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Husker Baseball Blog: April 29

Nebraska (20-23-1) vs. New Mexico (31-13)

The Huskers go for a two-game sweep of New Mexico this afternoon with a first pitch set for 1:35 p.m. Nebraska won Tuesday's opener, 4-2, behind a complete-game performance from Erik Bird.

4:51
Huskers win, 9-5

             Nebraska Baseball
                             New Mexico at Nebraska
                   Apr 29, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

New Mexico 5 (31-14)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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BROWNSTEIN, Mike 2b......  3  1  3  1   1  0  2  4   0  .415
WILLETT, Max cf..........  5  1  2  0   0  1  1  0   4  .360
HONEYCUTT, Ryan dh.......  3  0  0  1   1  1  0  0   2  .437
NEDA, Rafael c...........  4  1  2  1   1  0  7  1   0  .389
ATKINSON, Kevin 3b.......  5  0  3  1   0  0  2  1   0  .413
CAVAZOS-GALVEZ, B. rf....  5  1  1  1   0  0  2  0   1  .386
HOWARD, Justin 1b........  4  1  1  0   1  0  5  0   4  .276
COURCHA, Adam lf.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0  .338
GONZALEZ, Daniel ss......  5  0  0  0   0  1  3  1   2  .302
ESCARCEGA, Ryan p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
TOVES, Kenny p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
KERR, Will p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
AGUILAR, Gabe p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
COX, Clinton p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
WHITE, Cole p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 38  5 13  5   4  3 24  8  13

Nebraska 9 (21-23-1)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Tezak, Jeff dh...........  5  0  2  1   0  1  0  0   1  .310
Mort, Jake 3b............  2  1  1  1   2  0  1  3   0  .252
Bailey, Adam rf..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0  .315
Collins, Boomer ph/rf...  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   0  .253
Thompson, Cade 1b........  2  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   2  .194
Farst, Tyler ph/1b......  3  1  1  2   0  1  5  0   0  .318
Kline, Ben ss............  5  0  2  1   0  0  0  4   2  .245
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  5  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   1  .250
Neer, Cody c.............  4  2  4  1   0  0  2  1   0  .312
Sullivan, Nick lf........  3  1  2  0   1  0  3  0   1  .244
Kiser, Kale 2b...........  3  2  1  0   1  1  2  1   2  .189
Mariot, Michael p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Hauptman, Casey p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   0     -
Rose, Eric p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .000
Anderson, Erik p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 37  9 15  6   4  7 27 12   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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New Mexico.......... 200 101 001 -  5 13  1
Nebraska............ 000 016 11X -  9 15  1
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E - AGUILAR, G(1); Neer, C.(2). LOB - Lobos 13; Cornhuskers 9. 2B -
BROWNSTEIN 2(17); WILLETT, M(12); Tezak, J.(7); Kline, B.(6); Neer, C.(10).
3B - COURCHA, A(3); Belfonte, D.(3). HR - NEDA, R(6); CAVAZOS-GALV(8);
Farst, T.(3). HBP - BROWNSTEIN. SH - COURCHA, A(3); Mort, J.(8). SF -
HONEYCUTT, R(3). SB - BROWNSTEIN(16); Mort, J. 2(4); Collins, B.(3). CS -
Kline, B.(2).

New Mexico             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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ESCARCEGA, Ryan.....  4.0  4  1  0  4  3 16 20 100  4.41
TOVES, Kenny........  1.0  1  1  1  0  1  4  4  16  7.86
KERR, Will..........  0.0  2  2  2  0  0  2  2   3  7.11
AGUILAR, Gabe.......  0.2  2  2  2  0  0  3  4  13  2.19
COX, Clinton........  1.0  4  2  1  0  1  6  6  24  6.16
WHITE, Cole.........  1.1  2  1  1  0  2  6  6  29  1.12

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Mariot, Michael.....  3.2  5  3  3  2  0 15 19  59  7.50
Hauptman, Casey.....  3.0  4  1  1  1  2 12 14  54  6.02
Rose, Eric..........  1.1  2  0  0  0  0  6  6  22  6.23
Anderson, Erik......  1.0  2  1  1  1  1  5  6  20  5.40

Win - Hauptman, C (4-5).  Loss - AGUILAR, G (2-1).  Save - None.
HBP - by Mariot, M. (BROWNSTEIN). PB - NEDA, R 2(8). Inherited runners/scored:
TOVES, K 3/1; KERR, W 1/1; AGUILAR, G 2/2; COX, C 1/1; WHITE, C 2/1; Hauptman, C
2/0; Rose, E. 2/0. Pitches/strikes: ESCARCEGA, R 100/64; TOVES, K 16/12; KERR, W
3/3; AGUILAR, G 13/8; COX, C 24/15; WHITE, C 29/21; Mariot, M. 59/36; Hauptman,
C 54/35; Rose, E. 22/15; Anderson, E. 20/10.
Umpires - HP: Randy Bertram  1B: Bill Goa  3B: Tom Svehla
Start: 1:35p.m.   Time: 3:14   Attendance: 1624
Weather: 61, overcast; SSE 15
ESCARCEGA, R faced 3 batters in the 5th.
TOVES, K faced 1 batter in the 6th.
KERR, W faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Game: NU45

