Huskers Storm St. John's, 7-4

Nebraska  7 4 St. John's
Box Score

Inning-by-Inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
St. John's	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		4	9	3
Nebraska	2	5	0	0	0	0	X		7	12	0

Pitching
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - O. Ferrell (4-0)	5.0	8	4	4	4	3
L - M. Murray (1-3)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
S - K. Jablonski (4)	2.0	7	6	5	0	0

Individual Leaders
	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
Kaylan Jablonski	4	2	3	1	1	1
Alyvia Simmons	4	2	3	1	1	0

Game Notes

The Huskers' seven runs were more than the last four game combined (six). Freshman catcher Ally Riley recorded her first hit as a Husker against St. John's. It was a one-out  double in the second inning.  Ally Riley also scored her first-career run against St. John's.  Four Huskers had multiple hits against the Red Storm. Alyvia Simmons, Kaylan Jablonksi, Madi Unzicker and Gina Metzler each had two hits.

Cathedral City, Calif. - The Nebraska softball team (10-4) found its offensive rhythm again and used it to topple St. John's (2-6) 7-4, Saturday morning in its first of two games on the day. 

On a weekend where Nebraska's offense was struggling, scoring just six runs in the last three games, the Husker bats could not have found a better time to get going. NU recorded 12 hits and multiple hitters took part in the offensive effort. Alyvia Simmons and Kaylan Jablonski both went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Jablonski and Tristen Edwards both hit a homerun for the Huskers. Madi Unzicker and Gina Metzler also both had two hits. 

Olivia Ferrell improved to 4-0 on the year, pitching five innings, giving up eight hits and four runs. She also recorded three strikeouts. Jablonski earned her fourth save of the season, pitching two innings, giving up one hit and recording three strikeouts. 

McKenzie Murray dropped to 1-3 on the year, pitching 1.1 innings, giving up six runs - five earned, seven hits and recording two strikeouts. 

St. John's took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. A leadoff walk followed by a single put runners on first and second. A one-out single scored one run and a wild pitch moved both runners over. The Husker defense stood strong though, retiring the next two batters, which included a strikeout from Ferrell.   

Nebraska responded in the bottom of the first. Simmons hit a leadoff single and moved over to second on a groundout. Jablonski hit another single to put runners on the corners. With Madi Unzicker at the plate, Jablonski stole second to put both runners in scoring position. Unzicker then delivered a perfect bunt that scored Simmons and also allowed her to reach first. With the score tied and runners on the corners, the Red Storm catcher attempted to pick off Unzicker, who was stealing second. With no infielder covering the base, Unzicker reached safely and Jablonski scored on the error to give the Huskers a 2-1 lead. 

In the top of the second, St. John's scored two more with a double, a walk and another double, taking a 3-2 lead. 

In the bottom of the second, Riley who came in the game for Bri Cassidy, got her first-career hit - a one-out double. Back-back-singles by Metzler and Simmons scored Riley. With Edwards at the plate, Metzler and Simmons both stole bases. Then, Edwards hammered a ball over the center field fence, giving the Huskers a 6-3 lead. Jablonski hit another homerun to left field extending the lead to 7-3. 

The Red Storm cut the lead to 7-4 with a solo homerun in the top of the fourth. 

The Huskers take on top-ranked Washington later today at 5 p.m. (CT).

2018 Nebraska Softball St. John's vs Nebraska Feb 24, 2018 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)

St. John's 4 (2-6)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ ZICK cf/lf............... 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 PUGA 1b.................. 4 1 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 MELENDEZ rf.............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 GIROUX pr/rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 RIZZI lf/ph.............. 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 SORENSEN lf/dp.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 WARREN dp................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DELGADO 2b.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTERA c................ 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 BOWIE 3b................. 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 ANDERSON 2b.............. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BRYANT ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CONCA ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MORRIS, E 2b/cf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DITOLVO ss............... 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 MURRAY p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MORRIS, M p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 29 4 9 4 4 6 18 3 8

Nebraska 7 (10-4)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Alyvia Simmons rf........ 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Tristen Edwards ss....... 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 Kaylan Jablonski dp/p.... 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Madi Unzicker 1b......... 4 0 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 Taylor Otte cf........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Lexey Kneib 3b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 Laura Barrow 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Bri Cassidy c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Ally Riley ph/c......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 Gina Metzler lf.......... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Olivia Ferrell p/dp...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals................... 32 7 12 6 0 4 21 11 7

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- St. John's.......... 120 100 0 - 4 9 3 Nebraska............ 250 000 X - 7 12 0 -----------------------------------------

E - MATTERA; BOWIE; MORRIS, E. DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Red Storm 8; Huskers 7. 2B - PUGA; MATTERA; BOWIE; Jablonski(3); Riley(1). HR - PUGA; Edwards(3); Jablonski(3). SB - Simmons(2); Jablonski(1); M. Unzicker(1); Barrow(1); Metzler(3).

St. John's IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- MURRAY.............. 1.1 7 6 5 0 2 11 11 38 MORRIS, M........... 4.2 5 1 1 0 2 21 21 84

Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Olivia Ferrell...... 5.0 8 4 4 4 3 22 26 91 Kaylan Jablonski.... 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 7 7 24

Win - Ferrell (4-0). Loss - MURRAY (1-3). Save - Jablonski (4). WP - Ferrell(2). Pitches/strikes: MURRAY 38/25; MORRIS, M 84/60; Ferrell 91/56; Jablonski 24/15. Umpires - HP: Laura Head 1B: Calvin Walker 3B: Reed Clayton Start: 11:30 CT Time: 2:14 Attendance: Weather: sunny Game: NEB14