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Huskers Post 37th Straight Home Opening Win

husker baseballLincoln – The Nebraska baseball team (8-6, 0-0 Big Ten) won its 37th straight home opener on Tuesday afternoon at Hawks Field with a 9-3 win over the Northern Colorado Bears (2-6, 0-0 WAC). The Huskers scored seven of their runs in the first two innings, and senior Blake Headley led the NU offensive attack with a pair of triples.

4,121 fans came out to watch the Huskers on a beautiful afternoon, as temperatures reached the low 70’s. It was the largest crowd for a home opener since 2012, when 4,169 fans came out to watch the Huskers beat Kansas State.

After freshman Garett King notched a 1-2-3 first inning in his the start of his NU career, the Husker offense gave King some run support with three runs in the bottom of the frame. Following a pair of walks to Jake Schleppenbach and Ryan Boldt, Headley delivered his first triple of the game to give the Huskers a 2-0 lead. Headley then crossed the plate on an RBI by Ben Miller.

The Huskers loaded the bases with no outs in the second and the Bears forced in a pair of runs when reliever Dylan Shiraki hit Miller and walked Luis Alvarado. Austin Darby then pushed NU’s lead to 7-0 with a two-RBI double.

The Bears cut into Nebraska’s lead with a run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the eighth to make it a 7-3 game, but another triple by Headley along with Miller’s third RBI of the game in the bottom of the eighth pushed NU’s lead back to six runs at 9-3.

Colton Howell polished off the win in the ninth with a pair of strikeouts and King earned the win, his first as a Husker.

The Huskers and Bears will be back in action tomorrow afternoon at 1:35 p.m. for the second game of their two-game series. A pair of freshmen right handers are scheduled to start tomorrow, Zack Engelken for the Huskers and Zach Heath for the Bears.

Huskers Host Bears for 2015 Home Opener

husker baseballFollowing 13 straight games on the road to open the 2015 season, the Nebraska baseball team (7-6, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to play its first home game of the season on Tuesdayafternoon when it hosts the first game of a two-game series with the Northern Colorado Bears (2-6, 0-0 WAC) at Hawks Field, with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m.

The two-game series with the Bears will be the first of 16 straight home games for the Huskers, as NU also hosts Florida Gulf Coast (3), Indiana State (2), Michigan (3), Cal State Fullerton (2), Texas (3) and Creighton (1) during the month of March.

The Huskers and Bears have met 45 times since 1986, with the Huskers holding a 39-6 advantage in the series. All but five of the games have taken place in Lincoln, with the Husker holding a 35-5 record at home. One of the losses happened last season, as the Bears took the second game of the series, 9-2, after the Huskers won the opener, 10-2.

A pair of Husker freshmen are scheduled to make their first career starts this week. Right-hander Garett King is scheduled to start the home opener on Tuesday. The Anaheim Hills, Calif., native has made six relief appearances for the Huskers in 2015, posting a 1.93 ERA over 4.2 innings of work.

Overland Park, Kan., native Zack Engelken is scheduled to start on Wednesday and will be looking for the second win over his young career. A 6-4 righty, Engelken has one relief appearance on the season. He went 2.2 innings and earned the win against BYU on Feb. 21, giving up no runs on one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.

Tuesday, March 10 (1:35 p.m.)

Probable Starters: RHP King (0-0) vs. RHP Applebach (1-0)
TV: None
Audio Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream: HuskersNSide
Radio: Husker Sports Network

Wednesday, March 11 (1:35 p.m.)

Probable Starters: RHP Engelken (1-0) vs. TBA
TV: None
Audio Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream: HuskersNSide
Radio: Husker Sports Network

Husker Baseball Television Coverage Announced

husker baseballLincoln – On Monday afternoon the Big Ten Conference and the Big Ten Network announced their TV and BTN Plus (formally the Big Ten Digital Network) schedules for the 2015 baseball season. The Huskers are slated to make four nationally-televised appearances on BTN, with another 15 games streamed live on the BTN Plus (subscription required).

A total of 14 Nebraska baseball games will be on TV in 2015, as 10 other games will be covered by NET (4), ROOT Sports Southwest (3), CBS Sports Network (2) and Cox Channel Kansas (1).

