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Husker Baseball Blog: March 31

Games 27: Nebraska (16-10-1 at Wichita State (13-10)

The Huskers finish up their four-game road trip this evening, as they take on the Wichita State Shockers at Eck Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:07 p.m. and the game will be carried on the IMG Husker Sports Network.

10:14
Huskers go down in order in the ninth and fall 9-7 :(

                               Nebraska Baseball

                           Nebraska at Wichita State

                   Mar 31, 2009 at Wichita, KS (Eck Stadium)

 

Nebraska 7 (16-11-1)

 

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  5  2  2  0   0  1  0  0   0

Mort, Jake 3b............  4  1  1  2   0  1  1  1   2

Collins, Boomer rf.......  4  1  0  0   1  3  1  0   0

Tezak, Jeff dh...........  4  0  2  1   0  1  0  0   0

Farst, Tyler 1b..........  3  0  1  1   0  0  9  2   1

Sullivan, Nick lf........  3  1  0  0   1  1  5  1   1

Hanson, Jed c............  2  1  1  1   0  1  1  1   0

Neer, Cody c............  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0

Kline, Ben ss............  1  1  0  0   1  0  2  3   0

Cooper, Khiry cf.........  2  0  1  1   0  0  2  0   0

Asche, Cody ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0

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

Broekemeier, Joe p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Kerkhoff, Nate p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

Bird, Erik p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

Mariot, Michael p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Nesseth, Mike p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0

Totals................... 32  7  9  6   3 10 24 10   5

 

Wichita State 9 (14-10)

 

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Baez, Will 2b............  5  1  1  0   0  0  1  2   2

Grimes, Tyler ss.........  3  2  0  0   1  0  1  3   0

Jones, Ryan rf...........  3  2  2  0   1  0  0  0   0

McKeever, Clinton 1b.....  4  1  3  4   0  0 12  0   0

O'Brien, Chris 3b........  3  1  1  3   2  1  1  2   2

Lassley, Cody c..........  3  1  1  0   1  0  9  2   0

Rosecrans, Josh dh.......  4  0  0  1   0  2  0  0   2

Brown, Taylor lf.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   2

Caster, Mitch lf........  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0

Letourneau, Andrew cf....  4  0  2  1   0  1  1  0   0

Flynn, Brian p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0

Cooper, Jordan p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

Totals................... 33  9 11  9   5  4 27 13   8

 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Nebraska............ 230 101 000 -  7  9  4

Wichita State....... 501 010 02X -  9 11  2

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E - Hanson, J. 2(2); Bird, E.(1); Mariot, M.(1); Lassley(4); Brown, T.(5).

DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Cornhuskers 5; Shockers 8. 2B - Cooper, K.(2);

McKeever(6); O'Brien(7). HR - Mort, J.(2); Hanson, J.(3). HBP - Kline, B.;

Grimes; Jones; McKeever. SH - Mort, J.(5); Kline, B.(4). SF - Farst, T.(4).

SB - Lassley(3); Letourneau(5). CS - Cooper, K.(1); Jones(2).

 

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP

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Broekemeier, Joe....  0.0  2  5  5  2  0  2  5  19

Kerkhoff, Nate......  2.0  2  0  0  1  0  7  8  25

Bird, Erik..........  3.0  3  2  1  1  3 12 13  47

Mariot, Michael.....  2.0  2  0  0  1  0  7  8  27

Nesseth, Mike.......  1.0  2  2  2  0  1  5  7  24

 

Wichita State          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP

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Flynn, Brian........  3.1  6  6  6  2  3 14 18  68

Cooper, Jordan......  5.2  3  1  0  1  7 18 21  76

 

Win - Cooper (3-2).  Loss - Nesseth, M. (3-2).  Save - None.

WP - Bird, E. 2(3); Nesseth, M.(2). HBP - by Broekemeier (McKeever); by Cooper

(Kline, B.); by Nesseth, M. (Grimes); by Nesseth, M. (Jones). PB - Hanson,

J.(2). Inherited runners/scored: Kerkhoff, N. 1/1; Cooper 1/0. Pitches/strikes:

Broekemeier 19/6; Kerkhoff, N. 25/13; Bird, E. 47/31; Mariot, M. 27/14; Nesseth,

M. 24/14; Flynn 68/39; Cooper 76/53.

Umpires - HP: Terry Harrison  1B: Mark Wagers  3B: Josh Schepis

Start: 7:07p.m.   Time: 3:00   Attendance: 4356

Broekemeier faced 5 batters in the 1st.

