Edwards' Homers Not Enough as Huskers Fall to Wildcats

Nebraska  3 8 Northwestern
Box Score

Inning-by-Inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Nebraska	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		3	4	3
Northwestern	0	0	3	0	3	0	X		8	9	0

Pitching
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - N. Bond (2-1)	7.0	4	3	3	4	3
L - K. Jablonski (17-7)	4.1	7	6	5	1	1
S - None	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Individual Leaders
	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
Tristen Edwards	3	2	2	3	0	2

Game Notes
Tristen Edwards had two homers against Northwestern, tying a career best.  For the second straight game, a Husker had two home runs in the same game. Laura Barrow did it yesterday, while Tristen Edwards had two home runs today.

Evanston, Ill. - Tristen Edwards had two home runs, but it wasn't enough as Nebraska mustered up just four hits on the day and committed three errors en route to a 8-3 loss to Northwestern on Saturday afternoon.  With the loss, Nebraska moved to 25-11 and 3-2 in conference play. Northwestern improved to 21-11 and 4-3 in the Big Ten. 

Nebraska led 3-0, but Northwestern scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Huskers. Northwestern's Nicole Bond improved to 2-1 on the year. She stumped the Huskers, allowing just four hits and three runs through a complete seven innings. In addition to Edwards' homers, Kaylan Jablonski had one hit, as did Alyvia Simmons.

Jablonski dropped to 17-7. She pitched 4.1 innings and gave up six runs - five of them earned - on seven hits. She also had one walk and one strikeout. Sydney McLeod pitched 1.2 innings. She gave up two runs - both unearned - on two hits. She also had one strikeout. 

Edwards blasted her first homer to left field on the first pitch of her at bat in the first inning to give the Huskers a quick 1-0 lead. 

In the bottom of the inning, the Wildcats put runners on the corners with two outs. A stolen base put both runners in scoring position and a walk loaded the bases. The Husker defense got out of the inning without allowing a run after a fly out to centerfield. 

In the third, Simmons drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a groundout to first. With two outs, Edwards sent another ball flying over the right field fence to extend Nebraska's lead to 3-0. 

Northwestern tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the third. A single and a hit batter put two runners on and a home run scored three. The Wildcats looked to extend their lead when another single put a runner on base, but Madi Unzicker caught a line drive and tagged first to get out of the inning with a double play. 

The Huskers got in a jam in the bottom of the fifth. An error and a bunt single put runners on the corners with no outs. A double - with help from the wind - gave Northwestern a 4-3 lead and another double scored two more runs. 

In the sixth, the Wildcats got another baserunner with a third Husker error. The runner moved to second on a groundout and scored on a double. Another double extended the lead to 8-3. 

The Huskers didn't have an answer and were unable to score any more runs against Northwestern. 

Nebraska and Northwestern will play the rubber game tomorrow at noon. The game will be available on Huskers.com (radio) as well as BTNPlus/FloSoftball (subscription required).

Box Score 2018 Nebraska Softball Nebraska at Northwestern Mar 31, 2018 at Evanston, Ill. (Drysdale Field)

Nebraska 3 (25-11,3-2 Big Ten)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Alyvia Simmons rf........ 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Laura Barrow 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 Tristen Edwards ss....... 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 Kaylan Jablonski p/dp.... 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Ally Riley dp............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rylie Unzicker cf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madi Unzicker 1b......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 Sarah Yocom pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gina Metzler lf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Lexey Kneib 3b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Alexis Perry 3b......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bri Cassidy c............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 Taylor Otte cf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Sydney McLeod p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 25 3 4 3 4 3 18 6 5

Northwestern 8 (21-11,4-3 Big Ten)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ S Rabin cf............... 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 M Panko ss............... 4 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 R Lewis 2b............... 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 M Nelson lf.............. 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 A Boyd pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S Nettling c............. 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 L Novak 1b............... 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 B Marquez rf............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M Newport dp............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 M Dunlap 3b.............. 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 S Hargett ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N Bond p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Totals................... 29 8 9 8 1 2 21 9 6

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Nebraska............ 102 000 0 - 3 4 3 Northwestern........ 003 032 X - 8 9 0 -----------------------------------------

E - Edwards 2(8); Kneib(4). DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Cornhuskers 5; Wildcats 6. 2B - M Panko(6); R Lewis(9); M Nelson(6); S Nettling(10). HR - Edwards 2(9); M Nelson(6). HBP - R Lewis; L Novak. SB - M Nelson(13).

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Kaylan Jablonski.... 4.1 7 6 5 1 1 21 23 85 Sydney McLeod....... 1.2 2 2 0 0 1 8 9 44

Northwestern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- N Bond.............. 7.0 4 3 3 4 3 25 29 93

Win - N Bond (2-1). Loss - Jablonski (17-7). Save - None. HBP - by Jablonski (R Lewis); by McLeod (L Novak). Pitches/strikes: Jablonski 85/52; McLeod 44/25; N Bond 93/49. Umpires - HP: Perry Owens 1B: Marty Abezetian 3B: Cody Little Start: 1:02 pm Time: 2:06 Attendance: 241 Weather: The answer my friend... Game: NEB36