Overall, 46 Nebraska baseball games, including every home game, have been or will be on TV or streamed live on the Internet in 2015, as Nebraska’s own HuskersNSide will carry every home game not selected by BTN, BTN Plus or NET.

Additional games may be added at a later date. The entire BTN Plus streaming schedule can be viewed at BTN2Go.com

Big Ten Network Coverage
Nebraska will open BTN’s baseball coverage in 2015 on Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m. when the Huskers host the Texas Longhorns at Hawks Field.

Fans can then catch two games of Nebraska’s three-game series at Maryland, the league’s preseason favorite. The Huskers and Terrapins will meet on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m.on BTN and also on Sunday. The series finale is scheduled for 11 a.m., but will be shown on tape delay the same day at 2 p.m.

The Huskers final regular-season appearance on BTN is scheduled for Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m., when NU opens a three-game series against Minnesota.

Highlights and coverage of Big Ten baseball and softball will be featured on This Week in the Big Ten, which airs Sunday nights beginning Sunday, April 5. Hosts Rick Pizzo, Mike Hall and various analysts will discuss Big Ten matchups and breakout performances from the weekend’s games. The Diamond Report will return with nightly airings during the baseball and softball tournaments.

Additional games will be added at a later date. The BTN Plus streaming schedule can be viewed here.

 

NET Coverage
NET is scheduled to carry four Nebraska baseball games this season. The Huskers’ first appearance on the statewide network is slated for Friday, March 27, when the Huskers open a three-game series against the Texas Longhorns at 6:30 p.m.

Four days later on Tuesday, March 31, the Huskers and Creighton Bluejays will meet at 6:30 p.m. and NET will carry the game on NET-2.

Fans across the state will get a pair of Big Ten Conference games on NET in 2015, including home games against Ohio State on Saturday, April 18, and Purdue on Saturday, May 9. Both games are slated for 2 p.m.

Other TV Coverage
Both of Nebraska’s trips to TD Ameritrade Park to play the Creighton Bluejays will be broadcast by the CBS Sports Network. The Huskers and Jays are set to meet at the home of the College World Series on Tuesday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 28.

Nebraska’s lone trip to Manhattan, Kan., on Tuesday, April 7 to play the Kansas State Wildcats will be shown on Cox Channel Kansas. The game will also be streamed live on K-StateHD.TV.

Last weekend, all three of Nebraska’s games at the Houston College Classic were carried on ROOT Sports Southwest.

Please check with your TV provider for availability of these channels in your area.

2015 BTN Schedule
Saturday, March 28 – Texas
Friday, April 3 – at Maryland (time change to 6 p.m.)
Sunday, April 5 – at Maryland (Tape Delay at 2 p.m., live on BTN Plus)
Friday, April 10 – Minnesota (time change to 7 p.m.)

2015 NET Schedule

Friday, March 27 – Texas (NET)
Tuesday, March 31 – Creighton (NET/BTN Plus)
Saturday, April 18 – Ohio State (NET)

Saturday, May 9 – Purdue (NET)

 

2015 BTN Plus Schedule
Saturday, March 14 – Florida Gulf Coast (BTN Plus)
Sunday, March 15 – Florida Gulf Coast (BTN Plus)
Tuesday, March 17 – Indiana State (BTN Plus)
Sunday, March 29 – Texas (BTN Plus)

Tuesday, March 31 – Creighton (NET/BTN Plus)
Sunday, March 12 – Minnesota (BTN Plus)

Wednesday, April 15 – Omaha (BTN Plus)

Friday, April 24 – at Iowa (BTN Plus)

Saturday, April 25 – at Iowa (BTN Plus)

Friday, May 1 – at Northwestern (BTN Plus)

Saturday, May 2 – at Northwestern (BTN Plus)

Sunday, May 3 – at Northwestern (BTN Plus)
2015 Other TV Games
Tuesday, April 7 – at Kansas State (Cox Channel Kansas)
Tuesday, April 14 – at Creighton (CBS Sports Network)
Tuesday, April 28 – at Creighton (CBS Sports Network)

BTN’s 2015 Baseball & Softball Coverage

BTN Big Ten NetworkCHICAGO – BTN will offer its most extensive baseball and softball coverage ever, with over 280 games airing on BTN/BTN2Go and BTN Plus for the 2015 season.

