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Husker Baseball Blog: April 4

Game 31: Kansas State (23-8, 4-4 Big 12) vs. Nebraska (16-13-1, 4-7 Big 12)

The Huskers look to snap a four-game losing streak this afternoon, as they take on Kansas State in the series finale for both teams. Nebraska sends sophomore Casey Hauptman to the mound for his third win of the year, while Kansas State will start right-hander Todd Vogel this afternoon.

4:24
Huskers get the tying run on base, but fall 5-3 to Kansas State

                            Kansas State at Nebraska
                   Apr 04, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Kansas State 5 (24-8,5-4 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Muenster, Adam dh........  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0  .287
Jurica, Carter 2b........  3  1  0  0   1  0  0  4   1  .403
Martini, Nick lf.........  4  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0  .336
Bloxom, Justin 1b........  4  1  2  2   0  0 14  0   0  .382
King, Jason 3b...........  4  0  2  1   0  0  0  2   0  .331
Biery, Drew ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   1  .381
Cruz, Jordan rf..........  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0  .287
Vaughn, Rob c............  4  1  0  0   0  1  6  0   2  .264
Yelovich, Dane cf........  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0  .307
Vogel, Todd p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Rooke, Thomas p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Marshall, Evan p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Allen, James p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 33  5  7  4   1  4 27 10   4

Nebraska 3 (16-14-1,4-8 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bubak, Kyle ss...........  2  1  0  1   1  0  0  4   0  .330
Asche, Cody 3b...........  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0  .338
Mort, Jake ph/3b........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  .275
Bailey, Adam dh..........  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0  .333
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  4  0  2  0   0  0 12  0   1  .374
Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  4  0  1  1   0  0  4  5   0  .313
Sullivan, Nick lf........  4  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0  .267
Collins, Boomer rf.......  3  0  0  0   0  3  1  0   3  .292
Neer, Cody c.............  4  1  2  0   0  0  4  0   0  .282
Kiser, Kale pr..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .217
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0  .239
Kline, Ben ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .225
Cooper, Khiry cf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .275
Thompson, Cade ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2  .143
Hauptman, Casey p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0     -
Bird, Erik p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Nesseth, Mike p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 33  3  8  3   1  6 27 12   6

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Kansas State........ 300 000 110 -  5  7  0
Nebraska............ 000 110 010 -  3  8  2
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E - Mort, J.(6); Belfonte, D.(1). DP - Wildcats 1. LOB - Wildcats 4;
Cornhuskers 6. 2B - Neer, C.(8). 3B - King, Jason(2). HR - Bloxom, Just(6).
HBP - Collins, B.. SH - Biery, Drew(6); Yelovich, Da(6). SF - Bubak, K.(1).

Kansas State           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Vogel, Todd.........  3.1  5  1  1  0  3 14 14  46  5.68
Rooke, Thomas.......  4.1  2  2  2  1  2 14 16  68  3.21
Marshall, Evan......  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1   4  7.71
Allen, James........  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  5  19  2.37

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Hauptman, Casey.....  6.2  5  4  3  1  3 24 27  87  5.30
Bird, Erik..........  1.1  2  1  1  0  0  6  6  18  9.26
Nesseth, Mike.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  11  3.72

Win - Vogel, Todd (3-0).  Loss - Hauptman, C (2-2).  Save - Allen, James (5).
HBP - by Allen, James (Collins, B.). Inherited runners/scored: Rooke, Thoma 2/0;
Marshall, Ev 1/0; Bird, E. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Vogel, Todd 46/32; Rooke, Thoma
68/39; Marshall, Ev 4/3; Allen, James 19/13; Hauptman, C 87/63; Bird, E. 18/11;
Nesseth, M. 11/8.
Umpires - HP: Josh Schepis  1B: Doyle Sooter  3B: Greg Oros
Start: 2:04p.m.   Time: 2:20   Attendance: 1594
Weather: 55;  ESE 22-39; Cloudy
Game: NU31

4:14 p.m.
Nesseth works a perfect ninth, and the Huskers trail 5-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth

4:10 p.m.
Nebraska inches closer in the eighth, getting an RBI single from adam Bailey to pull within 5-3 entering the top of the ninth

3:53 p.m.
Kansas State gets a much-needed insurance run on a solo homer by Justin Bloxom, the first homer hit by either team this weekend. The Wildcats lead 5-2 after seven and a half innings.

