Rams Rally Past Huskers

Lincoln - The Nebraska softball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead against Colorado State on Sunday at the Big Red Fall Classic only to the see the Rams rally to score 10 straight runs in a 10-8 victory.

Nebraska struck first with a five-run second inning, but Colorado State scored six times with two outs in the fifth inning to take a one-run lead. The Rams then produced a four-run seventh inning to seal the game, as a Husker seventh-inning rally that brought the tying run to the plate came up short.

Sophomore right-hander Emily Lockman took the loss after posting a shutout on Saturday against UNO. Lockman allowed 10 runs (seven earned) on 12 hits in 6.0-plus innings.

Nebraska jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Freshman Kat Woolman began the frame with a double to left center, before junior Mattie Fowler followed with a single. With runners on first and third, freshman Austen Urness delivered an RBI single just fair down the left field line. Sophomore Dawna Tyson then made it 2-0 when she lined the next pitch into center field for an RBI single. Classmate Kiki Stokes made it three straight RBI singles with a hard-hit grounder up the middle. The Huskers then had runners on second and third with two outs, before both runners scored on a wild pitch and a throwing error to cap the five-run inning.

Colorado State answered with six two-out runs in the top of the fifth. With runners on second and third, Taylor Hutton hit a ground ball up the middle that just eluded a diving Fowler and rolled all the way to the wall for a two-out, two-run triple. Haley Hutton then followed with an RBI single that cut the Husker lead to 5-3. After a hit batter, Ashlie Ortega hit another well-placed single up the middle that trimmed the lead to one. A blooper to shallow left off the bat of Danielle Wikre then fell for a two-run single to put Colorado State on top 6-5, before Wikre was thrown out attempting to stretch the single into a double.

The Rams added to their lead in the top of the seventh. A pair of infield singles and an error loaded the bases with no outs. An RBI single and another Husker error gave Colorado State an 8-5 lead and the Rams still had the bases loaded with no outs when sophomore right-hander Danica Bishop relieved Lockman. Bishop recorded a pop out for the first out before an RBI single to center and a passed ball alowed two more Rams to score. Bishop then retired the next two hitters as she was not charged with a run in her 1.0 inning of work, allowing only a pair of inherited runners to score, both of which were unearned and charged to Lockman.

In the bottom of the seventh, senior Taylor Edwards was hit by a one-out pitch and scored when Decker doubled off the wall in center. Decker then moved to third on a wild pitch before senior Kylee Muir followed with another double to left center that scored Decker and cut the lead to 10-7. Kat Woolman then reached on an error to bring the tying run to the plate. A wild pitch then scored Muir with the Huskers' third run of the inning, as they trimmed the lead to 10-8. A ground out marked the second out of the inning before a strikeout ended the comeback attempt.

Stokes paced Nebraska's offense with a 2-for-2 day that included a walk, a triple, a run and an RBI. Decker and Muir also produced two hits, including a double and an RBI for each player. Overall, eight Huskers had a hit in the game, as NU produced 11 hits in the loss.

The Huskers wrap up the Big Red Fall Classic later on Saturday with a contest against UNO.

 

Box Score

 

2013 Nebraska Fall Softball Colorado State at Nebraska Sep 29, 2013 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)

Colorado State 10 (1-2)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Hutton, Haley 2b......... 4 2 2 1 0 1 7 1 2 David, Haley dp.......... 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ortega, Ashlie ss........ 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 4 0 Wikre, Danielle dp....... 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez, Shae cf....... 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Biglow, Chelsea 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Greckel, Alysa 1b........ 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 2 Pohl, Emily c............ 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 Randle, Molly pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Butterfield, Kendal lf... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hutton, Taylor rf........ 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Petakoff, Larisa p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Reinke, Holly p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 34 10 13 9 1 5 21 9 6

Nebraska 8 (2-1)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Knighten, Marjani 3b..... 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Edwards, Taylor dp....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sjulin, Lotte pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Decker, Hailey 2b........ 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 Muir, Kylee rf........... 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Woolman, Kat dp.......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Fowler, Mattie ss........ 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Urness, Austen lf........ 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 Tyson, Dawna 1b.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 Arthur, Rachel pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stokes, Kiki cf.......... 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Noland, Sammi c.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 Edwards, Tatum ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lockman, Emily p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bishop, Danica p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals................... 33 8 11 5 3 2 21 8 8

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Colorado State...... 000 060 4 - 10 13 2 Nebraska............ 050 000 3 - 8 11 3 -----------------------------------------

E - Hutton, H.; Pohl; Fowler 3. DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Rams 6; Cornhuskers 8. 2B - Ortega; Edwards, Tay; Decker; Muir; Woolman. 3B - Hutton, T.; Stokes. HBP - David; Edwards, Tay. SH - Biglow. SB - Knighten.

Colorado State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Petakoff, Larisa.... 2.0 7 5 5 0 0 13 13 38 Reinke, Holly....... 5.0 4 3 3 3 2 20 24 84

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Lockman, Emily...... 6.0 12 10 7 1 4 30 33 104 Bishop, Danica...... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 12

Win - Reinke (1-1). Loss - Lockman (1-1). Save - None. WP - Petakoff; Reinke 2. HBP - by Lockman (David); by Reinke (Edwards, Tay). PB - Noland. Pitches/strikes: Petakoff 38/28; Reinke 84/52; Lockman 104/70; Bishop 12/10. Umpires - Start: 12:02 pm Time: 2:21 Attendance: Game: livegame