BTN’s television coverage of Big Ten baseball begins with a non-conference showdown between Nebraska and No. 12 Texas on Saturday, March 28. First pitch is scheduled for 3 PM ET. Last season, Indiana won the outright Big Ten title and Big Ten Tournament Championship, but will have some stiff competition to repeat with the addition of Maryland to the conference. The Terrapins, who are coming off their first Super Regional appearance in program history, were voted by the conference coaches as the preseason favorite to claim the 2015 Big Ten Baseball Championship.

BTN’s television coverage of Big Ten softball begins Tuesday, March 24 with a doubleheader in Iowa City when the Hawkeyes host Nebraska. The first game is slated for 5 PM ET. Last season, Michigan and Nebraska shared the crown as Co-Big Ten Champions, while Minnesota captured the Big Ten Tournament title.

Highlights and coverage of Big Ten baseball and softball will be featured on This Week in the Big Ten, which airs Sunday nights beginning Sunday, April 5. Hosts Rick Pizzo, Mike Hall and various analysts will discuss Big Ten matchups and breakout performances from the weekend’s games. The Diamond Report will return with nightly airings during the baseball and softball tournaments.

Below is a preliminary schedule. Additional games will be added at a later date. The BTN Plus streaming schedule can be viewed here.

BTN/ BTN2Go 2015 Baseball Schedule

Date Visiting Team Home Team Time (ET)
Saturday, March 28, 2015 Texas Nebraska 3:00 PM
Friday, April 03, 2015 Nebraska Maryland 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 05, 2015 Nebraska Maryland Noon
Friday, April 10, 2015 Michigan Penn State 5:00 PM
Friday, April 10, 2015 Minnesota Nebraska 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015 Purdue Illinois 1:00 PM
Monday, April 13, 2015 Purdue Illinois 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Louisville Ohio State 7:00 PM
Friday, April 17, 2015 Cal State Fullerton Maryland 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2015 Indiana Illinois 1:00 PM
Sunday, April 26, 2015 Illinois Penn State 1:00 PM
Friday, May 01, 2015 Purdue Michigan State 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 02, 2015 Rutgers Penn State 1:30 PM
Saturday, May 02, 2015 Iowa Michigan 4:30 PM
Sunday, May 03, 2015 Indiana Maryland 11:00 AM
Saturday, May 09, 2015 Northwestern Michigan Noon
Sunday, May 10, 2015 Minnesota Iowa 2:00 PM
Thursday, May 14, 2015 Wildcard #1 Wildcard #1 TBD
Friday, May 15, 2015 Wildcard #2 Wildcard #2 TBD
Saturday, May 16, 2015 Oklahoma State Michigan Noon
Saturday, May 16, 2015 Wildcard #3 Wildcard #3 TBD
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 B1G Tournament – TBD TBD Matchup TBD
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 B1G Tournament – TBD TBD Matchup TBD
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Game 1 Winner Game 2 Winner TBD
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Game 3 Winner Game 4 Winner TBD
Friday, May 22, 2015 Game 5 Winner Game 7 Loser TBD
Friday, May 22, 2015 Game 6 Winner Game 8 Loser TBD
Saturday, May 24, 2015 Game 7 Winner Game 10 Winner TBD
Saturday, May 24, 2015 Game 8 Winner Game 9 Winner TBD
Saturday, May 24, 2015 Game 11 Winner – If Nec. Game 11 Loser – If Nec. TBD
Saturday, May 24, 2015 Game 12 Winner – If Nec. Game 12 Loser – If Nec. TBD
Sunday, May 25, 2015 B1G Championship B1G Championship TBD

 

BTN/ BTN2Go 2015 Softball Schedule

 