4:42 p.m.
Nebraska gets an insurance run on Ben Kline's RBI single. Huskers lead 9-4 heading to the ninth

4:27 p.m.
Rose works around trouble in the eighth, holding the Lobos off the board as Nebraska leads 8-4

4:20 p.m.
The Huskers get an insurance run in the seventh, as Cody Neer, who is 4-for-4 on the day, singles and eventually scores on a passed ball. Neer has raised his average from .273 to .312 this series.

4:06 p.m.
New Mexico threatens in the seventh, getting runners on second and third before Eric Rose gets Justin Howard to ground out to short to end the frame. It is stretch time in Lincoln with NU leading 7-4.

3:50 p.m.
Nebraska erupts for six runs as the Huskers bat around in the bottom of the sixth. Tyler Farst's third homer of theyear capped the inning, the 13th time NU has scored five or more runs in an inning this year. NU leads 7-4 after six innings

3:24 p.m.
New Mexico extends its lead to 4-1 as Mike Brownstein's RBI double plates Justin Howard for the Lobos' fourth run.

3:16 p.m.
Nebraska loads the bases in the fifth, but could only score one run in a passed ball, as Kenny Toves pitched the Lobos out of the bases-loaded, no out situation. NU trails 3-1 after five innings

2:52 p.m.
Casey Hauptman holds the Lobos off the scoreboard in the fifth, as NU looks to overcome a 3-0 deficit. It has stayed dry in the ballpark although the overcast skies have continued.

2:47 p.m.
Ryan Escarcega continues to pitch well for the Lobos, as he takes a shutout through the fourth inning. Cody Neer is 2-for-2 for the Huskers and has multi-hit games in both games of the series against the Lobos. UNM leads 3-0 after four innings

2:40 p.m.
New Mexico extends the lead to 3-0 on a solo homer by Brian Cavazos-Galvez, as NU starter Michael Mariot goes 3.2 innings and allows three runs on five hits. Casey Hauptman is now pitching for the Huskers.

2:30 p.m.
Nebraska gets a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the third, as Jake Mort walked and stole second, but the Huskers can't capitalize and trail 2-0 after three innings

2:18 p.m.
Mariot works a 1-2-3 third inning, as Nebraska trails 2-0 after two and a half innings

2:13 p.m.
The Huskers threaten in the second, getting a two-out double by Cody Neer and a walk to Nick Sullivan, but can't push across a run in the bottom of the second. NU is down 2-0 after two innings.

1:59 p.m.
Mariot works a scoreless second inning, as the Huskers trail 2-0 after one and a half frames.

1:53 p.m.
The Huskers get a leadoff single in the first, but can't turn it into a run. Nebraska trails 2-0 after one inning.

1:45 p.m.
New Mexico puts up a pair of runs in the top of the first, getting a sacrifice fly off the bat of Ryan Honeycutt and a run-scoring bunt single by Kevin Atkinson, to take a 2-0

1:30 p.m.
Let me apologize for the lack of the blog last night. The computer which also runs the live stats and the automated scorebook froze up, allowing only the scorebook to run. We apologize for the technical difficulties


1:20 p.m.
Lineups are now posted
                               Nebraska Baseball
                             New Mexico at Nebraska
                   Apr 29, 2009 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)

New Mexico 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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BROWNSTEIN, Mike 2b......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .405
WILLETT, Max cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .359
HONEYCUTT, Ryan dh.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .446
NEDA, Rafael c...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .386
ATKINSON, Kevin 3b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .408
CAVAZOS-GALVEZ, B. rf....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .392
HOWARD, Justin 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .277
COURCHA, Adam lf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .342
GONZALEZ, Daniel ss......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .311
ESCARCEGA, Ryan 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.
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Tezak, Jeff dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .307
Mort, Jake 3b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .248
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .319
Thompson, Cade 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .206
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .238
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .252
Neer, Cody c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .283
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .233
Kiser, Kale 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .176
Mariot, Michael 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
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New Mexico..........  -  0  0  0
Nebraska............  -  0  0  0
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New Mexico             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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ESCARCEGA, Ryan.....  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  5.84

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Mariot, Michael.....  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   -  7.51

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Randy Bertram  1B: Bill Goa  3B: Tom Svehla
Start: 1:35p.m.   Time:   Attendance:
Game: NU45

 

1:15 p.m.
It is a drizzly day at the ballpark, but the we are going to play this afternoon with a first pitch set for 1:35 p.m.