3:46 p.m.
The Huskers are retired on order in the seventh, as trail 4-2 after seven complete frames

3:44 p.m.
Hauptman pitched well, but KSU adds an unearned run in the top of the seventh and leads 4-2. The sophomore goes a  career-high 6.2 innings and allows three runs on five hits. Adam Muenster's two-out RBI single gave the Wildcats a two-run lead.

3:32 p.m.
Nebraska is retired in order in the sixth, as the Huskers trail 3-2 after six complete

3:26 p.m.
Casey Hauptman continues to roll, setting down three more in a row and has retired 10 in a row and 18 of his last 19, while matching the longest start in his career. Huskers trail 3-2 after five and a half.

3:20 p.m.
The Huskers trim the lead to 3-2 after Cody Neer doubled and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Kyle Bubak.

3:12 p.m.
Hauptman puts the Wilcats down in order after the fifth as he has retired 15 of the last 16 hitters he faced after a rocky start. NU trails 3-1 after four and a half frames.

3:08 p.m.
Nebraska strings together three hits in the bottom of the fourth as Jeff Tezak's RBI single makes it a 4-1 game.

2:55 p.m.
Hauptman works a perfect fourth inning, as the Huskers trail 3-0 after three and a half innings

2:47 p.m.
Vogel pitches a perfect third inning, as the Huskers trail 3-0 after three innings. KSU will likely use several pitchers today as Vogel started Wednesday's game against Creighton.

2:44 p.m.
Hauptman works around a two-out triple by Jason King without any damage, and Kansas State leads 3-0 after two and a half frames.

2:37 p.m.
Farst leads off the second with a single, but could not capitalize, as NU trails 3-0 after two innings

2:28 p.m.
Hauptman works a perfect second inning, as Jeff Tezak caught two pop-ups and had a grounder hit to him. NU trails 3-0 after one and a half innings.

2:23 p.m.
Nebraska got a one-out single from Cody Asche, but he was quickly wiped out on a double play, as Kansas State leads 3-0 after one inning.

2:17 p.m.
It was not the start the Huskers were looking for, as Kansas State opened the game with four hits and a walk en route to taking a 3-0 lead afrer one half inning.

2:05 p.m.
It is 55 degrees at game time with winds from the East Southeast from 22 to 39. It is blowing across from right field today as hard as it has in recent memory

1:40 p.m.
Lineups for today's game are now posted. Nick Sullivan and Rob Vaughn of K-State are both eligble for today's game as they were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Nebraska Baseball Kansas State at Nebraska Apr 04, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Kansas State 0

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Muenster, Adam dh........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Jurica, Carter 2b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .413 Martini, Nick lf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 Bloxom, Justin 1b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378 King, Jason 3b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Biery, Drew ss........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394 Cruz, Jordan rf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Vaughn, Rob c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Yelovich, Dane cf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Vogel, Todd 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bubak, Kyle ss........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 Asche, Cody 3b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Bailey, Adam dh.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 Farst, Tyler 1b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 Tezak, Jeff 2b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Sullivan, Nick lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Collins, Boomer rf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Neer, Cody c............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Hauptman, Casey 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 -------------------------------- Kansas State........ - 0 0 0 Nebraska............ - 0 0 0 --------------------------------

Kansas State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Vogel, Todd......... 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6.32

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Hauptman, Casey..... 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5.58

1:30 p.m.
Today's game is still scheduled to start at 2:05 p.m. and it has remained dry at the ballpark to far. Hopefully, mother nature will cooperate and we will be able to get today's game in.