Date Visiting Team Home Team Time (ET)
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Nebraska Iowa 5:00 PM
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Nebraska Iowa 25 minutes after
Friday, March 27, 2015 Rutgers Purdue 5:00 PM
Saturday, April 04, 2015 Michigan Minnesota 2:00 PM
Sunday, April 05, 2015 Michigan Minnesota 1:00 PM
Tuesday, April 07, 2015 Ohio State Penn State 5:30 PM
Tuesday, April 07, 2015 Ohio State Penn State 25 minutes after
Wednesday, April 08, 2015 Purdue Indiana 3:30 PM
Wednesday, April 08, 2015 Purdue Indiana 25 minutes after
Sunday, April 12, 2015 Iowa Wisconsin 4:00 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2015 Northwestern Nebraska 4:00 PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Michigan State Michigan 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Illinois Northwestern 3:00 PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Illinois Northwestern 25 minutes after
Friday, April 24, 2015 Michigan Maryland 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 26, 2015 Nebraska Wisconsin 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Minnesota Wisconsin 5:30 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Minnesota Wisconsin 25 minutes after
Sunday, May 03, 2015 Wildcard Wildcard TBD
Friday, May 08, 2015 Seed 4 Game 1 Winner TBD
Friday, May 08, 2015 Seed 1 Game 2 Winner TBD
Friday, May 08, 2015 Seed 3 Game 3 Winner TBD
Friday, May 08, 2015 Seed 2 Game 4 Winner TBD
Saturday, May 09, 2015 Game 5 Winner Game 6 Winner TBD
Saturday, May 09, 2015 Game 7 Winner Game 8 Winner TBD
Saturday, May 09, 2015 B1G Championship B1G Championship TBD

 

Manfred Says Too Early to Draw Conclusions on Pace Changes

mlb bigPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says it is too early to draw conclusions about baseball’s latest attempt to speed the pace of games.

Baseball is requiring batters to keep one foot in the batter’s box in many instances and installed clocks to count down the time between innings and during pitching changes. The penalties are warnings and fines, which will start May 1.

After speaking Monday with New York Mets players, Manfred said: “I think they understand what it is we’re trying to accomplish. I think they appreciate the fact we’ve taken kind of a measured approach to the problem to make sure we don’t unintentionally change the game in a way that may not be positive.”

Houston College Classic Names 2015 All-Tournament Team and 2016 Tournament Field

husker baseballHOUSTON, TX — The 2015 Houston College Classic concluded tonight at Minute Maid Park with Texas A&M being named the Tournament Champions with a perfect 3-0 record. The Aggies were matched by LSU, which also went 3-0, but earned the tiebreaker with a plus-eight run differential, as opposed to the Tigers plus-six mark. Hawaii, the University of Houston and Nebraska each went 1-2, while Baylor finished 0-3.

The Houston College Classic had a total weekend attendance of 37,793, with strong crowds on Friday (10,651), Saturday (16,276) and Sunday (10,866). This marks the highest total tournament attendance since 2007. Minute Maid Park hosted the Houston College Classic and Astros FanFest on the same weekend from 2001-07, making 2015 the highest total tournament attendance since the two events split.

Each team placed at least one player on the 2015 Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team, which was highlighted by the Classic’s Most Outstanding Player RHP Grayson Long from Texas A&M. He tossed 7.0 scoreless frames, recording 10 strikeouts, in the Aggie’s Saturday night victory over Houston.

The remaining 2015 All-Tournament Team filled out as listed below:

C             Michael Barash, Texas A&M                    .333 (2×6), 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB

1B          Chris Iriart, Houston                                     .222 (2×9), R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB

2B          Josh Vidales, Houston                                .500 (5×10), 3 R, RBI, BB

3B          Conner Hale, LSU                                          .400 (4×10), 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB

SS           Alex Bregman, LSU                                      .385 (5×13), 3 R, 2B, 3 SB

OF          Kaeo Aliviado, Hawaii                                .273 (3×11), R, 2 RBI, 3 BB

OF          Austin Darby, Nebraska                            .333 (3×9), 2B, RBI, SB, BB

OF          J.B. Moss, Texas A&M                                  .300 (3×10), 2 R, HR, 3 RBI

DH         Ben Miller, Nebraska                                   .400 (4×10), 2 RBI, HBP

P             Daniel Castano, Baylor                              0-1, 1.12 ERA (1ER/8IP), 8 H, 2 BB, 2 SO

P             Matt Kent, Texas A&M                                1-0, 2.45 ERA (2ER/7.1IP), 6 H, 1 BB, 9 SO

P             Alex Lange, LSU                                             1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/7IP), 7 H, 2 BB, 4 SO

P             Grayson Long, Texas A&M                       1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/7IP), 3 H, 0 BB, 10 SO

Houston College Classic Most Outstanding Player: RHP Grayson Long, Texas A&M

The Astros also announced the field for the 2016 Houston College Classic, which will feature both the University of Houston and Rice, along with Arkansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, TCU and Texas Tech. The 16th annual tournament will feature nine games at Minute Maid Park from Feb. 2628, 2016.

