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Husker Baseball Blog: April 10

 Texas (21-8, 6-6 Big 12) vs. Nebraska (16-15-1, 4-8 Big 12)

The Huskers return to the diamond for a twinbill this afternoon, as they host No. 9 Texas. First pitch for game one is set at 2:05 p.m. with the nightcap slated for 6:06 p.m.

10:18
Huskers fall 11-7 
                               Nebraska Baseball
                              #9 Texas at Nebraska
                   Apr 10, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Texas 11 (23-8,8-6 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
Tucker, Travis 2b........  3  2  0  0   3  0  2  3   3  .302
Torres, Michael 3b.......  5  1  2  2   0  0  0  1   2  .292
Shepherd, Tant lf........  5  1  2  3   0  0  1  0   0  .289
Lusson, Kyle rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .212
Keyes, Kevin rf..........  3  2  1  1   1  1  0  0   1  .279
Maitland, Tim pr/lf.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .091
Rupp, Cameron dh.........  5  1  1  1   0  3  0  0   1  .255
Clark, Preston c.........  4  1  2  2   0  0 10  2   1  .206
Loy, Brandon ss..........  3  1  1  0   1  0  1  2   0  .259
Belt, Brandon 1b.........  4  2  3  0   0  1  7  2   0  .330
Rowe, Connor cf..........  5  0  1  1   0  2  4  0   0  .242
Workman, Brandon p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
Shinaberry, Keith p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Carrillo, Kendal p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
McKirahan, Andrew p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Dicharry, Austin p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Wood, Austin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Totals................... 37 11 13 10   5  7 27 11   8

Nebraska 7 (16-17-1,4-10 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
Bubak, Kyle dh...........  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0  .306
Kiser, Kale ph/dh.......  3  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   0  .231
Asche, Cody 3b...........  5  0  3  3   0  1  1  1   0  .361
Bailey, Adam rf..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0  .317
Cooper, Khiry ph/cf.....  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1  .259
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  5  1  1  0   0  2 11  1   1  .350
Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  4  2  3  0   1  0  1  4   2  .333
Sullivan, Nick lf........  3  1  0  0   1  3  1  0   0  .250
Mort, Jake ph...........  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  .276
Belfonte, DJ cf/rf.......  2  1  1  1   1  0  2  0   0  .247
Collins, Boomer ph......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .264
Kline, Ben ss............  3  1  1  1   1  0  1  4   0  .235
Burleson, Cory c.........  4  0  0  1   0  0  8  0   7  .283
Roualdes, Jordan p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Broekemeier, Joe p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Kerkhoff, Nate p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0     -
Mariot, Michael p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Totals................... 37  7 11  6   5 11 27 13  11

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Texas............... 233 201 000 - 11 13  2
Nebraska............ 000 520 000 -  7 11  1
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E - Tucker, T.(2); Torres, M.(2); Bailey, A.(2). DP - Longhorns 1. LOB -
Longhorns 8; Cornhuskers 11. 2B - Shepherd, T. 2(9); Keyes, K.(7); Asche,
C.(5). HR - Rupp, C.(2). HBP - Keyes, K.; Loy, B.; Belfonte, D.; Kline, B..
SH - Belt, B.(4). SF - Clark, P.(2); Burleson, C.(1). SB - Tucker, T.(6);
Torres, M.(3); Keyes, K.(3). CS - Clark, P.(1); Bubak, K.(3).

Texas                  IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
--------------------------------------------------------
Workman, Brandon....  3.2  5  5  2  3  4 15 19  84  2.74
Shinaberry, Keith...  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1   2  2.00
Carrillo, Kendal....  0.2  1  1  1  0  1  3  3   9  3.37
McKirahan, Andrew...  0.0  0  1  0  2  0  0  2  10  3.86
Dicharry, Austin....  2.2  1  0  0  0  5  9 11  44  1.35
Wood, Austin........  2.0  3  0  0  0  1  9  9  35  1.82

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
--------------------------------------------------------
Roualdes, Jordan....  2.0  6  7  6  2  2 12 15  56  6.80
Broekemeier, Joe....  2.0  4  3  2  0  0  9 10  36  7.27
Kerkhoff, Nate......  2.1  2  1  1  1  2  7 10  43  4.40
Mariot, Michael.....  2.2  1  0  0  2  3  9 11  48  7.46

