[Husker] Huskers Win! Huskers Win!

[Skylar Dodds]

I posted this right after the baseball game, but it didn't seem to go
through.  Sorry for the double post if some of you got it.

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Hello Husker Fans,

  What a great game this Friday afternoon for the Husker baseball
  team's home opener. A record opening-day crowd of 6291 saw NU win
  2-1 in 11 innings on a base-hit RBI from Brandon Buckman that scored
  Bryce Nimmo.

  Tony Watson got the start today because of some soreness in Joba's
  tricep in his throwing arm.  It's not supposed to be serious, just
  an early season precaution so he'll take the week off.  Bama's only
  run came in the fourth inning when Watson hit Bama's Valverde with 2
  outs.  A couple of singles later led to a 1-0 score.

  The Huskers struck back off Juco-transfer sensation Luke Gorsett's
  6th homer, (that's right, I'm using the word sensation, I just love
  this guy), a towering shot into the berm in left field.

  The Husker bullpen got out of jams in both the 7th and the 8th. In
  the 7th inning, Anderson used a trio of pitchers, Luke Wertz, Jared
  Cranston, and Erik Bird. Bama had 1st and 3rd with no outs. Christy
  threw out the runner at second. Wertz then walked the next batter
  and he was sacrificed over to 2nd (off Cranston).  Bird then came in
  and walked the first batter to load the bases.  He then got Bama's
  Bush to ground into the fielders choice Wherle to Opitz.

  In the 8th, and error brought the first batter on board with 1 out.
  A base hit followed 2 batters later making it 1st and 3rd with 2
  outs.  Bama's Belcher then stole second (with no throw, pitch was in
  the dirt), so Jensen intentionally walked Avila.  Again, with the
  bases loaded, Jensen got Bama to line to short to end the inning.

  Husker's darn near sealed it in the 9th with a shot from Gorsett
  that JUST barely went foul on a 1-2 pitch. Had the wind not been
  blowing that way, that would have been the end of it.

  Bryce Nimmo walked to lead off the 11th and reached 2nd on a sac
  bunt by Jaros. Naturally Gorsett was intentionally walked and Andrew
  Brown struck out pinch hitting for Edlefsen (brought in to pinch run
  for Gerch in the 9th. With speedy Brandon Buckman singled opposite
  field on an 0-1 pitch to end the game.

  The Huskers have now won 4 straight now and are 9-2 on the year.
  They send Sophomore Johnny Dorn to the hill tomorrow at 1:05pm for
  the second game of the series.  Charlie Shirek will take the hill on
  Sunday.

  The Bama pitching staff is very good. Today's pitcher, Wade LeBlanc
  was very good today, scattered 5 hits and really just the one home
  run Gorsett.  He threw 126 pitches today in the no decision.  Their
  Saturday starter is very decent with a 2.45 ERA and a 2-0 record.
  Their Sunday starter may even be better.  He's freshman Tommy Hunter
  who's 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA and he's really good.  Great first win for
  Huskers, but they've got a tough weekend ahead of him.  Jensen
  through 3.1 innings today, so I don't know how much of him we'll see
  tomorrow.  Hopefully the old Dorn shows up and we don't need him :)

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Go Skers,
 Skylar                            mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net