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Husker Baseball Blog - Feb. 27

 Game 4: Missouri State (0-3) vs. Nebraska (3-1-1) 

The Huskers open a busy weekend Friday afternoon, as they take on Missouri State in the opening game of the Sam Houston Baseball Classi in Huntsville, Texas. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be carried on Huskers.com and selected Husker Sports Network Stations.

5:21- Huskers Win Again
 

Missouri State vs Nebraska (Feb 27, 2009)

Box Score Nebraska Baseball Missouri State vs Nebraska Feb 27, 2009 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

Missouri State 12 (0-4)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Conway,Aaron cf.......... 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 - Medrano,Kevin dh......... 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - Drake,Brayden 3b......... 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 - Carlson,Ben 1b........... 5 1 2 3 0 1 10 2 2 - Playter,Chris lf/rf...... 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 - Overstreet,Christian rf.. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 Swyhart,Zak ph/lf....... 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 - Hord,Dallas c............ 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 0 1 - McComack,Travis 2b....... 2 0 1 3 3 0 2 6 2 .286 Courtwright,Curt ss...... 4 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 3 .167 Clubb,Tim p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - Maddox,Adam p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - Combs,Brant p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Casey,J.C. p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Totals................... 41 12 14 10 8 10 24 12 13

Nebraska 14 (4-1-1)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .192 Kline, Ben ss............ 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 .308 Tezak, Jeff dh........... 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 Bailey, Adam rf.......... 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .391 Sullivan, Nick lf........ 4 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 .143 Asche, Cody 3b........... 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .467 Thompson, Cade 1b........ 2 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 1 .200 Burleson, Cory c......... 3 2 2 2 1 0 8 0 0 .364 Collins, Boomer pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Neer, Cody c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 Kiser, Kale 2b........... 3 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 0 .286 Mariot, Mike p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Rose, Eric p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Yost, Sean p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Freeman, Matt p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Kalkowski, Kash p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Totals................... 33 14 12 13 5 3 27 7 3

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Missouri State...... 501 200 130 - 12 14 2 Nebraska............ 310 004 06X - 14 12 1 -------------------------------------------

E - Conway; Hord; Rose, E.(1). DP - Bears 1. LOB - Bears 13; Cornhuskers 3. 2B - Swyhart; Hord; McComack(2); Belfonte, D.(1); Sullivan, N.(1); Burleson, C.(1). 3B - Bailey, A.(1). HR - Carlson; Hord; Bailey, A.(3); Kiser, K.(1). HBP - Drake; Carlson; Sullivan, N.. SH - Belfonte, D.(1); Kiser, K.(2). SF - Drake. SB - Conway.

Missouri State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Clubb,Tim........... 5.2 6 7 6 4 3 21 26 102 - Maddox,Adam......... 1.2 4 5 5 0 0 8 10 30 - Combs,Brant......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 - Casey,J.C........... 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 3 4 22 -

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Mariot, Mike........ 3.1 8 8 8 3 4 18 23 92 10.00 Rose, Eric.......... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 2.84 Yost, Sean.......... 3.0 5 4 4 3 3 13 17 66 - Freeman, Matt....... 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 3.00 Kalkowski, Kash..... 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 7 7 28 3.86

Win - Kalkowski, K (1-0). Loss - Casey (0-1). Save - None. WP - Maddox; Casey; Kalkowski, K(1). HBP - by Mariot, M. (Drake); by Mariot, M. (Carlson); by Maddox (Sullivan, N.). PB - Hord 2. Inherited runners/scored: Maddox 1/1; Combs 2/1; Casey 1/1; Rose, E. 2/1; Freeman, M. 3/2; Kalkowski, K 3/1. Pitches/strikes: Clubb 102/57; Maddox 30/18; Combs 2/1; Casey 22/11; Mariot, M. 92/50; Rose, E. 5/3; Yost, S. 66/41; Freeman, M. 13/5; Kalkowski, K 28/19. Umpires - HP: Calvin Janak 1B: Jimmy Stork 3B: Mike Fagan Start: 2:04p.m. Time: 3:14 Attendance: 154 Weather: 84; mostly sunny; SSW 13 Yost, S. faced 3 batters in the 8th. Freeman, M. faced 2 batters in the 8th. Game: NU6

5:09 p.m.
Ben Kline comes through with a two-out RBI single, scoring Boomer Collins to make it 12-all. Two batters later, Adam Bailey triples to left center, scoring a pair to make it 14-12.

4:56 p.m.
RBI singles from Cade Thompson and Cory Burleson make it 12-10 with NU putting the tying run on second. Brant Combs now pitching for Missouri State. DJ Belfonte makes it 12-11, driving in Thompson with a ground out, and J.C. Casey now closing for Missouri State

4:44 p.m.
Kalkowski uncorks a wild pitch to plate a run, but settles down and retires the next three Bears in order to keep the Huskers within striking distance at 12-8 heading into the bottom of the eighth.

4:37 p.m.
Missouri State tacks on a pair of runs, getting a couple of bases loaded walks to push the lead to 11-9. The bases are still loaded with Kash Kalkowski now pitching for the Huskers.

4:22 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the seventh and trail 9-8. Here is a Big 12 scoreboard

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9

vs

#14 UC Irvine

2

FINAL

Penn State

1

at

#7 Texas

4

Bottom 4

College of Charleston

6

vs

#12 Oklahoma State

7

FINAL

#12 Oklahoma State

4

at

#23 East Carolina

2

Bottom 5

Houston

0

vs

#20 Baylor

0

Bottom 3

#22 Oklahoma

at

Washington State

Kansas State

10

vs

Nevada

2

FINAL

Missouri

6

vs

Oregon State

5

Bottom 6

Texas Tech

at

Cal State Northridge


4:18 p.m.
Missouri State regains the lead in the top of the stretch, getting a sacrifice fly from Brayden Drake to make it 9-8. We are heading into the seventh-inning stretch with the 2-3-4 hutters in the Husker lineup up to bat.

