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Husker Baseball Blog: April 19

Nebraska (17-20-1) vs. Texas A&M (24-14)

Nebrska looks to salvage the final game of this weekend's series at No. 23 Texas A&M this afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Listen to all of the action on the IMG Husker Sports Network and watch live on Huskers.com

3:29 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the ninth, as Texas A&M pitching retired the final 18 Huskers in a row. NU loses 10-1

               Apr 19, 2009 at College Station, TX (Olsen Field)

Nebraska 1 (17-21-1,4-14 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  4  0  0  0   0  0  3  2   0  .333
Mort, Jake 3b............  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  4   0  .250
Bailey, Adam rf..........  4  0  1  1   0  1  0  1   0  .319
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  4  0  1  0   0  2  9  1   2  .333
Asche, Cody dh...........  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0  .352
Kiser, Kale ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0  .194
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0  .240
Sullivan, Nick lf........  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   1  .238
Kline, Ben ss............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .213
Bubak, Kyle ss..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  2  4   1  .286
Burleson, Cory c.........  3  1  1  0   0  1  6  2   0  .258
Hauptman, Casey p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0     -
Kerkhoff, Nate p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Mariot, Michael p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Nesseth, Mike p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 31  1  4  1   0  8 24 16   4

Texas A&M 10 (25-14,11-7 Big 12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Greene, Brodie 2b........  5  2  2  1   0  0  2  2   0  .326
Raley, Brooks rf.........  3  1  1  2   1  0  1  0   3  .354
Anders, Luke 1b..........  5  1  2  2   0  1  9  3   0  .300
Colligan, Kyle cf........  4  1  1  0   1  1  3  0   1  .252
Gonzalez, Kevin c........  5  1  1  0   0  1  7  1   1  .289
Patterson, Joe dh........  4  1  4  2   0  0  0  0   0  .339
Thorpe, Randall pr......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .143
Shofner, Caleb 3b........  3  1  2  1   1  0  0  2   1  .353
Alleman, David lf........  3  1  1  2   1  1  1  0   0  .421
Arthur, Scott lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .207
Smith, Adam ss...........  4  1  1  0   0  2  0  1   0  .252
Thebeau, Kyle p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0     -
Uriegas, Estevan p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 36 10 15 10   4  6 27  9   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 001 000 000 -  1  4  1
Texas A&M........... 050 500 00X - 10 15  0
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E - Kline, B.(6). DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Cornhuskers 4; Aggies 7. 2B -
Asche, C.(7); Burleson, C.(2); Greene(8); Alleman(2). HBP - Mort, J.. SH -
Raley(6).

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Hauptman, Casey.....  3.1  8  7  6  1  2 17 19  74  6.59
Kerkhoff, Nate......  0.0  1  2  2  1  0  1  2   7  6.35
Mariot, Michael.....  0.2  2  1  1  1  1  3  4  15  7.13
Nesseth, Mike.......  4.0  4  0  0  1  3 15 16  64  4.03

Texas A&M              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Thebeau, Kyle.......  7.0  4  1  1  0  4 25 26 102  4.25
Uriegas, Estevan....  2.0  0  0  0  0  4  6  6  32  2.84

Win - Thebeau (2-1).  Loss - Hauptman, C (2-4).  Save - None.
HBP - by Thebeau (Mort, J.). PB - Gonzalez(5). Inherited runners/scored:
Kerkhoff, N. 2/2; Mariot, M. 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Hauptman, C 74/49; Kerkhoff,
N. 7/2; Mariot, M. 15/9; Nesseth, M. 64/39; Thebeau 102/67; Uriegas 32/19.
Umpires - HP: Tom Svehla  1B: David Wiley  3B: Curtis Alexander
Start: 1:05p.m.   Time: 2:28   Attendance: 4141
Weather: 73; Sunny; NNW 20 mph
Kerkhoff, N. faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Game: NU39

 

3:22 p.m.
Nesseth works a scoreless eighth, as he likely finishes with four shutout innings of relief with three striekouts on the afternoon. The Huskers need a large rally to stay alive, as they trail 10-1 entering the top of the ninth

3:16 p.m.
Thebeau leaves after the seventh, but the Huskers went down in order in the eighth, as Aggie pitching has set down 15 in a row entering the bottom of the eighth.

