[Husker] Huskers win 10-7

[Skylar Dodds]

Hello Husker Fans,

  Nebraska wins the first of a two game set with Illinois St, NU used
  the bats to win.  Brandon Buckman went deep twice in a game for the
  second time this season.  Wherle hit his second homer of the year on
  a 2 hit day.

  It wasn't the prettiest win ever, but it's still a W. The Matt Foust
  started the game, he's really their 5th starter and we'll see him
  mostly mid-week and some relief action. He started well, but in the
  2nd inning he walked three in a row and hit the fourth for Ill St's
  first run, so he was pulled for Zach Herr who then walked 1 more
  before closing out the inning.

  It was back and forth from there, with the Huskers up 1 or 2 until
  the 5th when Ill St took a 6-4 lead off Herr and Luke Wertz.  Wertz
  ended up with the win, pitching 2.2 innings allowing 3 hits and 1
  run.

  NU came back with homers in the 5th (Buckman) and 6th (Wherle) and
  pulled ahead with a homer in the 7th (Buckman).  Nimmo and Jaros
  gave NU a cusion with RBI singles later in the 7th.

  Christy added one in the eighth with a sac fly to center scoring
  Gerch.

  The Huskers play again today at the same time, 1:05.  They will send
  redshirt freshman Tim Radmacher to the hill for the first time.

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Go Skers,
 Skylar                            mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net