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LJS: Nebraska sweeps two-game slate with Indiana State
Indiana State. Northern Colorado. Michigan this weekend. The opponent doesn't matter, wins do, Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad said.
Nebraska found just enough to post a 3-2 victory against Indiana State on Wednesday before 1,542 shivering fans at Haymarket Park.
The Huskers (14-6) have won seven straight and open Big Ten Conference play at home this weekend against Michigan.
"We don't look at the uniforms in the other dugout," said freshman pitcher/outfielder Jake Meyers. "That's not what we're all about. We're about winning and playing our game. That's what we've been doing."
The Huskers scored all three of their runs in the fourth inning Wednesday when Scott Schreiber drove in Blake Headley, who had singled, and Austin Darby lifted a two-run home run to right-center field.
As has become habit, NU's pitching was competitive and stingy. Freshman starter Zack Engelken threw 4 1/3 innings.
Indiana State first baseman Manuel Estevez hit a solo home run off the left-field foul pole in the fifth. The Sycamores added another run in the eighth when Landon Curry led off with a double against Meyers and scored on a single by Andy Young off Nate Fisher. But Fisher, a freshman from Yutan, got the next three batters in order, including two strikeouts, and Josh Roeder finished off a perfect ninth.
"You look across the country and teams are losing these games all over the place," Erstad said. "We played clean and didn't beat ourselves. We found just enough. Darby has been struggling mightily and for him to get a two-strike home run won the game for us."
Erstad also praised backup catcher Taylor Fish, a junior from Kearney, who had three singles.
"I can't say enough about the guy," Erstad said. "He came in without any real game reps and he was ready to hit. He's receiving the ball so much better. That's a credit to all his hard work."
As for Meyers, the son of former Husker Paul Meyers, Erstad said he was impressed how the freshman from Omaha Westside played right field the past two games and pitched 2 2/3 innings Wednesday.
"He's been doing that all his life - playing in the field and pitching," Erstad said. "He did that in high school and in (American) Legion ball. He even played first base in high school. He knows he's a two-way guy and he's doing a great job for us. He wants to touch the field as much as he can."
Meyers said he's more relaxed when he's in the field and hitting at the plate.
"On the mound, things are a lot tighter, much more focused, especially between innings," Meyers said. "Thankfully there are older guys all around you and that settles me down."
Briefly
Nebraska will still be missing sophomore right-hander Jake Hohensee, who has been out with a arm injury. He threw some in practice but will not be available this weekend. Freshman pitcher Jake McSteen will have season-ending shoulder surgery soon, and reliever-infielder Austin Christensen is out with a hamstring injury.
LJS: Nebraska sweeps two-game slate with ISU
Indiana State. Northern Colorado. Michigan this weekend. The opponent doesn't matter, wins do, Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad said.
Nebraska found just enough to post a 3-2 victory against Indiana State on Wednesday before 1,542 shivering fans at Haymarket Park.
The Huskers (14-6) have won seven straight and open Big Ten Conference play at home this weekend against Michigan.
"We don't look at the uniforms in the other dugout," said freshman pitcher/outfielder Jake Meyers. "That's not what we're all about. We're about winning and playing our game. That's what we've been doing."
The Huskers scored all three of their runs in the fourth inning Wednesday when Scott Schreiber drove in Blake Headley, who had singled, and Austin Darby lifted a two-run home run to right-center field.
As has become habit, NU's pitching was competitive and stingy. Freshman starter Zack Engelken threw 4 1/3 innings.
Indiana State first baseman Manuel Estevez hit a solo home run off the left-field foul pole in the fifth. The Sycamores added another run in the eighth when Landon Curry led off with a double against Meyers and scored on a single by Andy Young off Nate Fisher. But Fisher, a freshman from Yutan, got the next three batters in order, including two strikeouts, and Josh Roeder finished off a perfect ninth.
"You look across the country and teams are losing these games all over the place," Erstad said. "We played clean and didn't beat ourselves. We found just enough. Darby has been struggling mightily and for him to get a two-strike home run won the game for us."
Erstad also praised backup catcher Taylor Fish, a junior from Kearney, who had three singles.
"I can't say enough about the guy," Erstad said. "He came in without any real game reps and he was ready to hit. He's receiving the ball so much better. That's a credit to all his hard work."
As for Meyers, the son of former Husker Paul Meyers, Erstad said he was impressed how the freshman from Omaha Westside played right field the past two games and pitched 2 2/3 innings Wednesday.
