Nebraska Falls to Illinois in Game Two

NEBRASKA  2 10 illinois
Box Score

Inning-by-Inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6		R	H	E
Nebraska	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	7	0
Illinois	0	0	0	4	2	4		10	15	1

Pitching
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - Wonderly (8-3)	6.0	7	2	2	2	0
L - McClure (11-5)	5.2	13	9	9	1	4
S - None	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Individual Leaders
	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
Kiki Stokes	3	2	2	0	2	0
Mattie Fowler	3	0	2	1	0	0

Game Notes
Nebraska used a different starting lineup and batting order for the 30th time in 30 games...Mattie Fowler doubled in the first inning to extend her hitting streak to nine games...Nebraska lost a three-game conference series on the road for the first time since 2012...the Huskers had won their last 10 Big Ten Conference road series.

Urbana, Ill. - Illinois scored 10 runs over its final three at bats to rally for a 10-2, six-inning victory over the Nebraska softball team on Saturday and complete a doubleheader sweep of the Huskers.

Nebraska led 2-0 after three innings before Illinois scored four runs in the fourth, two more in the fifth and four in the sixth. The Fighting Illini finished with 15 hits in game two and on the doubleheader, Illinois tallied 17 runs and 29 hits.

In the circle, Breanna Wonderly befuddled the Husker hitters for the second straight game. Wonderly (8-3) scattered seven hits and allowed only two runs in a complete-game win in the second game. In the doubleheader, Wonderly tossed all 13.0 innings, throwing 237 pitches while allowing only five runs.

Nebraska was just 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position in game two against Wonderly after going 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position in game one. With the doubleheader sweep, Illinois won the series, 2-1, and improved to 21-10 overall.

Things started well enough, as the Huskers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Senior Kiki Stokes began the game with a double, but was still at second with two outs. Senior Mattie Fowler then scored Stokes with an RBI double.

The Huskers stretched their lead to 2-0 in the top of the third, but left the bases loaded. Stokes led off with a double and moved to third on a ground out. She was still at third with two outs, when she scored on an RBI single from senior Dawna Tyson.

Illinois then scored four times in the bottom of the fourth. The big blow in the inning was a go-ahead two-run homer from Ruby Rivera.

Back-to-back homers in the fifth pushed Illinois' lead to 6-2. Then in the sixth, Nebraska retired the first two hitters before Illinois scored four two-out runs to end the game early. Six of the Fighting Illini's 10 runs scored with two outs.

Junior Cassie McClure (11-5) took the loss for Nebraska, allowing nine runs on a career-high 13 hits in 5.2 innings. Sophomore Taylor Kadavy faced two batters in the sixth and allowed two hits and one run.

Offensively, Stokes was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, and she scored both of Nebraska's runs. Stokes was 4-for-5 in the doubleheader with two doubles, two walks and two hit-by-pitches. Fowler was 2-for-3 with an RBI, extending her career-long hitting streak to nine games.

Nebraska (19-11, 1-2 Big Ten) returns home on Tuesday to host South Dakota State for a 6 p.m. first pitch at Bowlin Stadium.

 

Box Score

 

2016 Nebraska Softball #24 Nebraska at Illinois (Game 2) Mar 26, 2016 at Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field)

Nebraska 2 (21-10,1-2 Big Ten)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Stokes, Kiki cf.......... 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Knighten, MJ 3b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 McClure, Cassie p/dp..... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sjulin, Lotte pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fowler, Mattie 1b........ 3 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 Otte, Taylor pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyson, Dawna 2b.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 1 Simmons, Alyvia dp/rf.... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Urness, Austen rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Kadavy, Taylor p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzler, Gina lf......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Barrow, Laura ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Cassidy, Bri c........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Totals................... 26 2 7 2 2 0 17 8 9

Illinois 10 (19-11,2-1 Big Ten)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Thomas, Carly cf......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 Gunther, Alyssa 1b....... 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 Bauch, Allie 2b.......... 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 Evans, Nicole rf......... 4 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 Nicklas, Jill pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera, Ruby ss.......... 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 Perez, Remeny dp......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 Acosta, Sam pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fleming, Annie 3b........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brodner, Emily c......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Johnson, Kylie lf........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 Wonderly, Breanna p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 29 10 15 10 1 4 18 6 4

Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------- Nebraska............ 101 000 - 2 7 0 Illinois............ 000 424 - 10 15 1 ---------------------------------------

Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.

E - R. Rivera(3). DP - Huskers 1; Illini 1. LOB - Huskers 9; Illini 4. 2B - Stokes 2(7); Fowler(2); A. Gunther(4); A. Bauch(4); N. Evans(9). 3B - C. Thomas(2). HR - A. Bauch(4); N. Evans(7); R. Rivera(2). HBP - Stokes. SH - A. Bauch(1). CS - R. Rivera(1).

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- McClure, Cassie..... 5.2 13 9 9 1 4 27 29 101 Kadavy, Taylor...... 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 6

Illinois IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Wonderly, Breanna... 6.0 7 2 2 2 0 26 29 97

Win - B. Wonderly (8-3). Loss - McClure (11-5). Save - None. HBP - by B. Wonderly (Stokes). Pitches/strikes: McClure 101/64; Kadavy 6/3; B. Wonderly 97/57. Umpires - HP: Megan Rabin 1B: Leah Bowen 3B: Erin Peterson Start: 4:00 pm Time: 1:53 Attendance: 882 Kadavy faced 2 batters in the 6th. Game: NEB30