4:08 p.m.
Kale Kiser takes Michael Mariot off the hook, greeting Adam Maddox with a two-run homer to right center to tie the score at 8.

3:56 p.m.
Adam Bailey homers for the third time this year - and second in as many games - to put NU within 8-5. The Huskers continue to threaten, as Cory Burlerson's RBI double scored Cade Thompson. Adam Maddox is now in for Missouri State, as Clubb was knocked out of the game after 102 pitches through 5.2 innings

3:53 p.m.
Sean Yost continues to give the Huskers a solid relief effort, holding the Bears scoreless in the top of the sixth. The Huskers have the middle of the lineup facing Clubb and looking to cut a four-run deficit.

3:44 p.m.
The Huskers go in order in the fifth, but not quietly, as MSU pitcher Tim Clubb made a routine play much more difficult, trying to outrun DJ Belfonte to the bag at first. He beat the runner, but then dropped the ball after colliding with Belfonte. Belfonte was originally ruled safe, but the call was reversed for the first out of the inning

3:37 p.m.
Kale Kiser get the Huskers out of jam in the fifth, making a diving catch behind second to get Ben Carlson out for the final out. NU trails 8-4 in the bottom of the fifth.

3:27 p.m.
Nebraska opened the fourth with a leadoff walk, but a double play and strikeout keep the Huskers off the scoreboard. Sean Yost is now on the mound making his Husker debut. He is the 13th different Husker to make an apprearance this year.

3:17 p.m.
Missouri State has added to its lead and is now up 7-4 with Eric Rose now pitching for the Huskers. Missouri State makes it 8-4 moments later and the Huskers are now coming to bat.

3:03 p.m.
The Huskers go down in order in the top of the third and trail 6-4 through three frames.

2:54 p.m.
Missouri State uses the long ball to push the lead back to a pair of runs on a solo homer from Dallas Hord that makes it 6-4

2:50 p.m.
Nebraska pulls closer, as Cory Burleson opens the inning with a walk and eventually comes home on a passed ball to get the Huskers within 5-4.

2:38 p.m.
Scary moment at the ballpark as one of the Sam Houston State ballgirls got hit by a foul ball in the face in the Missouri State dugout. The trainers from both teams attended to her and she is ok after getting an ice pack. Missouri State gets two on, but Mariot works out of a jam with a running catch from DJ Belfonte to end the second. 

2:28 p.m.
Nebraska comes right back in the bottom of the first with three runs, all coming with two outs. Nick Sullivan drives in a paiur with a two-run double before Cody Asche continues his early-season tear with an RBI single. The three runs are NU's first runs in the opening inning this season.

2:18 p.m.
Mariot weaves his way out of further trouble, but it will be an uphill climb for the Huskers this afternoon.

2:15 p.m.
It was 84 degrees at first pitch and it has not taken long to get on the scoreboard. The Huskers have fallen into a 5-0 hole, as a three-run homer by Ben Carlson and a two-run double from Travis McComack have ignited the Bears' attack early on.

1:50 p.m.
The umpires are all here and we should be ready to go at the top of the hour. The Huskers have fallen into a 5-0 hole, as a three-run homer by Ben Carlson and a two-run double from Travis McComack have ignited the Bears' attack

1:45 p.m.
Teams are here and ready to go, but we are awaiting the third member of our umpiring crew this afternoon to arrive. For fans who have e-mailed or called, the video stream today is expected to start at 1:55 p.m. with a first pitch set for 2 p.m. A good crowd of Husker fans are now at the ballpark, which opened three years ago and sets about 1,200.


1:30 p.m.
Missouri State's lineup is now listed for today's game

Missouri State 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
Conway,Aaron cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Medrano,Kevin dh.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Drake,Brayden 3b.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Carlson,Ben 1b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Playter,Chris lf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Overstreet,Christian rf..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .000
Hord,Dallas c............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
McComack,Travis 2b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .200
Courtwright,Curt ss......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Clubb,Tim p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Nebraska 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .182
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .333
Tezak, Jeff dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .389
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .389
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .118
Asche, Cody 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .455
Thompson, Cade 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .000
Burleson, Cory c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
Kiser, Kale 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .000
Mariot, Mike p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

1:11 p.m.
Sunscreen is in order for this aftenroon, as it is 81 degrees an hour before first pitch with a very high humidity. There are nearly a dozen scouts on hand to see Missouri State right-hander Tim Clubb, who has a 17-4 record and a 3.29 ERA in 32 career appearances. Clubb was 11-0 with a 2.52 ERA last season. Currently, the scouts nearly outnumber the fans at the ballpark.

12:34
Nebraska's lineup for today's has been posted. As you will notice, it is left-handed hitting dominated linup with five lefties and three switch hitters. The only right-handed hitter is shortstop Ben Kline, who is hitting second today.   

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Belfonte, DJ cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kline, Ben ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Tezak, Jeff dh...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bailey, Adam rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sullivan, Nick lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Asche, Cody 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Thompson, Cade 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Burleson, Cory c.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kiser, Kale 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mariot, Mike p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Noon
Welcome to Huntsville, Texas for today's game between the Huskers and Missouri State. The Huskers arrived in Huntsville last night following a short workout at Conroe High School. While there, we ran into Bill and Debbie Bolt, the parents of former Husker great Will Bolt. Will is currently the head coach at Texarkana College and have gotten off to a 13-3 record heading into this weekend.