Husker Baseball Faces Missouri

by Jon Johnston on May 1, 2009 3:16 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Baseball

The Missouri Tigers come to Lincoln this weekend to face the Husker baseball team for a Big 12 conference series. Nebraska (21-23-1, 5-16 Big 12) is currently coming off a two-game midweek sweep against a decent New Mexico squad while Missouri (25-21, 11-10 Big 12) comes in on a four-game win streak that includes a sweep of Texas Tech last weekend. The sweep isn’t all that shocking consider how poorly Tech has done on the road this season.

The Huskers face the real possibility of not making the Big 12 tourney as they are currently last (10th) and only the top eight teams make the tourney. Nebraska trails Oklahoma State at 6-11, and Texas Tech at 9-12. Texas Tech is off this weekend while Oklahoma State welcomes Kansas State - a series Kansas State can certainly win with the way they’ve been playing this season.

Missouri will be tough because of their pitching. Friday Tiger starter Kyle Gibson is one of the top pro pitching prospects in the nation, and Sunday starter Nick Tepesch has come around as the season has progressed. On Saturday, Missouri uses a “pitch by committee” approach, jokingly named “Johnny Wholestaff”, in which up to nine pitchers throw for an inning apiece.

The Tigers aren’t hitting so well, currently tenth in the Big 12 at .276. Unfortunately, the Huskers are ninth at .279. Still, this is a series Nebraska could win in the front of the home crowd.

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday - 6:05 pm
NU-Jordan Roualdes, LHP, Jr., (4-4, 6.84 ERA)
MU- Kyle Gibson, RHP, Jr. (7-3, 3.57 ERA)

Saturday - 2:05 pm
NU-Mike Nesseth, RHP, So., (3-3, 4.75 ERA)
MU- Johnny Wholestaff

Sunday - 1:05 pm
NU-Sean Yost, RHP, R-Fr., (1-4, 6.99 ERA)  
MU-Nick Tepesch, RHP, So. (4-4, 6.41 ERA)

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Nebraska loses

the first game of the series 8-4.

sigh.

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by Jon Johnston on May 1, 2009 9:29 PM CDT reply actions

Same story

new weekend.

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by JLew on May 1, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

Why no Bird?

I was under the impression Erik Bird would be moving into the rotation. Any idea why that did not happen?

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by James Quinn on May 1, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions

i think Bird

will always be a midweek starter. And to be honest, he’s a senior, and I’m guessing right now that you’re looking at a group including Roualdes, Mariot, Hauptman, and especially Yost, that they want to get better for next year. Nesseth too.

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by Jon Johnston on May 1, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions

No Bird this week

cause Tues he threw a 143-pitch outing.

And I agree with blight, it’s all about building experience this year.

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by JLew on May 2, 2009 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Just reading into this a bit,

but since Anderson did not put Bird on the schedule for a Sunday start this week, he had already tossed in the towell by Thursday. Seems odd given NU’s recent improved play. Bird gives the team a better chance to win on the weekend than does Roualdes and Yost at this point.

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by James Quinn on May 2, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions