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LJS: Nebraska capitalizes on Michigan mistakes to seal sweep
Maybe it was the angle of the sun Sunday afternoon, but there looked like there was a twinkle in Darin Erstad's eyes and a little smile on his face.
"The fun keeps on coming," Nebraska's fourth-year baseball coach said after the Huskers beat Michigan 6-3 before 3,918 fans at Haymarket Park.
The victory, Nebraska's 10th consecutive and its first conference opening series sweep since 2008, had enough of the three main ingredients, Erstad said.
"I like the mentality, the way we're playing baseball, defending well, throwing strikes and setting the tone early with our bats," he said. "We're scoring runs. Keep 'em coming."
Nebraska (17-6, 3-0 Big Ten) plays host to perennial powers Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday and Wednesday and Texas next weekend.
The Huskers scrapped for a first-inning run when Ryan Boldt walked, Jake Schleppenbach bunted for a single and Ben Miller singled home Boldt. Michigan (11-11, 0-3) tied the game on three singles and an error in the second, but Nebraska regained the lead in the fourth when Tanner Lubach doubled and scored when Michigan shortstop Eric Jacobson watched a short fly ball by Austin Darby clank off his glove.
NU scored four more runs in the seventh on just one hit - a double by Boldt - three walks and a hit by pitch.
"The story of the series is that we capitalized on them making mistakes," said Lubach, a senior catcher from Lincoln Southwest. "Get guys on base. We put pressure on them."
Nebraska made the most of many Michigan mistakes in all three weekend games, winning the first two 14-3 and 5-1.
"Like Coach says, you've got to grind out AB (at-bats) and scrap for runs. That seventh (inning), was the definition of grinding," Lubach said. "Good things are going to happen."
Nebraska's starting pitching was solid all weekend.
Sunday, sophomore Derek Burkamper gave up a run in the second, but he picked off Jackson Glines, who was on second base with no outs in the third. Burkamper breezed through the fourth and fifth, then gave way to the bullpen in the sixth.
Jeff Chesnut allowed a hit, but struck out two in a row to end the seventh. Jake Hohensee, who had been out since February because of an arm injury, blew through the eighth, and, after the Wolverines scored twice off NU freshman Jake Meyers, Colton Howell recorded a strikeout to end the game.
"Our starting pitching all weekend was good enough to bail out the offense," Lubach said. "Our relief pitching was really good, too. Derek (Burkamper) gave up a run in the second inning and seemed a little rattled, but he responded well and did what we hoped for."
Burkamper (3-1) gave up one run on six hits, walked two and struck out two.
"My job was to just try and slow things down a little and Derek settled right in," Lubach said.
Briefly
* Hohensee, a sophomore from Lincoln East, was back on the mound for the first time since Feb. 15, and flew through three batters in the eighth.
"He threw mostly change-ups and he was in control," Lubach said.
Erstad said having Hohensee back is pivotal.
"You never know until he gets on the mound after all that time, but he was right there," Erstad said. "Hohensee is a huge boost to get him back. We've got a lot of experience for our younger guys. A couple of them have had some bumps along the way, which I enjoy, because they get to handle that stuff."
LJS: Nebraska capitalizes on Michigan mistakes
Maybe it was the angle of the sun Sunday afternoon, but there looked like there was a twinkle in Darin Erstad's eyes and a little smile on his face.
"The fun keeps on coming," Nebraska's fourth-year baseball coach said after the Huskers beat Michigan 6-3 before 3,918 fans at Haymarket Park.
The victory, Nebraska's 10th consecutive and its first conference opening series sweep since 2008, had enough of the three main ingredients, Erstad said.
"I like the mentality, the way we're playing baseball, defending well, throwing strikes and setting the tone early with our bats," he said. "We're scoring runs. Keep 'em coming."
Nebraska (17-6, 3-0 Big Ten) plays host to perennial powers Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday and Wednesday and Texas next weekend.
The Huskers scrapped for a first-inning run when Ryan Boldt walked, Jake Schleppenbach bunted for a single and Ben Miller singled home Boldt. Michigan (11-11, 0-3) tied the game on three singles and an error in the second, but Nebraska regained the lead in the fourth when Tanner Lubach doubled and scored when Michigan shortstop Eric Jacobson watched a short fly ball by Austin Darby clank off his glove.
