Nebraska Baseball Opens Big 12 Play Against Kansas State
by Jon Johnston on Mar 14, 2008 4:34 PM CDT
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PrintNebraska heads to Kansas State this weekend to begin Big 12 conference play.
- We're on a 10-game winning streak, the longest in three years.
- The 11-2 start is one of the best starts in Husker baseball history.
Husker fans may be impressed with where we are right now, but both of points these mean nothing going into this weekend. I'm certainly happy about how the baseball team has played thus far, but every conference series that the Cornhuskers play will be important this season due to the strength of the Big 12. Lose a series against a team like Kansas State, and it could cost you a trip to the NCAA tourney as the margin for error will be very thin.
Going into the KSU series:
- Nebraska pitchers have the second lowest overall ERA in the Big 12.
- We've given up the lowest amount of hits and runs in the Big 12.
- Kansas State has the lowest team batting average.
- The Wildcats have the least number of runs of anyone in conference.
Projected Starting Pitchers
| Nebraska | Kansas State | |
| Friday | Johnny Dorn, RHP (2-0, 1.35 ERA) | Brad Hutt, RHP (1-2, 2.25 ERA) |
| Saturday | Thad Weber, RHP (2-1, 7.16 ERA) | Chase Bayuk, LHP (0-1, 5.22 ERA) |
| Sunday | Aaron Pribanic, RHP (2-0, 0.96 ERA) | Justin Murray, RHP (1-0, 1.54 ERA) |
Thad Weber had a rough start in his first game at Stanford, but has since settled down. The Huskers still have pitcher Dan Jennings (ERA 2.87) in reserve should one of the other starters have a problem. Wildcat pitcher Justin Murray has established himself as the third starter, if only because others have struggled.
Kansas State's problem thus far hasn't been pitching, but in generating offense, although a bright spot has been Nate Tenbrink, who's hitting .370, with two homers and 12 RBI's so far.
The series begins today at 4:00 pm, about 30 minutes ago.
Coverage:
The games will be available on the Husker Radio Network and on the internet at Huskers.com.
The game can be seen on HuskersNside with a subscription, or through the Kansas State web site where you could purchase a $9.95 monthly subscription.
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4th inning
Brad Hutt has given up one hit to the huskers so far, Johnny Dorn is still throwing a no-hitter.
0-0.
Top 7th
1-0 Nebraska, sounds like a really tight game.
by huskerlibrarian on Mar 14, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions
trffic
stuck in traffic for a while....
7th inning now, Nimmo has just scored on sac fly by Stewart, Nebraska leads 1-0.
Johnny Dorn has given up only two hits through six innings, with no walks and no K's. Brad Hutt has given up an earned run, five hits, and walked one.
It figured to be pitcher's duel.... we'll see who lasts. Maybe some kinks are showing in Hutt's armor.
well
nuts. I have to head home now, and I'm guessing I won't get home until this game has been decided....
Middle 8th
Kansas State tied it up in the bottom of the 7th.
1-1, now. Dorn is done for the day, so he won't get a decision.
I'm off to a dinner now, and I'm probably going to miss the end of this game and most of the basketball game.
Go Huskers!
by huskerlibrarian on Mar 14, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
Ha!
Huskers have taken the lead 2-1 at the top of the ninth, on a sac fly by Corriston with Abeita scoring.
Two outs for the Huskers, Sullivan is at first, hit by a pitch, with Sullivan at the plate.
Huskers have obviously started playing against Kansas in the Big 12 tourney.
Sullivan
strikes out.
Around 11:00 minutes left in the KU game first half, with the Jayhawks leading 11-8
another K
for Zach Herr! one out to go !
Drew Biery advancced to second on a wild pitch. So, KSU has a guy in scoring position!
popped
up.... Belfonte makes the catch, and the Huskers take game one and the first game in Big 12 conference play!
Huge weekend for the Huskers
Wow, Nebraska goes on the road and sweeps a Big-12 series. It looks like a vastly under rated the Huskers this year. Winning a conference road series is huge. Sweeping a road series, I don't know what word is most accurate. Biggly huge?
I am feeling pretty good about KU right now. They took one of three in Austin, which is not a bad outcome. They matched up well with UT all three games. On the weekend the Jayhawks were only outscored 16-14.
K-State looks pretty morbid at this point. The pre-season hype on the Wildcats had them winning 40+ games this year and ending up mid-pack in the conference. I'd feel bad for them, but as a KU fan, I've been there myself often enough.
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