colorado. The Huskers got some good news today as Ben Kline's MRI came back negative, but he is not in the lineup this afternonon.