NU scored four more runs in the seventh on just one hit - a double by Boldt - three walks and a hit by pitch.
"The story of the series is that we capitalized on them making mistakes," said Lubach, a senior catcher from Lincoln Southwest. "Get guys on base. We put pressure on them."
Nebraska made the most of many Michigan mistakes in all three weekend games, winning the first two 14-3 and 5-1.
"Like Coach says, you've got to grind out AB (at-bats) and scrap for runs. That seventh (inning), was the definition of grinding," Lubach said. "Good things are going to happen."
Nebraska's starting pitching was solid all weekend.
Sunday, sophomore Derek Burkamper gave up a run in the second, but he picked off Jackson Glines, who was on second base with no outs in the third. Burkamper breezed through the fourth and fifth, then gave way to the bullpen in the sixth.
Jeff Chesnut allowed a hit, but struck out two in a row to end the seventh. Jake Hohensee, who had been out since February because of an arm injury, blew through the eighth, and, after the Wolverines scored twice off NU freshman Jake Meyers, Colton Howell recorded a strikeout to end the game.
"Our starting pitching all weekend was good enough to bail out the offense," Lubach said. "Our relief pitching was really good, too. Derek (Burkamper) gave up a run in the second inning and seemed a little rattled, but he responded well and did what we hoped for."
Burkamper (3-1) gave up one run on six hits, walked two and struck out two.
"My job was to just try and slow things down a little and Derek settled right in," Lubach said.
Briefly
* Hohensee, a sophomore from Lincoln East, was back on the mound for the first time since Feb. 15, and flew through three batters in the eighth.
"He threw mostly change-ups and he was in control," Lubach said.
Erstad said having Hohensee back is pivotal.
"You never know until he gets on the mound after all that time, but he was right there," Erstad said. "Hohensee is a huge boost to get him back. We've got a lot of experience for our younger guys. A couple of them have had some bumps along the way, which I enjoy, because they get to handle that stuff."
LJS: Nebraska capitalizes on Michigan mistakes
NU: Huskers Win 6-3, Sweep Wolverines
Lincoln - The Nebraska baseball team (17-6, 3-0 Big Ten) extended its winning streak to 10 games and completed a series sweep of the Michigan Wolverines (11-11, 0-3 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 win at Hawks Field. It was NU's first sweep to start league play since 2008 when the Huskers took three games at Kansas State.
The Huskers outscored the Wolverines 25-7 in the series and Nebraska never trailed at any time over the three days. Nebraska posted a slight edge in hits, 30-27, but the real difference came on the mound and in the field. Nebraska's pitching staff issued just eight walks, while the Wolverine arms gave out 20 free passes. Michigan also committed six errors, including three on Sunday, while the Huskers committed two errors on the weekend.
Sophomore Derek Burkamper improved to 3-1 on the year in the win, as he allowed one run on six hits over 5.1 innings. Colton Howell entered the game in the ninth with the tying run on deck and struck out UM No. 3 hitter Cody Bruder for the last out of the game to earn his second save of the year.
Jake Schleppenbach led the Huskers in hits with two, while Ryan Boldt and Tanner Lubach each scored a pair of runs and Ben Miller added a pair of RBIs.
After scoring five runs in the first inning in each of the first two games of the series, the Huskers again took the lead in the bottom of the first a two-out RBI single by Miller. The sophomore nearly put the Huskers ahead 2-0, but after Boldt scored on the single, Schleppenbach was cut down at the plate by UM right-fielder Carmen Benedetti to end the inning.
The Wolverines answered in the second with a run on three hits, it was the first time in the series the Wolverines had the game tied after the first inning.
After neither team scored in the third, the Huskers retook the lead, 2-1, on two out error in the bottom of the fourth. With Lubach on second following a double, Austin Darby hit a pop up to shallow left field and it looked to be a routine play, but the ball bounced out of shortstop Eric Jacobson's glove and Lubach easily scored on the play.
