[Husker] NU Sweeps

[Skylar Dodds]

Hello Husker Fans,

  The Huskers swept Bama today with a 6-2 'unconventional win'.  They
  scored 6 runs on only 4 hits, 2 of which were walked in to break a
  2-2 tie in the 8th.

  Shirek started, going 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run.
  Cranston came in for 2 innings, surrendered an unearned run,
  breaking a streak of surrendering just 1 run a game for 5 straight
  games.

  Possibly the most significant thing about this sweep was that it was
  without our superstud ace Joba Chamberlain.   Running with our 2,3,
  and 4 starters we held a top 25 team to 1,1, and 2 runs.

  From an offensive performance it wasn't really that stellar except
  for a few situations where we held off on some tasty pitches to draw
  the walk.  The most encouraging thing on the offensive side was
  Nimmo and Wherle.  Nimmo has been doing a VERY good job of setting
  the table for the heart of the lineup.  Wherle hit a pretty good 1-1
  pitch into right for a 2-RBI double in the sixth to make it 2-1.

  Great series for the Huskers, I think we'll look back on this as a
  bigger series win that we do now.  They seem like a team that's
  going to get better as the year goes on.  They have solid pitching
  and a decent lineup that should take them quite a ways.

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Go Skers,
 Skylar                            mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net