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Friday March 5th: Nebraska vs. Purdue (Huskers lose 6-5)

Bolt mentioned that Mojo is a tad banged up and they are hoping for 100 pitches from Cade. Purdue will be the home team for today’s game.
 
Top 1st

Hallmark goes down swinging for our #1
Matthews pokes a single up the middle
Schwellenbach walks on 5 pitches
Chick hits into a 4-6-3 DP to end the top half

Bottom 1st

Povich with his Husker debut as he K’s the leadoff batter
An infield single for the next guy up, but Kade picks him off for out #2
Back to back walks put runners on 1st and 2nd
A catchers interference loads the bases
A huge strike out ends the threat!

0-0 end of the 1st
 
Top 2nd

Max Anderson with a solo HR to RF in his 1st at bat as a Husker!
The next two batters go down in order before Foster pokes a two out single to RF
Acker lines a 3-2 pitch down the RF line to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with two outs
Hallmark K’s to end the top half.

Bottom 2nd

A two out walk given up by Povich but a couple K’s get him out of the inning.

1-0 Huskers after two

 
Top 3rd

Chick with a 2 out base hit to CF
Anderson with an infield single to put runners on 1st and 2nd
Everitt is robbed by the SS and lines out to end the top half

Bottom 3rd

One out single to LF and a WP advances the runner to 2nd
An RBI single ties the game up at 1
Ground out for the 2nd out but the runner advances to 2nd
A walk puts runners on 1st and 2nd
A poke out into RF scores another runner and puts them on the corners
Another single to RF scores another runner
Hallmark makes a diving snag to end the damage

3-1 Purdue after 3
 
Top 4th

A leadoff infield single for Banjoff
Foster K’s for the 1st out
Acker with a 2 run bomb to tie the game at 3!!!
The next two batters go down in order

Bottom 4th

A leadoff single on Povich ends his day as Bragg takes over the mound and the next 3 go down in order

3-3 and of 4th

 
Top 5th

Chick drills a one out solo shot to give the Huskers the lead 4-3
Anderson with a single to left center for his 3rd hit today
Everitt flies out to RF
Anderson advances to 2nd in a WP
Banjoff K’s

Bottom 5th

Bragg puts them down in order to end the 5th

4-3 Huskers after 5

 
Top 6th

A one out walk for Acker and a single to LF by Hallmark puts runners on 1st and 2nd
Matthews K’s (kick him off the team?)
Schwellenbach K’s swinging but the ball got away from the catcher to load the bases anyway
Fly out by Chick ends the threat

Bottom 6th

a strikeout, a single, and a double play gets Bragg through the 6th!

4-3 Huskers after 6
 
Top 7th

Banjoff with a 2 out infield single
Foster out to end the top half

Bottom 7th

A one out triple for Purdue to put the tying run on 3rd
A foul out keeps the runner at 3rd with two outs
A passed ball scores the runner from 3rd to tie the game at 4
K ends the inning.

4-4 through 7
 
Top 8th

leadoff single through the right side for Acker
Hallmark advances the runner in a SAC bunt
Acker advances to 3rd on a WP
A passed ball scores Acker from 3rd to give the Huskers a 5-4 lead!!!
Matthews K’s swinging
Schwellenbach singles up the middle
Chick walks
Anderson flies out to RF

Bottom 8th

Leadoff double for Purdue
Groundout advances the runner to 3rd
An RBI infield single ties the game at 5
A SAC bunt advances the runner to 2nd
Groundout to SS ends the inning.

5-5 after 8
 
Top 9

Everitt with a leadoff infield single
Roskam in to pinch hit for Banjoff and he K’s for out number one
Foster also K’s for the 2nd out of the inning
Acker also K’s to end the inning.

Bottom 9th

One out single for Purdue
A HBP puts runners on 1st and 2nd
A walk then loads the bases
A walk off single wins it for Purdue 6-5

6-5 Purdue
 
Frustrating is right. All those hits, but none with runners in scoring position or strung together.
 
Povich & Schreiber flat out sucked today. Bragg was lights out. Way too many selfish at-bats.
 
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