Huskers Defeat DePaul 1-0, Pick Up 20th Win

Nebraska  1 0 DEPaul
Box Score

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

Pitching
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - K. Jablonski (13-5)	3.1	4	0	0	2	1
L - Kennedy Garcia (2-3)	4.0	3	1	0	1	3
S - None	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Individual Leaders
	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
Kaylan Jablonski	3	0	1	1	0	0
Alyvia Simmons	3	1	1	0	1	0

Game Notes
Regan Mergele got her third start of the season against DePaul and her first since Feb. 11.  Sarah Yocom made the second start of her career, after getting the start at third against DePaul.  Kaylan Jablonski picked up her 13th win against DePaul, which is the most wins in one season for Jablonski. Nebraska's last 1-0 win was in 2016 against then-ranked No. 1 Michigan.

Fullerton, Calif. -  The Nebraska softball team picked up its 20th win of the season with a 1-0 victory over DePaul (17-11) on Sunday in its last of five games at the Easton Invitational. 

Kaylan Jablonski got the win and improved to 13-5. She pitched 3.1 scoreless innings. She gave up four hits, three walks and also had one strikeout. Regan Mergele got the start and pitched a scoreless 3.2 innings. She also had three walks and one strikeout. 

Kennedy Garcia fell to 2-3 on the season. She pitched four innings and gave up one unearned run. She also had one walk and three strikeouts. 

Alyvia Simmons, Ally Riley Madi Unzicker and Taylor Otte each had one hit for the Huskers. Simmons scored the Huskers' only run, while Jablonski got the RBI. 

DePaul put two runners on with a pair of one-out singles. Mergele got a piece of a hard-hit ball and threw to first in time to get the second out of the inning. Both runners moved over into scoring position, but Mergele caught a pop up to get out of the jam. 

The Huskers got a runner in scoring position with one out in the second. Taylor Otte reached on a fielder's choice and stole second, but back-to-back strikeouts left her stranded. 

In the third, the Blue Demons loaded the bases with a fielder's choice and back-to-back two-out walks. The Huskers got out of the inning without allowing a run after a pop up to third. 

The Huskers scored one run in the bottom of the inning with help from a DePaul error. Simmons hit a one-out double and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Edwards reach on an error. Jablonski grounded out to second for what would have been the third out, had the error not occurred. Simmons scored on the play, giving the Huskers a 1-0 lead.  

In the fourth, the Blue Demons put two on with two outs after a pair of walks, but a flyout to left field kept the Huskers ahead. 

In the bottom of the inning, a walk and an error put two runners on with one out, but DePaul retired the next two batters leaving both runners stranded. 

In the sixth, DePaul put the go-ahead run on base. The Blue Demons drew a leadoff walk. A fielder's choice advanced the batter, but got the lead runner out. A single put another runner on with one out, but the Huskers retired the next two batters with a strikeout and a groundout. 

In the seventh, DePaul got a leadoff single and moved the runner over with a sacrifice bunt.  A strikeout gave the Huskers another out. The next batter singled to right field, but Simmons made a great throw to Bri Cassidy who got the runner out as she tried advancing to home and ended the game. 

The Huskers are back in action on Tuesday as they host in-state rival Creighton. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The game will be available on Huskers.com (radio) and BTNPlus/FloSoftball (subscription required).

Box Score 2018 Nebraska Softball DePaul University vs Nebraska Mar 18, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif. (Field #2)

DePaul University 0 (17-11)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ KATE POLUCHA lf.......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 MARANDA GUTIERREZ ss..... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 MORGAN GREENWOOD dp/1b... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MEGAN LEYVA rf........... 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 JESSICA COTHERN c........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 3 CARA JIMENEZ pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANGELA SCALZITTI cf...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAYDN CHRISTENSEN 1b/2b.. 2 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 ALYSIA RODRIGUEZ 3b...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 ERIN ANDRIS ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 SKYLOR HILGER 2b......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 BRIANNA VILES ph........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 KRISTA DALGARN ph/dp.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 KENNEDY GARCIA p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 PAT MOORE p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 25 0 7 0 5 2 18 11 10

Nebraska 1 (20-9)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Alyvia Simmons rf........ 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 Tristen Edwards ss....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Kaylan Jablonski dp/p.... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Ally Riley c/dp.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Madi Unzicker 1b......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 8 0 0 Taylor Otte cf........... 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Gina Metzler lf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Laura Barrow 2b.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 Sarah Yocom 3b........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Regan Mergele p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Bri Cassidy c........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals................... 24 1 4 1 1 7 21 10 6

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- DePaul University... 000 000 0 - 0 7 2 Nebraska............ 001 000 X - 1 4 0 -----------------------------------------

E - GUTIERREZ(4); RODRIGUEZ, A(5). LOB - Blue Demons 10; Huskers 6. 2B - Simmons(5). SH - GUTIERREZ(4). SB - Otte(7). CS - GUTIERREZ(2).

DePaul University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- KENNEDY GARCIA...... 4.0 3 1 0 1 3 17 18 71 PAT MOORE........... 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 7 7 36

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Regan Mergele....... 3.2 4 0 0 3 1 14 17 69 Kaylan Jablonski.... 3.1 3 0 0 2 1 11 14 55

Win - Jablonski (13-5). Loss - GARCIA, K. (2-3). Save - None. WP - GARCIA, K.(2); Mergele(6). Pitches/strikes: GARCIA, K. 71/45; MOORE, P. 36/24; Mergele 69/37; Jablonski 55/31. Umpires - HP: Mark Craver 1B: Mark Korras 3B: Greg Germansky Start: 12:03 CT Time: 1:51 Attendance: Weather: sunny Game: NEB29