Blackshirt Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Best CWS game in the history of the series. AWESOME. Husker Nation was out in full force - what a scene it was. Big ups to the hard cores in GA - holy crap they were out there for 24 straight hrs some of em!! And still rocked J-Blatt to the core. Lets keep the BRM rollin baby!!!! Lets be even louder Sun night - after all its always more fun to beat a Florida team any day of the wk!!! GBR Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted June 18, 2005 Author Share Posted June 18, 2005 Huskers rally past Sun Devils OMAHA — They'd shared this vision together all season long. That's why Nebraska's first-ever win at the College World Series — a 5-3 come-from-behind effort against Arizona State in which the Huskers needed to collectively clutch up — seemed so perfect to senior first baseman Curtis Ledbetter. "We went about our regular business and played our game out there, and you know what, who's the hero today?" Ledbetter asked. "Nobody knows. We just won — again. Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted June 18, 2005 Author Share Posted June 18, 2005 East Valley Tribune.com: Nebraska defeats ASU at College World Series By Scott Bordow, Tribune June 17, 2005 OMAHA, Neb. — Arizona State will have to take the scenic route if it's going to win the College World Series. The Sun Devils were defeated by the hometown Nebraska Cornhuskers, 5-3, Friday, pushing them to the loser's bracket, where they'll face Tennessee Sunday at 11 a.m. The Volunteers fell to Florida, 6-4, in Friday's first game. Whoever loses Sunday will be eliminated from the tournament. Post Gazette: College World Series: Huskers break through By The Associated Press Joba Chamberlain allowed just five hits in seven innings and Ryan Wehrle hit a two-run single, rallying Nebraska to its first College World Series victory, 5-3, against Arizona State last night in Omaha, Neb. The Cornhuskers (57-13) enjoyed the home-field advantage that comes with playing 58 miles away from their Lincoln campus. They were a combined 0-4 in their only other CWS appearances, in 2001 and '02. Houston Chronicle: Spurred by fans, Cornhuskers top Arizona State 5-3 By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Associated Press Nebraska catcher Jeff Christy tags out Arizona State's Colin Custin in the sixth inning. OMAHA, NEB. - Nebraska righthander Joba Chamberlain didn't need his best stuff to pitch the Cornhuskers to their first College World Series victory. He needed only to ride the wave of emotion provided by the partisan crowd that packed Rosenblatt Stadium on Friday. Buoyed by 24,904 mostly red-clad supporters, Chamberlain and his Nebraska teammates pushed past Arizona State 5-3 to earn a Sunday night matchup against Florida in the winner's bracket. Quote Link to comment
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