10:06 p.m
The Huskers will need a comeback, as Clinton McKeever's two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth gave Wichita State a 9-7 lead heading to the bottom of the ninth. The inning was sprurred by a a questionable call from home plate umpire Terry Harrison, which kept the inning alive and allowed the shockers to rally.  

9:48 p.m
Nebraska goes scoreless in the eighth, as we are tied at seven heading into the bottom of the eighth

9:39 p.m
Mariot wiggles his way out of a two-on, one-out jam and the Huskers and Shockers are tied at seven after seven complete frames. Sullivan leads off the eighth for the Huskers, and he got NU's last rally started.

9:28 p.m
It is stretch time in Wichita and we remianed tied at seven. Tyler Farst extended his hit streak to 10 games has hit safely in 21 of his last 22 contests with his two-out single.

9:21 p.m
Nebraska got some momentum in the sixth, turning a 7-5-6 DP to get out of a difficult situation. We remain tied at 7-all after six innings

9:13 p.m
Nebraska gets an unearned run, but Wichita State gets a break, as an errant throw sails into into the Shocker bullpen and forces Cody Neer to stay at third. That proves costly as Jordan Cooper escaps the inning without further damage. We are tied at 7-all in the fifth

8:59 p.m
Wichita State regains the lead on an RBI single by Clinton McKeever and leads 7-6 after five innings

8:42 p.m
The Huskers get a two-out single from Jeff Tezak, but are unable to muster a run and we remain tied after four and a half innings

8:36 p.m
Erik Bird sets the Shockers down in order in the bottom of the fourth and we remain tied at six.

8:32 p.m
The Huskers come back, getting an RBI double from Khiry Cooper to pull even at six apiece after three and a half innings

8:17 p.m
Wichita State gets an unearned run, putting together an infield single, stolen base and error and a wild pitch to pull ahead 6-5 after three frames.

8:08 p.m
The Huskers are retired in order in the top of the third, as we remained tied at five apiece. Erik Bird is now in to replace Nate Kerkhoff, who pitched a scoreless two innings to limit the Shocker damage.

8:04 p.m
Nate Kerkhoff spins a solid second frame, holding the Shockers scoreless in the second. We are tied at 5-5 after two innings

7:54 p.m
Nebraska returns the favor with three runs in the top of the second, including mammoth homers by Jed Hanson and Jake Mort to tie the score at five apiece after two frames. Both homers were impressive shots into the gusting wind going to right field.

7:46 p.m
Nebraska's lead didn't last long as Joe Broekemeier struggled with control, walking two and hitting another before Chris O'Brien cleared the bases with a three-run double. NU trails 5-2 after one inning.

7:21 p.m
The Huskers get off to a good start, jumping out to a 2-0 lead after a Jeff Tezak RBI single and a sacrifice fly from Tyler Farst. Shockers now coming to bat the bottom of the first.

7:12 p.m
We are underway with Kyle Bubak opening the game with a single

7 p.m
It is Military Appreciation night and the weather, as well as local TV, has scared off many of the fans from attending tonight. There are a run of Harley Davidson motorcycles with Americna flags ringing the warning track around the ballpark

6:55p.m.
Here is your daily weather forecast, brought to us by the national weather service.

Temp. 55 degreesHumidity: 21 %Wind Speed: W 22 G 32 MPHBarometer: 29.73" (1007.0 mb)Dewpoint: 16 ?F (-9 ?C)Wind Chill: 50 ?F (10 ?C)Visibility: 10.00 mi.

6:35 p.m.
Lineups for both teams have been posted, and a welcome back to the lineup for Ben Kline, who makes his first start since March 18 after shoulder soreness. Joe Broekemeier makes his first career start tonght after pitching 1.1 shutout innings on Monday against Oklahoma.

                           Nebraska at Wichita State
                   Mar 31, 2009 at Wichita, KS (Eck Stadium)

Nebraska 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Collins, Boomer rf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Tezak, Jeff dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hanson, Jed c............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Cooper, Khiry cf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Broekemeier, Joe p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Wichita State 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Baez, Will 2b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Grimes, Tyler ss.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jones, Ryan rf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
McKeever, Clinton 1b.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
O'Brien, Chris 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Lassley, Cody c..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rosecrans, Josh dh.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Brown, Taylor lf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Letourneau, Andrew cf....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Flynn, Brian p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

6:30 p.m.
Welcome to high atop Eck Stadium at Tyler Field, the home of Wichita State. We are about 35 minutes away from first pitch as the Huskers take on the Shockers in this midweek matchup. The Huskers will look for their fourth win in five years over the Shockers and will look to regain the all-time series lead over the Shockers. The wind has joined us after the weekend in Oklahoma and with gusts of 30 miles per hour to right field.