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Husker Baseball Blog: April 17

Nebraska (17-18-1) vs. Texas A&M (22-14)

Nebraska begins a seven-game road trip this evening, as they take on No. 23 Texas A&M. First pitch is now set for 7:05 p.m. as we had a lot of rain in College Station throughout Friday.

9:56
Nebraska gets a pinch-hit RBI single from DJ Belfonte in the ninth,  but falls to Texas a&M, 8-2 Friday night

Nebraska vs Texas A&M (Apr 17, 2009)

Box Score Nebraska Baseball Nebraska at #23 Texas A&M Apr 17, 2009 at College Station, TX (Olsen Field)

Nebraska 2 (17-19-1,4-12 Big 12)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bubak, Kyle ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 .299 Mort, Jake 3b............ 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .256 Bailey, Adam rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 .328 Farst, Tyler 1b.......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 1 .328 Tezak, Jeff 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .331 Asche, Cody dh........... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366 Collins, Boomer cf....... 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .262 Belfonte, DJ ph......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Sullivan, Nick lf........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Neer, Cody c............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 .262 Burleson, Cory c........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .268 Hanson, Jed ph/c........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .444 Yost, Sean p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Rose, Eric p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird, Erik p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Mariot, Michael p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Kerkhoff, Nate p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - Anderson, Erik p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Totals................... 30 2 4 2 3 8 24 8 6

Texas A&M 8 (23-14,9-7 Big 12)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Greene, Brodie 2b........ 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 .325 Raley, Brooks p/lf....... 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .358 Anders, Luke 1b.......... 4 2 3 0 0 0 11 1 0 - Colligan, Kyle cf........ 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Gonzalez, Kevin c........ 3 2 1 0 1 0 7 1 1 .300 Petrich, Dylan rf/lf..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 .286 Wilson, Alex p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Patterson, Joe ph....... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293 Fleece, Nick p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Shofner, Caleb 3b........ 5 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 .348 Alleman, David lf........ 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .417 Thorpe, Randall rf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Smith, Adam ss........... 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 .258 Totals................... 28 8 10 8 6 5 27 11 12

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Nebraska............ 100 000 001 - 2 4 0 Texas A&M........... 100 030 04X - 8 10 0 -------------------------------------------

LOB - Cornhuskers 6; Aggies 12. 2B - Farst, T.(12); Asche, C.(6); Shofner(7). HBP - Bubak, K.; Mort, J.; Greene; Anders, L.; Gonzalez; Petrich 2; Alleman. SH - Raley(5). SF - Colligan 2(4); Alleman(1). SB - Greene(9); Raley(21); Colligan(7); Shofner(2); Alleman(1). CS - Collins, B.(2); Greene(3).

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Yost, Sean.......... 4.0 4 2 2 3 4 13 20 83 7.59 Rose, Eric.......... 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 6.64 Bird, Erik.......... 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 10 7.41 Mariot, Michael..... 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 9 11 34 7.02 Kerkhoff, Nate...... 0.1 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 7 5.29 Anderson, Erik...... 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 3 5 27 5.79

Texas A&M IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Raley, Brooks....... 7.1 2 1 1 3 4 23 28 104 2.02 Wilson, Alex........ 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 12 4.19 Fleece, Nick........ 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 22 2.37

Win - Raley (7-1). Loss - Yost, S. (1-4). Save - None. WP - Yost, S.(3); Raley(2). HBP - by Raley (Mort, J.); by Yost, S. (Greene); by Yost, S. (Petrich); by Yost, S. (Alleman); by Bird, E. (Gonzalez); by Bird, E. (Petrich); by Raley (Bubak, K.); by Kerkhoff, N. (Anders, L.). Inherited runners/scored: Rose, E. 1/0; Bird, E. 2/2; Mariot, M. 3/1; Anderson, E. 2/2; Wilson 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Yost, S. 83/50; Rose, E. 4/3; Bird, E. 10/5; Mariot, M. 34/21; Kerkhoff, N. 7/4; Anderson, E. 27/12; Raley 104/61; Wilson 12/7; Fleece 22/16. Umpires - HP: David Wiley 1B: Curtis Alexander 3B: Tom Svehla Start: 7:05p.m. Time: 2:48 Attendance: 3593 Weather: 64, overcast; no wind Yost, S. faced 1 batter in the 5th. Rose, E. faced 1 batter in the 5th. Game: NU37