"He's been doing that all his life - playing in the field and pitching," Erstad said. "He did that in high school and in (American) Legion ball. He even played first base in high school. He knows he's a two-way guy and he's doing a great job for us. He wants to touch the field as much as he can."
Meyers said he's more relaxed when he's in the field and hitting at the plate.
"On the mound, things are a lot tighter, much more focused, especially between innings," Meyers said. "Thankfully there are older guys all around you and that settles me down."
Briefly
Nebraska will still be missing sophomore right-hander Jake Hohensee, who has been out with a arm injury. He threw some in practice but will not be available this weekend. Freshman pitcher Jake McSteen will have season-ending shoulder surgery soon, and reliever-infielder Austin Christensen is out with a hamstring injury.
LJS: Nebraska sweeps two-game slate with ISU
NU: Huskers Sweep Sycamores, Improve to 7-0 at Home
Lincoln - The Nebraska baseball (14-6, 0-0 Big Ten) team hung on to a one-run lead for the second straight day, as they completed a two-game sweep of the Indiana State Sycamores (8-9, 0-0 MVC) on Wednesday afternoon with a 3-2 victory. The Huskers are now 7-0 at Hawks Field and continue their 16-game homestand on Friday at 6:35 p.m. when they open Big Ten play with a three-game series against the Michigan Wolverines.
Hits and base runners were at a premium on Wednesday, with the two teams combining for 15 hits. Junior catcher Taylor Fish led all players with three hits, his second career three-hit game. Both pitching staff pounded the zone, as each team issued just one walk. Three Husker freshmen combined for 10 strikeouts on the afternoon, including five from starter Zack Engelken, who went 4.1 innings. Jake Meyers earned the win in 2.2 innings of relief, while Nate Fisher tossed a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts.
Senior Josh Roeder shut the door for the second straight day to notch his seventh save of the season. Roeder is now seven saves away from breaking Brett Jensen's NU career saves record of 31.
The Huskers scored all three of their runs in the fourth inning, capped by a two-run homer from Austin Darby that landed in the visitor's bullpen beyond the right-field wall. It was Darby's first home run of the season and snapped an 0-for-9 slump for the senior right fielder. Scott Schreiber got the Huskers on the board earlier in the inning he delivered a deep fly ball to left field that scored Blake Headley, who led off the inning with his seventh double of the year.
The Sycamores broke in the scoring column in the fifth when Manual Estevez led off the inning with a home run. Two batters later, Meyers took over for Engelken with the tying run at the plate and promptly got a pair of outs to keep the Huskers in front 3-1.
Tyler Friis led off the eighth with a double for the Sycamores, and the Huskers turned the ball to Fisher, who gave up a RBI single to Landon Curry. Fisher then retired three straight batters, including back-to-back strikeouts to end the eighth. Roeder took the mound in the ninth and sat down Indiana State's 6-7-8 hitters in order to complete the two-game sweep.
Following Friday's series opener, the Huskers and Wolverines will meet at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday before wrapping up the series at 11:05 a.m. on Sunday.
NU: Huskers Sweep Sycamores, Improve to 7-0
Lincoln - The Nebraska baseball (14-6, 0-0 Big Ten) team hung on to a one-run lead for the second straight day, as they completed a two-game sweep of the Indiana State Sycamores (8-9, 0-0 MVC) on Wednesday afternoon with a 3-2 victory. The Huskers are now 7-0 at Hawks Field and continue their 16-game homestand on Friday at 6:35 p.m. when they open Big Ten play with a three-game series against the Michigan Wolverines.
Hits and base runners were at a premium on Wednesday, with the two teams combining for 15 hits. Junior catcher Taylor Fish led all players with three hits, his second career three-hit game. Both pitching staff pounded the zone, as each team issued just one walk. Three Husker freshmen combined for 10 strikeouts on the afternoon, including five from starter Zack Engelken, who went 4.1 innings. Jake Meyers earned the win in 2.2 innings of relief, while Nate Fisher tossed a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts.
Senior Josh Roeder shut the door for the second straight day to notch his seventh save of the season. Roeder is now seven saves away from breaking Brett Jensen's NU career saves record of 31.
The Huskers scored all three of their runs in the fourth inning, capped by a two-run homer from Austin Darby that landed in the visitor's bullpen beyond the right-field wall. It was Darby's first home run of the season and snapped an 0-for-9 slump for the senior right fielder. Scott Schreiber got the Huskers on the board earlier in the inning he delivered a deep fly ball to left field that scored Blake Headley, who led off the inning with his seventh double of the year.