3:07 p.m.
The Huskers extend the game, as Texas A&M loads the bases with no outs in the seventh, but Nesseth deftly pitches out of the jam. Nebraska trails 10-1 after seven innings of play

2:51 p.m.
Thebeau retires the Huskers in order in the seventh and has set down the last 12 in order, as Texas A&M leads 10-1 heading into the seventh inning stretch.

2:51 p.m.
Nesseth works around a leadoff single to retire the next three hitters to escape the sixth without any damage. Huskers trail 10-1 after six complete in College Station.

2:42 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the sixth, including a spectular sprawling catch by Brodie Greene to rob Tyler Farst of a single. Nebraska trails 10-1 after five and a half frames.

2:37 p.m.
Mike Nesseth works a perfect fifth inning, as the Huskers look to climb out of a 10-1 deficit.

2:33 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the fifth against Thebeau, who has allowed four hits over five innings of work. NU is down 10-1 after four and a half frames.

2:26 p.m.
Texas A&M breaks the contest open with five more runs, including two-run singles by Luke Anders and Joe Patterson, to take a 10-1 lead.

2:05 p.m.
The Huskers get a leadoff double from Cody Asche, but can't capitalize on on the hit as Thebeau gets out of the jam. Nebraska trails 5-1 after four and half innings

1:57 p.m.
Casey Hauptman settled down and allowed only a two-out single to Joe Patterson to get out of the third without any damage. The Huskers trail 5-1 after four innings of play

1:49 p.m.
Nebraska trims the lead to 5-1, getting a two-out RBI single by Adam Bailey to score Cory Burleson, who doubled to left with one out.

1:34 p.m.
Texas A&M strikes for five runs in the bottom of the second, including a two-run sacrifice off the bat of Brooks Raley.

1:21 p.m.
Nebraska threatens in the second, getting a leadoff single by Tyler Farst but was stranded at third. We are scoreless after one and a half innings.

1:13 p.m.
The Aggies get two hits in the top of the first, but some over aggressive base running costs them, as Texas A&M has two runners thrown out at third. Hauptman gets out of the first with only nine pitches and we are scoreless through one. Hauptman showed some heads-up defense, getting Brooks Raley on a play at third after Luke Anders reached on an infield single

1:07 p.m.
Thebeau works quickly, setting down the Huskers in order in the top of the first on five pitches.

1:05 p.m.
It is 73 degrees with sunshine and winds NNW at 20 miles per hour for a perfect afternoon of baseball. It is blowing out to right field this af

12:25 p.m.
Lineups for today's game have been posted

Nebraska 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Tezak, Jeff 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .344
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .259
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .321
Farst, Tyler 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .336
Asche, Cody dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .353
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .248
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .245
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .216
Burleson, Cory c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .254
Hauptman, Casey 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.
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Greene, Brodie 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .323
Raley, Brooks rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .354
Anders, Luke 1b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .200
Colligan, Kyle cf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .252
Gonzalez, Kevin c........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .293
Patterson, Joe dh........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .293
Shofner, Caleb 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .345
Alleman, David lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .438
Smith, Adam ss...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .253
Thebeau, Kyle p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

12:20 p.m.
Both teams have announced their pitchers for today. The Huskers will go with sophomore Casey Hauptman, who is 2-3 on the season and looking for his first Big 12 win. The Aggies were originally scheduled to start right-hander Barret Loux, but he has been scratched from the start. Senior right-hander Kyle Thebeau (1-1, 5.16 ERA) will make his first start of the year against NU and his first conference start since April of 2007, which ironically enough was against Nebraska.

12:15 p.m.
Welcome to Olsen Field for the finale of this weekend's series between the Huskers and Texas A&M. Unfortunately, the blog had some server issues, so all nine innings of commentary from last night has vanished. Yeah, that stinks...but if at first we don't succeed, try, try again.