Huskers Outhit Tigers, but Fall 4-2

husker baseballHouston, Texas – The Nebraska baseball team (7-6, 0-0 Big Ten) hung tough against the No. 7 LSU Tigers (14-2, 0-0 SEC) on Sunday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, but came out on the losing end of a 4-2 decision.

The Huskers had the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning following a two-out single by Austin Darby, but 2013 Brooks Wallace award winner Alex Bregman made running catch in shallow left field on a ball of the bat of Austin Christensen to end the game.

Sophomore Derek Burkamper fell to 1-1 on the year, but gave the Huskers 6.0 solid innings after getting off to a shaky start. The sophomore allowed two runs on four hits in the first, but did get out of a base-loaded jam to end the inning. Following the rough first inning, Burkamper settled in and allowed four base runners and just two hits over the next five innings.

LSU freshman Jake Godfrey went 7.0 inning in the win. A 2014 21st-round pick by the Braves, Godfrey allowed a pair of runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out four. Entering Sunday, Godfrey had after issued nine walks over his first 14.1 innings of the year.

The Huskers jumped on the scoreboard first on a two-out RBI single by Ben Miller in the first. Miller’s single drove in Luis Alvarado, who singled earlier in the inning, and it looked like the Huskers would have runners on the corners for Tanner Lubach, but Miller rounded first base too far and was thrown out to end the inning.

The Huskers ran themselves out of inning again in the second on a line-out double play. Lubach was on third with one out after starting the inning with a double, but the inning quickly ended when Christensen lined out to the shortstop and Lubach was doubled off at third base.

With a 2-1 lead, Bregman started the third for LSU with a single and after stealing second base he advanced to third on a fly out. The aggressive base running paid off when he scored on a RBI groundout to give LSU a 3-1 lead.

A base running error hurt the Huskers again in the sixth when Steven Reveles started the inning with a single, but was then picked off to clear the bases. Schleppenbach followed with a single before the inning ended on a pair of fly outs.

The Husker mounted a rally in the seventh when Darby walked to load the bases with one out. Christensen delivered a bloop single that scored one run, cutting LSU’s lead to 3-2. LSU stuck with Godfrey in tough situation and the freshman got Reveles to bounce into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.

LSU added an insurance run in the eighth when Grayson Byrd beat out a double-play ball that would have ended the inning, but instead Andrew Stevenson scored.

After playing 13 straight games on the road to start the season, the Huskers are set to start a 16-game homestand at Hawks Field on Tuesday, March 10, when they host the Northern Colorado Bears for the 2015 home opener at 1:35 p.m. Following a two-game series with the Bears, the Huskers host Florida Gulf Coast next weekend at Hawks Field.

Huskers Hold Off Hawaii for 4-3 Win

husker baseballHouston, Texas – The Nebraska baseball team (7-5, 0-0 Big Ten) took a 4-0 lead in to the top of the ninth inning and nearly gave it away after the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (6-9, 0-0 Big West) plated three runs and had the go-ahead run on base, but junior reliever Colton Howell came in with two outs and got a strikeout to earn his first career save in a 4-3 Husker win. Howell saved the win for senior Kyle Kubat, who tossed 6.1 innings of scoreless work to improve to 2-0 on the year.

After failing to score twice earlier in the game in base-loaded situations, the Warriors scored their first runs of the game with two outs in the ninth on a three-RBI double by JJ Kitaoka. Howell came in and intentionally walked No. 3 hitter Eric Ramirez to setup a righty-righty match up and move paid off, as Howell struck out Jordan Richartz swinging to end the game.

The Huskers outhit the Warriors, 9-8, on the day, with eight different Huskers recording a hit, including a single and a double from freshman Luis Alvarado.

The Warriors loaded the bases twice on the afternoon against Kubat, but each time the senior worked his way out of the jam without giving up a run. Hawaii had the bases loaded with two outs in the first following an error, but Kubat responded with his first of six infield pop outs on the day to end the rally.