Burkamper then retired the top of UM's lineup in order in the fifth and got the first out of the sixth before junior reliever Jeff Chesnut took over. With the tying run on second base, Chesnut got a pair of groundouts to end the threat.
Michigan got a the tying run on again in the seventh when Jacobsen led off with a single and then moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt. Chesnut dug in and struck out UM's No. 2 and 3 hitters to swing the momentum back in Nebraska's favor and the offense responded
The Huskers poured in four runs in the seventh on just one hit, a double by Boldt. Benedetti issued three walks and hit a batter over 1/3 of an inning of work, before Jacob Cronenworth ended the rally.
Jake Meyers took the mound in the ninth and struck out Kendall Patrick to start the frame, but then gave up hits to three of the next four batters he faced. Holding a 6-3 lead and the tying run on deck, Howell came in and got NU's seventh strikeout of the day to complete the sweep.
The Huskers now go back to non-conference play with five games at Hawks Field against two of college baseball's most storied programs. Nebraska welcomes the Cal State Fullerton Titans to Hawks for a two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday, before the Huskers and Texas Longhorns open a three-game series next Friday at 6:35 p.m.
NU: Huskers Win 6-3, Sweep Wolverines
Lincoln - The Nebraska baseball team (17-6, 3-0 Big Ten) extended its winning streak to 10 games and completed a series sweep of the Michigan Wolverines (11-11, 0-3 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 win at Hawks Field. It was NU's first sweep to start league play since 2008 when the Huskers took three games at Kansas State.
The Huskers outscored the Wolverines 25-7 in the series and Nebraska never trailed at any time over the three days. Nebraska posted a slight edge in hits, 30-27, but the real difference came on the mound and in the field. Nebraska's pitching staff issued just eight walks, while the Wolverine arms gave out 20 free passes. Michigan also committed six errors, including three on Sunday, while the Huskers committed two errors on the weekend.
Sophomore Derek Burkamper improved to 3-1 on the year in the win, as he allowed one run on six hits over 5.1 innings. Colton Howell entered the game in the ninth with the tying run on deck and struck out UM No. 3 hitter Cody Bruder for the last out of the game to earn his second save of the year.
Jake Schleppenbach led the Huskers in hits with two, while Ryan Boldt and Tanner Lubach each scored a pair of runs and Ben Miller added a pair of RBIs.
After scoring five runs in the first inning in each of the first two games of the series, the Huskers again took the lead in the bottom of the first a two-out RBI single by Miller. The sophomore nearly put the Huskers ahead 2-0, but after Boldt scored on the single, Schleppenbach was cut down at the plate by UM right-fielder Carmen Benedetti to end the inning.
The Wolverines answered in the second with a run on three hits, it was the first time in the series the Wolverines had the game tied after the first inning.
After neither team scored in the third, the Huskers retook the lead, 2-1, on two out error in the bottom of the fourth. With Lubach on second following a double, Austin Darby hit a pop up to shallow left field and it looked to be a routine play, but the ball bounced out of shortstop Eric Jacobson's glove and Lubach easily scored on the play.
Burkamper then retired the top of UM's lineup in order in the fifth and got the first out of the sixth before junior reliever Jeff Chesnut took over. With the tying run on second base, Chesnut got a pair of groundouts to end the threat.
Michigan got a the tying run on again in the seventh when Jacobsen led off with a single and then moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt. Chesnut dug in and struck out UM's No. 2 and 3 hitters to swing the momentum back in Nebraska's favor and the offense responded
The Huskers poured in four runs in the seventh on just one hit, a double by Boldt. Benedetti issued three walks and hit a batter over 1/3 of an inning of work, before Jacob Cronenworth ended the rally.
Jake Meyers took the mound in the ninth and struck out Kendall Patrick to start the frame, but then gave up hits to three of the next four batters he faced. Holding a 6-3 lead and the tying run on deck, Howell came in and got NU's seventh strikeout of the day to complete the sweep.
The Huskers now go back to non-conference play with five games at Hawks Field against two of college baseball's most storied programs. Nebraska welcomes the Cal State Fullerton Titans to Hawks for a two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday, before the Huskers and Texas Longhorns open a three-game series next Friday at 6:35 p.m.
