White Takes 5-3 Victory in Game 1 of Red-White Series

Lincoln - Kurt Farmer went 2-for-3 and Nick Thune produced two RBI's to lead the White team to a 5-3 victory over the Red in the first game of the 2010 Red-White Series at Hawks Field on Thursday afternoon. Starting pitcher Dylan Vogt earned the win by throwing four innings and giving up two hits and a pair of runs, while Brandon Pierce picked up the save by pitching the final two innings and allowing a run on two hits.

The White squad used a three-run second inning to gain an early advantage as Farmer began the frame with a leadoff double down the left field line. The Columbus, Neb., native scored on the next batter when designated hitter Brian Wuest singled up the middle to bring home the White's first run of the game. Pat Hirschberg then doubled to left field to advance Wuest, who came around to score on a Nick Thune sacrifice fly. After stealing third base, Hirschberg scored the third run of the inning on a wild pitch.

Vogt kept the Red team scoreless through three innings until a Kale Kiser leadoff single in the fourth resulted in the Red's first run. Catcher Cory Burleson was walked two batters later and scored the Red's second run on a throwing error to close the White's lead to 3-2.

Red pitcher Nick Dolsky silenced the White bats in the middle innings as he struck out five batters and did not allow any runs or hits in 2.1 innings. Shortly after Dolsky left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, the White put together another string of three consecutive hits, capped by a Patrick Tolentino RBI single to give the White a 4-2 lead.

The Red team closed the gap to one run again in the top of the sixth inning on a Tyler Niederklein RBI single, but Thune responded with an RBI single of his own in the bottom half to score Farmer and account for the final 5-3 margin.

The White team outhit the Red 9-to-5 behind Farmer's two-hit day.

The Huskers played only a seven-inning game Thursday afternoon due to academic reasons. Nebraska returns to Hawks Field for Game 2 of the Red-White Series on Friday at 3 p.m. The series finale is Saturday at 9 a.m. Admission for all games is free.