The Sycamores broke in the scoring column in the fifth when Manual Estevez led off the inning with a home run. Two batters later, Meyers took over for Engelken with the tying run at the plate and promptly got a pair of outs to keep the Huskers in front 3-1.
Tyler Friis led off the eighth with a double for the Sycamores, and the Huskers turned the ball to Fisher, who gave up a RBI single to Landon Curry. Fisher then retired three straight batters, including back-to-back strikeouts to end the eighth. Roeder took the mound in the ninth and sat down Indiana State's 6-7-8 hitters in order to complete the two-game sweep.
Following Friday's series opener, the Huskers and Wolverines will meet at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday before wrapping up the series at 11:05 a.m. on Sunday.
NU: Huskers Sweep Sycamores, Improve to 7-0
ISU: Estevez Hits His Third Career Home Run in Losing Effort
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Indiana State baseball team dropped the second of the two-game series against the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a score of 3-2 at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska, who is receiving votes in the National College Baseball Writers of America poll, improves to 14-6, while ISU drops to 8-9.
The Huskers broke open the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning. Blake Headley got on with a double into the gap in left center and scored on a sacrifice fly from Scott Schreiber. Austin Darby put the exclamation point on the inning, belting a two run homer into the ISU bullpen in right field. After four innings, Nebraska led 3-0.
ISU got on the board in the top of the fifth inning when Manny Estevez led off with a solo home run down the left field line.
The Sycamores rallied to score one run in the eighth inning to bring the score within one. Landon Curry lead-off with a double down the left field line and came around to score on a single by Andy Young.
Trent Lunsford (0-1) started and earned the loss for the Sycamores. Lunsford threw 3.1 innings, allowed five hits, three runs; all earned, didn't allow a walk and struck out two. Ethan Larrison, Jeremy McKinney and Austin Conway pitched in relief, allowing a combined three hits, one walk and four strikeouts over the final 4.2 innings of play.
Young led the way offensively for the Sycamores, going two-for-four with an RBI. Estevez hit his third career home run in the fifth inning, and finished the game one-for-four. Curry was also one-for-four with a run scored.
The Sycamores return to action on Friday, March 20th in Springfield, Mo., as they open the Missouri Valley Conference schedule against the Missouri State Bears. First pitch of the three game series will be at 7:35 p.m. Friday and it will be the first game on 1230 WIBQ AM for Sycamore Baseball in 2015.
For the latest information on the Sycamore Men's Baseball team, make sure to visit GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
ISU: Estevez Hits His Third Career HR in Loss
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Indiana State baseball team dropped the second of the two-game series against the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a score of 3-2 at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska, who is receiving votes in the National College Baseball Writers of America poll, improves to 14-6, while ISU drops to 8-9.
The Huskers broke open the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning. Blake Headley got on with a double into the gap in left center and scored on a sacrifice fly from Scott Schreiber. Austin Darby put the exclamation point on the inning, belting a two run homer into the ISU bullpen in right field. After four innings, Nebraska led 3-0.
ISU got on the board in the top of the fifth inning when Manny Estevez led off with a solo home run down the left field line.
The Sycamores rallied to score one run in the eighth inning to bring the score within one. Landon Curry lead-off with a double down the left field line and came around to score on a single by Andy Young.
Trent Lunsford (0-1) started and earned the loss for the Sycamores. Lunsford threw 3.1 innings, allowed five hits, three runs; all earned, didn't allow a walk and struck out two. Ethan Larrison, Jeremy McKinney and Austin Conway pitched in relief, allowing a combined three hits, one walk and four strikeouts over the final 4.2 innings of play.
Young led the way offensively for the Sycamores, going two-for-four with an RBI. Estevez hit his third career home run in the fifth inning, and finished the game one-for-four. Curry was also one-for-four with a run scored.
The Sycamores return to action on Friday, March 20th in Springfield, Mo., as they open the Missouri Valley Conference schedule against the Missouri State Bears. First pitch of the three game series will be at 7:35 p.m. Friday and it will be the first game on 1230 WIBQ AM for Sycamore Baseball in 2015.
For the latest information on the Sycamore Men's Baseball team, make sure to visit GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
ISU: Estevez Hits His Third Career HR in Loss
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