After the first inning, Kubat went on to retire 10 straight batters, before Alex Sawelson broke the streak with a leadoff single in the fifth. Following a fly out, the Warriors loaded the bases with a single and walk with just one out for their No. 2 and 3 hitters. Kubat dug in and notched back-to-back strikeouts to again escape a Hawaii scoring threat.

Nebraska failed to capitalize on leadoff base runners in both the third and fourth innings, but got a pair of runs in the fifth thanks to a pair of costly Hawaii errors. With runners first and second with two outs, Hawaii starter Tyler Brasheras sailed a pickoff attempt into center field to put runners on second and third. Scott Schreiber then hit a routine ground ball to Kitaoka at second base, who bobbled the ball, allowing two unearned runs to score.

The Huskers added two very important insurance runs in the eighth on a RBI single by Tanner Lubach and a fielder’s choice off the bat of Austin Darby, who beat out a double-play attempt that would have ended the inning.

The Huskers wrap up their trip to Houston tomorrow at 11 a.m. against the LSU Tigers, the first ever meeting between the two teams. Greg Sharpe and Lane Grindle will have the call on the Husker Sports Network, while the game will also be broadcast on ROOT Sports Southwest and Cox Sports.

Royals Sign RHP Chris Young to Incentive-Laden 1-Year Deal

Chris Young
Chris Young

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Royals added depth to their starting rotation Saturday by signing veteran right-hander Chris Young to an incentive-laden, one-year contract.

Young will make $675,000 in base salary, but he’s eligible for $1 million in roster bonuses based on active days on the roster. He is also eligible for $1.975 million in bonuses for innings pitched, and $2.35 million in bonuses for games pitched.

The 35-year-old Young was 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA for the Mariners last season. He was voted the American League’s comeback player of the year after missing most of the previous season because of surgery to correct a nerve issue in his neck and shoulder.

The Royals’ five-man starting rotation is largely set with Yordano Ventura, Edinson Volquez, Danny Duffy, Jeremy Guthrie and Jason Vargas.

Huskers Drop Houston College Classic Opener, 2-1

husker baseballHouston, Texas – Chance Sinclair went a season-high 8.0 innings for the Nebraska baseball team (6-5, 0-0 Big Ten) against the undefeated No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies on Friday afternoon at the Houston College Classic, but it wasn’t enough, as the Aggies improved to 14-0 on the year with a 2-1 victory.

Texas A&M No. 9 hitter J.B. Moss drove in both Aggie runs on the day with a bases-loaded RBI single in the second and a solo home run in the eighth. Moss and Nebraska’s Ben Miller were the only players with multiple hits on the day, as the two teams combined for nine hits.

After not making it out of the sixth inning in any of his first three starts of the season, Sinclair notched the second-longest outing of his career, trailing only his complete-game effort against Ohio State on April 5, 2014. Following a RBI single in the second, the senior retired 17 straight Aggies before Moss untied the game in the eighth with his third of the season.

Aggie starter A.J. Minter went 5.0 innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits and no walks, while striking out six. Three TAMU relievers combined to throw 4.0 no-hit innings of relief. The bullpen allowed just one base runner, a hit-by-pitch in the eighth.

The Aggies loaded the bases in the second with one out, but were only able to notch one run. After the third single of the inning drove in a run, the bases remained loaded for the top of the Aggies lineup. Following a visit to the mound from pitching coach Ted Silva, Sinclair got Blake Allemand to bounce into an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play.

Sinclair responded with a 1-2-3 inning in the third, and the Husker offense evened the game, 1-1, in the fourth. Ryan Boldt was hit with Minter’s first pitched and moved to second on a throwing error by first baseman G.R. Hinsley on a pick-off attempt. Minter then struck out Tanner Lubach and got Blake Headley to fly out, but couldn’t retire Miller, who delivered a game-tying RBI single for his second hit of the game.

The Huskers had their leadoff man on in both the fifth and eighth innings, but were unable to cash in on either opportunity.

After being sat down in order in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings, the Aggies retook the lead, 2-1, in the eighth on Moss’s home run. Mark Ecker closed the game with a perfect ninth inning for his second save of the season.

The Huskers and Hawaii will open the second day of the Houston College Classic tomorrow at 12:05 p.m. Greg Sharpe and Lane Grindle will have the call on the Husker Sports Network and the game will also be broadcast on ROOT Sports Southwest.

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