Juniors Lead Huskers Past Green Bay

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Box Score

Inning-by-Inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Green Bay	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
Nebraska	2	0	2	0	4		8	10	0

Pitching
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - McClure (2-0)	5.0	1	0	0	0	10
L - Rossman (0-0)	4.2	10	8	8	1	0
S - None	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Individual Leaders
	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
MJ Knighten	3	3	3	5	0	2
Alicia Armstrong	3	1	2	3	0	1

Game Notes

Nebraska posted...MJ Knighten hit two home runs, marking the second multi-homer game of her career and the first by a Husker in 2016...Knighten homered for the fourth consecutive game, tying Tatum Edwards for the second-longest streak in school history...Knighten has five home runs and 13 RBIs through four games...Cassie McClure tossed a one-hit shutout, the first shutout of her career...McClure struck out seven consecutive batters from the first through the third innings, including striking out the side in the second and third...McClure finished with 10 strikeouts, eclipsing her previous career high of four...her effort marked the first time a Husker pitcher has recorded double-digit strikeouts since Tatum Edwards fanned 10 at UNO on March 26, 2014...Alicia Armstrong hit her first home run of the season and finished with two hits and three RBIs.

Cedar Falls, Iowa - Dominant efforts from a pair of juniors powered the Nebraska softball team to an 8-0 five-inning victory over the Green Bay Phoenix on Sunday morning inside the UNI-Dome.

At the plate, MJ Knighten homered for the fourth consecutive game, finishing 2-for-3 with a pair of two-run homers and five RBIs. Knighten tied her career highs in home runs and RBIs, while producing her third three-hit effort in the first four games of the season.

In the circle, Cassie McClure nearly recorded a perfect game, allowing only an infield single. She retired 15 of the 16 batters she faced, allowing only a one-out infield single in the top of the fourth inning while finishing with a one-hit shutout, the first shutout of her career. McClure retired the first 10 batters of the game, including eight consecutive strikeouts. She finished with a career-high 10 strikeouts in the win.

Nebraska (4-0) started fast by scoring multiple runs in the first inning for the third straight game. Senior Kiki Stokes worked a leadoff walk and scored two batters later when Knighten blasted a 3-1 pitch to right center for a two-run home run.

The Huskers added two more runs in the top of the third on another two-run homer for Knighten. Sophomore Laura Barrow singled with two outs before Knighten crushed the next pitch to left center to push the lead to 4-0.

With McClure cruising in the circle, the Huskers ended the game early with a four-run fifth inning. Sophomore Gina Metzler got the rally started with a single and Stokes followed with another single. Knighten then produced her fifth RBI of the game with a two-out, RBI single before senior Alicia Armstrong launched a walk-off, three-run homer that wrapped up the run-rule victory.

Armstrong and Knighten combined for five hits - including three home runs - and eight RBIs in the victory.

Following the win over Green Bay, Nebraska takes on Saint Louis in its final game of the UNI-Dome Classic.

Box Score 2016 Nebraska Softball Green Bay at Nebraska Feb 14, 2016 at Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI-Dome)

Green Bay 0 (2-3)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Hutchinson, Kelli ss..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Brinkmeier, Abby lf...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Huemmer, Katelyn cf...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 Taylor, Allie 1b......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 Tupa, Acacia dp.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Smarzinski, Jenna 3b..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Johnson, Alyssa rf....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Hislope, Allie c......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Frey, Hailee 2b.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rossmann, Katie p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 16 0 1 0 0 10 14 4 1

Nebraska 8 (4-0)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Stokes, Kiki cf.......... 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Barrow, Laura 2b......... 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Knighten, MJ 3b.......... 3 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 Armstrong, Alicia ss..... 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 McClure, Cassie p........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jablonski, Kaylan dp..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fowler, Mattie 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Otte, Taylor lf.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzler, Gina rf......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cassidy, Bri c........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 Totals................... 21 8 10 8 1 0 15 4 0

Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------- Green Bay........... 000 00 - 0 1 0 Nebraska............ 202 04 - 8 10 0 --------------------------------------

Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

DP - Phoenix 1. LOB - Phoenix 1. HR - Knighten 2(5); Armstrong(1). SB - Stokes(4). CS - Otte(1).

Green Bay IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Rossmann, Katie..... 4.2 10 8 8 1 0 21 22 78

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- McClure, Cassie..... 5.0 1 0 0 0 10 16 16 74

Win - McClure (1-0). Loss - Rossmann (0-1). Save - None. WP - Rossmann. Pitches/strikes: Rossmann 78/44; McClure 74/51. Umpires - Start: 7:58 am Time: 1:22 Attendance: Game: NEB4