9:43 p.m.
Texas A&M got some insurance runs on the Husker bullpen, scoring four times, including a three-run double by Caleb Shofner to make it an 8-1 lead heading into the ninth. Nick Fleece is now on for the Aggies to open the ninth

9:24 p.m.
The Huskers threaten in the eighth, getting a one-out walk to Jed Hanson before Kyle Bubak was hit by a pitch, but Alex Wilson comes in and strikes out Jake Mort and Adam Bailey to end the eighth and hold the Aggies to a 4-1 lead

9:09 p.m.
Michael Mariot puts the Aggies down in order in the seventh and has thrown 2.2 innings of shutout relief, as NU trails 4-1 after seven complete. 

9:06 p.m.
Raley sets the Huskers down in order in the seventh and its stretch time in College Station with the Aggies holding a 4-1 lead.

8:49 p.m.
The Aggies continue to threaten, but Mariot gets out of a two-on, two-our jam in the sixth, keeping Nebraska within 4-1 after six innings.

8:49 p.m.
Raley sets the Huskers down in order in the sixth and has limited Nebraska to just one hit since the first. Aggies lead 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth.

8:42 p.m.
The Aggies struck for three runs in the bottom of the fifth, taking advantage of a pair of walks and two hit batters. The Aggies had two sacrifice flies and an RBI single by Caleb Shofne to take a 4-1 lead. Yost allowed two runs over four-plus innings of work.

8:19 p.m.
Raley sets the Huskers down in order in the top of the fifth, as we remain tied at one apiece after four and a half innings.

8:14 p.m.
Yost continues to pitch well, as the redshirt freshman has allowed one run on four hits over four innings. He got out of another jam in the fourth, getting Brodie Greene to pop out to Jeff Tezak to end the inning with a runner in scoring position.

8:04 p.m.
Raley works a scoreless fourth inning, as Boomer Collins was caught stealing to end the top of the inning.

7:55 p.m.
Yost work out of a jam in the bottom of the third, striking out Dylan Petrich with runners on the corners to end the third. Yost has three strikeouts and has allowed two hits over three innings of work

7:47 p.m.
It was the Adam Smith show for the Aggies in the top of the third, as the freshman shortstop for Texas A&M made two spectacular plays, including a diving stop in the hole and threw out Jake Mort at first. It would rank high on the short list for best defensive plays we've seen this season.

7:44 p.m.
Yost walks the tightrope in the second, hitting a pair of hitters, but stikes out the final two hitters to get out of trouble. We are tied at 1-1 after two innings

7:35 p.m.
The Huskers threaten in the second, getting Boomer Collins to third, but can't push across a run. We are tied at 1-1 after one and a half innings

7:24 p.m.
Texas A&M got the run back in the bottom of the first, as Kyle Colligan's sacrifice fly plated Raley, who walked and moved to third on a Luke Anders single.

7:13 p.m.
Nebraska gets a run off of Brooks Raley in the top of the first, as Jake Mort was hit by a pitch and scored on Tyler Farst's RBI double to center. Huskers lead 1-0 after a half innign

6:55 p.m.
We are 10 minutes away from first pitch and it 64 degrees and overcast skies. The crowd is quite small for a Parents Weekend game at A&M, as the weather has dampened the atmosphere around the ballpark.

6:20 p.m.
Welcome to Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M. It has rained for most of the before finally letting up around 5 p.m. The field has a very good draining system and the field, except for a couple of spots in four territory, is in great shape. Tonight's lineup is listed below, as the Aggies will throw left-hander Brooks Raley tonight.


  Nebraska Baseball
                           Nebraska at #23 Texas A&M
               Apr 17, 2009 at College Station, TX (Olsen Field)

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  .306
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .266
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .331
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .331
Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .342
Asche, Cody dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .372
Collins, Boomer cf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .267
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .247
Neer, Cody c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .266
Yost, Sean p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Texas A&M 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
Greene, Brodie 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .328
Raley, Brooks p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .364
Anders, Luke 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Colligan, Kyle cf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .232
Gonzalez, Kevin c........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .299
Petrich, Dylan rf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .291
Shofner, Caleb 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .336
Alleman, David lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .400
Smith, Adam ss...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .266
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0