Win - Carrillo, K. (1-0).  Loss - Roualdes, J. (4-3).  Save - None.
WP - Broekemeier(1). HBP - by Roualdes, J. (Loy, B.); by Kerkhoff, N. (Keyes,
K.); by Dicharry, A. (Belfonte, D.); by Dicharry, A. (Kline, B.). PB - Clark,
P.(1); Burleson, C.(3). Inherited runners/scored: Shinaberry 3/3; Carrillo, K.
1/0; McKirahan, A 1/0; Dicharry, A. 3/2; Broekemeier 1/1; Mariot, M. 1/0.
Pitches/strikes: Workman, B. 84/46; Shinaberry 2/2; Carrillo, K. 9/6; McKirahan,
A 10/2; Dicharry, A. 44/25; Wood, A. 35/23; Roualdes, J. 56/31; Broekemeier
36/26; Kerkhoff, N. 43/27; Mariot, M. 48/28.
Umpires - HP: Mark Winters  1B: Scott Wilkerson  3B: Mike Droll
Start: 6:07p.m.   Time: 3:47   Attendance: 5297
Weather: 57; Sunny; NE 9
Roualdes, J. faced 2 batters in the 3rd.
Shinaberry faced 1 batter in the 4th.
McKirahan, A faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: NU34

9:34 p.m.
Nebraska opens the eighth with two hits, but Wood settles down and get the Longhorns out of the jam. NU has left 10 on base through eight frames.

9:24 p.m.
The Huskers hold Texas scoreless in the eighth, as Austin Wood is now pitching for the Longhorns

9:10 p.m.
The Huskers loaded the bases with two outs on a single and two hit batters, but could not push across a run. NU trails 11-7 after seven complete innings 

8:57 p.m.
Kerkhoff and Michael Mariot keep UT off the board in the top of the seventh. Its stretch time in Lincoln with Texas leading 11-7

8:43 p.m.
Texas gets a run in the top of the sixth before Austin Dicharry strikes out the side in the bottom of the sixth. Huskers trail 11-7 after six complete

8:22 p.m.
The Huskers chipped away at the deficit, pulling to within 10-7 after five innings

8:05 p.m.
Nate Kerkhoff tosses a scoreless fifth inning, as the Huskers hold Texas off the scoreboard for the first time tonight.

7:59 p.m.
Nebraska bats around in the fourth, scoring five times to slice the lead to 10-5 with Cody Asche providing the big hit with a three-run double

7:31 p.m.
Texas adds to its lead and is up 10-0 after three and a half frames. Because it is a doubleheader, the run rule is in affect. 

7:23 p.m.
The Huskers come up empty in the bottom of the third and trail 8-0 after three complete

7:15 p.m.
Texas puts up three more runs to chase Jordan Roualdes and lead 8-0 after two and a half innings.

6:42 p.m.
The Longhorns tack on three more runs in the top of the second, including a two-run single by Michael Torres and leads 5-0 after one and a half innings. UT has taken advantage of control problems by starter Jordan Roualdes, who has walked two and hit another.

6:28 p.m.
Nebraska goes scoreless in the top of the fist, as Cody Ashee singled with one out, but could not capitalize. Texas leads 2-0 after an inning of play

6:22 p.m.
Texas gets on the board quickly, getting a two-run single by Tant Shepherd to take a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the first

6:02 p.m.
Game 2 lineup is now available. We are a 6:06 p.m. first pitch for TV

     Nebraska Baseball
                              #9 Texas at Nebraska
                   Apr 10, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Texas 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Tucker, Travis 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Torres, Michael 3b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Shepherd, Tant lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Keyes, Kevin rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rupp, Cameron dh.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Clark, Preston c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Loy, Brandon ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Belt, Brandon 1b.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rowe, Connor cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Workman, Brandon 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
------------------------------------------------------
Bubak, Kyle dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Asche, Cody 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bailey, Adam rf..........  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
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Burleson, Cory c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Roualdes, Jordan 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
--------------------------------
Texas...............  -  0  0  0
Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
--------------------------------


Texas                  IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
--------------------------------------------------
Workman, Brandon....  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -

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

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Mark Winters  1B: Scott Wilkerson  3B: Mike Droll
Start: 6:06p.m.   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU34

