Revelle Records 600th Win at Nebraska

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Las Vegas ? After a disappointing late loss in Saturday’s first game, the Nebraska softball team rebounded in game two, rallying to defeat Utah Valley State, 5-3, to give Head Coach Rhonda Revelle her 600th win at Nebraska.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

After struggling to score runs thus far in the tournament, the Husker offense finally got on track late in the game, as NU rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the fifth inning. Nebraska had no problem getting hits early ? tallying two hits in each of the first three innings ? but the hits resulted in only one run.

 

Nebraska, which stranded eight runners on the game after leaving 12 on base in Friday’s win over BYU, finally strung the hits together in the top of the fifth. The Huskers used four hits in the inning to score four two-out runs and take the lead for good.

 

Four different Huskers paced NU’s 11-hit attack with freshman Ashley Guile and junior Amanda Duran each finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI. Juniors Darcy Rutherford and Haley Long also recorded two hits each, while junior Crystal Carwile added two RBIs.

 

Sophomore right-hander Alex Hupp (5-2) earned the win in relief, although she saw her scoreless inning streak snapped at 21 with an unearned run in the bottom of the fourth. In tossing the final four innings, Hupp allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out five. Freshman right-hander Tori Tyson pitched the first three innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits.

 

Heidi Stocks (0-6) took the loss for UtahValleyState, which fell to 4-15. In five innings of work, Stocks was tagged for five runs (four earned) on 11 hits.

 

Just as it did in Saturday’s first game, Nebraska jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. Rutherford led off with an infield single, stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice. She then scored on an RBI single from Guile.

 

Nebraska looked to add to the lead in the top of the second when freshman Julie Brechtel ripped a double to right field, but she was thrown out at third attempting to stretch the hit into a triple. Long followed with a single before the next three hitters were retired.

 

Utah ValleyState evened the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the second, converting a leadoff single into a two-out run with the help of a passed ball.

 

The Wolverines took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth on a two-out single and an error.

 

Nebraska answered back with the four two-out runs in the top of the fifth, highlighted by an RBI single from Duran and a two-run double from Carwile.

 

After a quiet sixth inning, Utah Valley State mounted one last rally in the bottom of the seventh. A one-out double was followed by a pair of bloop singles that cut the lead to 5-3 and left the tying runners on base for the middle of the Wolverine order before Hupp coaxed a strikeout and a ground out to end the game.

 

Nebraska (10-9) continues play at the Rebel Round Robin on Sunday with two games against UNLV.

Box Score Nebraska Softball Nebraska vs Utah Valley Mar 15, 2008 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Eller Media Stadium)

Nebraska 5 (10-9)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mullin, Meghan cf........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Guile, Ashley c.......... 2 0 2 1 2 0 4 2 0 Hughes, Abby pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duran, Amanda dp......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 3 Brechtel, Julie 2b....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linke, Kelli dp......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long, Haley rf........... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barrett, Whitney ss...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 Foland, Heidi 3b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Tyson, Tori p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Hupp, Alex p............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 30 5 11 4 2 1 21 5 8

Utah Valley 3 (4-15)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Woodworth, Meghan cf..... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 Bramwell, Alli dp........ 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Nance, Natalie p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McGraw, Cherylyn 1b...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 Stocks, Heidi p.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Anderson, Jessica 3b..... 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 Bowcutt, Abby lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Augino, Lauren rf........ 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Steadman, Kylee c........ 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 Niemann, Magan 2b........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 Telarroja, Samantha ss... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Totals................... 28 3 8 2 2 5 21 12 8

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Nebraska............ 100 040 0 - 5 11 2 Utah Valley......... 010 100 1 - 3 8 2 -----------------------------------------

E - Duran(2); Long(2); Steadman; Telarroja. LOB - Huskers 8; Wolverines 8. 2B - Duran(7); Carwile(3); Brechtel(3); Foland(2); Woodworth 2; Bramwell. SH - Rutherford(4); Mullin(5); Augino. SB - Rutherford(5); Mullin(10); Hughes(4); Bramwell; Augino. Reached on CI - Anderson.

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Tyson, Tori......... 3.0 3 1 0 2 0 12 14 56 Hupp, Alex.......... 4.0 5 2 1 0 5 16 18 68

Utah Valley IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Stocks, Heidi....... 5.0 11 5 4 1 1 25 27 74 Nance, Natalie...... 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 30

Win - Hupp (6-3). Loss - Stocks (0-6). Save - None. PB - Guile(3). CI - Duran. Pitches/strikes: Tyson 56/29; Hupp 68/48; Stocks 74/51; Nance 30/15. Umpires - HP: Geri Magwire 1B: Bob Shelton 3B: George Regepulous Start: 1:24 pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: Game: livegame