NU: Huskers Win 6-3, Sweep Wolverines
UM: Wolverines Drop Series Finale at Nebraska
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field at Haymarket Park)
Score: Nebraska 6, Michigan 3
Records: U-M (11-11, 0-3 Big Ten), NEB (17-6, 3-0 Big Ten)
Attendance: 3,918
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, March 24 - vs. Bowling Green (Wilpon Complex), 4 p.m.
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Seniors Jackson Glines and Eric Jacobson each had three hits, but Nebraska took the lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth and added insurance with four runs in the seventh as the University of Michigan baseball team fell, 6-3, Sunday (March 22) at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. The result completes the series sweep for Nebraska.
The Huskers scored a run in the bottom of the first as Ryan Boldt scored on Ben Miller's RBI single. Sophomore Carmen Benedetti threw out Jake Schleppenbach at the plate trying to score on Miller's hit to end the inning. The Wolverines tied the game at one in the top of the second. Freshman Jake Bivens led off the frame with an opposite-field single. He moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt and scored on fifth-year senior Kendall Patrick's single to left.
Michigan led off the third with singles from Glines and junior Cody Bruder; however, Glines was picked off second base. Benedetti walked, but Nebraska got out of the inning without giving up a run as a fielder's choice and a groundout ended the threat.
Nebraska scored an unearned run to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Tanner Lubach doubled with one out. He scored on a dropped pop up off Austin Darby's bat. The Huskers extended its lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh. Two Michigan errors combined with three walks and a hit-by-pitch led to the four-spot for the Huskers.
The Wolverines put up a pair of runs in the top of the ninth. Senior Kevin White doubled with one out and scored on Jacobson's single. Jacobson moved up 90 feet on defensive indifference and scored on Glines' single. Nebraska went to Colton Howell, and he got a strike out to end the game.
On the mound, freshman Jayce Vancena took the loss. He allowed one earned run on six hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 4.2 innings.
The Maize and Blue opens its 2015 home schedule this Tuesday (March 24) against Bowling Green. First pitch is at 4 p.m. at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. [ Tickets ]
UM: Wolverines Drop Series Finale at Nebraska
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field at Haymarket Park)
Score: Nebraska 6, Michigan 3
Records: U-M (11-11, 0-3 Big Ten), NEB (17-6, 3-0 Big Ten)
Attendance: 3,918
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, March 24 - vs. Bowling Green (Wilpon Complex), 4 p.m.
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Seniors Jackson Glines and Eric Jacobson each had three hits, but Nebraska took the lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth and added insurance with four runs in the seventh as the University of Michigan baseball team fell, 6-3, Sunday (March 22) at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. The result completes the series sweep for Nebraska.
The Huskers scored a run in the bottom of the first as Ryan Boldt scored on Ben Miller's RBI single. Sophomore Carmen Benedetti threw out Jake Schleppenbach at the plate trying to score on Miller's hit to end the inning. The Wolverines tied the game at one in the top of the second. Freshman Jake Bivens led off the frame with an opposite-field single. He moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt and scored on fifth-year senior Kendall Patrick's single to left.
Michigan led off the third with singles from Glines and junior Cody Bruder; however, Glines was picked off second base. Benedetti walked, but Nebraska got out of the inning without giving up a run as a fielder's choice and a groundout ended the threat.
Nebraska scored an unearned run to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Tanner Lubach doubled with one out. He scored on a dropped pop up off Austin Darby's bat. The Huskers extended its lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh. Two Michigan errors combined with three walks and a hit-by-pitch led to the four-spot for the Huskers.
The Wolverines put up a pair of runs in the top of the ninth. Senior Kevin White doubled with one out and scored on Jacobson's single. Jacobson moved up 90 feet on defensive indifference and scored on Glines' single. Nebraska went to Colton Howell, and he got a strike out to end the game.
On the mound, freshman Jayce Vancena took the loss. He allowed one earned run on six hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 4.2 innings.
The Maize and Blue opens its 2015 home schedule this Tuesday (March 24) against Bowling Green. First pitch is at 4 p.m. at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. [ Tickets ]
UM: Wolverines Drop Series Finale at Nebraska
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