5:10
Huskers rally, but fall in game 1, 7-5

 

                               Nebraska Baseball                         #9 Texas at Nebraska (Game 1)                   Apr 10, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

 

Texas 7 (22-8,7-6 Big 12)

 

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.------------------------------------------------------------Tucker, Travis 2b........  4  0  0  0   1  1  2  4   2  .310Torres, Michael 3b.......  5  1  2  0   0  0  0  2   0  .286Belt, Brandon 1b.........  5  0  1  1   0  1 12  0   0  .311Moldenhauer, Russell dh..  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   1  .250 Hernandez, David ph.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1  .309Shepherd, Tant lf........  4  1  2  1   0  0  1  0   1  .282 Lusson, Kyle lf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .212Keyes, Kevin rf..........  3  3  2  0   1  0  1  0   1  .277 Maitland, Tim rf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .091Rupp, Cameron c..........  2  2  1  2   1  0  6  0   0  .258Loy, Brandon ss..........  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  5   0  .257Rowe, Connor cf..........  3  0  1  2   0  1  3  0   0  .246Ruffin, Chance p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     - Shinaberry, Keith p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     - Jungmann, Taylor p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     - Wood, Austin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -Totals................... 34  7 10  6   4  5 27 12   6

 

Nebraska 5 (16-16-1,4-9 Big 12)

 

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.------------------------------------------------------------Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  5  0  0  0   0  4  1  3   1  .309Mort, Jake 3b............  3  0  0  0   2  0  0  1   0  .267Bailey, Adam rf..........  4  1  1  1   0  0  3  0   1  .322 Cooper, Khiry pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .275Farst, Tyler 1b..........  3  2  0  0   1  0 10  1   2  .357Tezak, Jeff dh...........  3  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   2  .317Sullivan, Nick lf........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0  .258 Collins, Boomer ph/lf...  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1  .269Belfonte, DJ cf..........  4  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   0  .242Neer, Cody c.............  2  0  0  0   1  0  5  0   0  .267 Asche, Cody ph..........  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  .343Kline, Ben ss............  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  5   1  .231Yost, Sean p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0     - Bird, Erik p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     - Rose, Eric p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .000Totals................... 33  5  5  3   5  6 27 13   8

 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E-------------------------------------------Texas............... 030 201 100 -  7 10  3Nebraska............ 000 220 001 -  5  5  2-------------------------------------------

 

E - Tucker, T.(1); Belt, B.(4); Shepherd, T.(3); Mort, J.(7); Kline, B.(5).DP - Longhorns 1; Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Longhorns 6; Cornhuskers 8. 2B -Belt, B.(10). 3B - Keyes, K.(1). HR - Shepherd, T.(1); Rupp, C.(1). HBP -Bailey, A.; Farst, T.. SH - Rupp, C.(3). SF - Rowe, C.(2). SB - Tucker,T.(5); Torres, M.(2).

 

Texas                  IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA--------------------------------------------------------Ruffin, Chance......  4.2  3  4  1  3  3 18 23  74  2.44Shinaberry, Keith...  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2  2   9  2.00Jungmann, Taylor....  3.1  1  1  1  2  2 11 13  53  1.26Wood, Austin........  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  2  2   5  1.93

 

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA--------------------------------------------------------Yost, Sean..........  5.0  5  5  5  4  3 18 23  90  8.04Bird, Erik..........  3.1  4  2  2  0  2 13 14  55  7.98Rose, Eric..........  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  3  3   9  5.59

 

Win - Shinaberry (1-0).  Loss - Yost, S. (1-3).  Save - Wood, A. (7).WP - Bird, E.(4). HBP - by Ruffin, C. (Bailey, A.); by Ruffin, C. (Farst, T.).Inherited runners/scored: Shinaberry 1/0; Wood, A. 2/1. Pitches/strikes: Ruffin,C. 74/43; Shinaberry 9/6; Jungmann, T. 53/33; Wood, A. 5/3; Yost, S. 90/48;Bird, E. 55/38; Rose, E. 9/7.Umpires - HP: Mike Droll  1B: Mark Winters  3B: Scott WilkersonStart: 2:05p.m.   Time: 2:49   Attendance:Weather: 54; Mostly Sunny; NE 14-21Game: NU33

4:30 p.m
Both teams retire the side in order in the eighth. NU trails 7-4 entering the top of the ninth.

4:17 p.m
Texas tacks on a run in the top of the seventh to push the lead to 7-4, but Nebraska goes scoreless in the bottom half of the frame. We are heading to the top of the eighth

4:04 p.m
Nebraska threatens in the sixth, but can't push across a run. The Huskers trail 6-4 after six complete

3:51 p.m
Texas gets one of the runs back and leads 6-4 after Conner Rowe's RBI single to center

3:41 p.m
Nebraska continues to rally,  scoring two times, including an RBI single from Jeff Tezak, to pull within 5-4 and knock Ruffin out of the game after 4.2 innings. Erik Bird opens the sixth on the mound for Nebraska

3:22 p.m.
Yost works around a two-out walk to get out of the fifth without any damage. The redshirt freshman has now gone five innings, the longest stint in his short Husker career. NU trails 5-2 after four and a half frame.s

3:20 p.m.
The Huskers get on the board in the bottom of the fourth, taking advantage of a Texas miscue by Brandon Belt and adding an RBI single by DJ Belfonte to pull within 5-2 after four innings.

3:08 p.m.
Texas takes advantage of a Husker miscue as Kevin Keyes triples and scored on a Husker throwing error. Connoe Rowe's sacrifice fly makes it 5-0 UT after three and a half innings

2:57 p.m.
Kline opens the third with a sharp single to left, but Nebraska can't muster anymore offense in the bottom of the third and trail 3-0

2:50 p.m.
Yost works efficiently around a leadoff walk in the top of the third. Huskers trail 3-0 after two and a half innings

2:38 p.m.
Ruffin puts the Huskers down in order in the second, including a nice diving catch by Tant Shepherd in left to end the frame. UT leads 3-0 after two complete.

2:34 p.m.
The Longhorns take advantage of the gusty winds to right, getting a pair of wind-aided homers to take a 3-0 lead after one and half innings Tant Shepherd homered with one out before Cameron Rupp belted a two-run homer later in the inning.

2:22 p.m.
Texas starter Chance Ruffin stuggled with his control, hitting a batter and walking another, but Nebraska could not capitalize, as Ruffin retired the next two hitters to escape further trouble. We are scoreless after one complete inning.

2:10 p.m.
Yost works a perfect top of the first inning, needing only 13 pitches to set the Longhorns down in order, including a pair of strikeouts. Huskers coming to bat in the bottom of the first.

2:01 p.m.
It is 54 degrees under mostly sunny skies with a wind blowing a 14-21 from the Northeast. In other words, its blowing out to right this afternoon.

1:54 p.m.
Several people have asked about the process of determining whether is game is postponed or not. The process usually starts at the start of the day when looking at the short and long-range forcast for the particular day. In the case of heavy rain or a strong chance of inclement weather (cold or snow), the decision is made early on and passed along as soon as possible. In days like yesterday, they wanted until early afternoon to see if there was a possibility to a chance to play in the evening. Around 2:15 p.m., the decision was made to postpone the game, since temperatures were in the 30s and dropping with a strong  (nearly 70 percent) chance of rain. The umpires and opposing team are called first and then the decision is passed along as quickly to our fans (via e-mail, Huskers.com, ticket and baseball office and to the radio network affiliates).

1:42 p.m.
Lineups for today's game have been posted.

                         #9 Texas at Nebraska (Game 1)
                   Apr 10, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

Texas 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Tucker, Travis 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Torres, Michael 3b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Belt, Brandon 1b.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Moldenhauer, Russell dh..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Shepherd, Tant lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Keyes, Kevin rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rupp, Cameron c..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Loy, Brandon ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rowe, Connor cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Ruffin, Chance 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
------------------------------------------------------
Bubak, Kyle 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Tezak, Jeff dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Neer, Cody c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Yost, Sean 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
--------------------------------
Texas...............  -  0  0  0
Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
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Texas                  IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Ruffin, Chance......  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
--------------------------------------------------
Yost, Sean..........  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Mike Droll  1B: Mark Winters  3B: Scott Wilkerson
Start: 2:05p.m.   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU33

1:35 p.m.
Welcome to the opener of today's twinbill between the Huskers and Longhorns. Starting lineups will be posted in a few minutes