Eric the Red
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Huskers Host Northern Iowa on Wednesday
Lincoln – The Nebraska baseball team makes a quick return home on Wednesday night, as the Huskers take on Northern Iowa at Hawks Field. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. and the game will be carried on selected Pinnacle Sports Network stations and on Huskers.com.
Live video will also be available for HuskerNside subscribers. General Admission Tickets are available for Wednesday’s game beginning at $5 and can be purchased at the NU Ticket Office (800-8-BIGRED) or at Hawks Field 90 minutes before first pitch.
The Huskers, ranked as high as fifth nationally this week, are in the middle of a stretch of playing seven of eight games on the road to open the month of May. NU is 37-8 on the season following Monday’s win at Oklahoma State. In that game, the Huskers hit four homers and used solid pitching performances from Johnny Dorn, Zach Herr and Brett Jensen to take the final game of the three-game set in Stillwater. NU had dropped a pair of one-run decisions the first two games of the series, as OSU became the first team to take a series from the Huskers since April of 2005.
Offensively, the Huskers are second in the Big 12 with a .326 average while outfielder Luke Gorsett is hitting a team-best .383 to rank third in the league and is also among the leaders in homers (15, second) and slugging percentage (.720), as his two-run homer on Monday was the first by Gorsett since April 9. Another Husker who is swinging a hot stick is sophomore Andy Gerch, who is hitting .623 (12-for-19) with two homers, four doubles, eight RBIs and eight runs scored over his last five contests.
Sophomore Jon Klausing takes the hill on Wednesday for the Big Red, as he is 4-0 with a 1.06 ERA in 17 innings of work. The Arvada, Colo., product has earned victories in his last four appearances and was dominant in his last start against Wichita State. In that outing, he allowed one hit over seven shutout innings and allowed just three balls out of the infield, as the Huskers posted an 11-0 whitewash of the Shockers.
Northern Iowa comes to Lincoln with a 23-24 record after one of its best performances of the season, a 10-0 shutout of Bradley on Sunday. The Panthers are beginning a four-game road trip this weekend with a stop at MVC leader Wichita State on the weekend. Brandon Douglass paces the Panthers with a .374 average, while Brett Featherstone is hitting .344 with team-bests in homers (six), RBIs (45) and a MVC best 17 doubles. UNI, which has dropped 23 of 25 meetings to the Huskers, has not announced a starter for Wednesday evening.
Lincoln – The Nebraska baseball team makes a quick return home on Wednesday night, as the Huskers take on Northern Iowa at Hawks Field. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. and the game will be carried on selected Pinnacle Sports Network stations and on Huskers.com.
Live video will also be available for HuskerNside subscribers. General Admission Tickets are available for Wednesday’s game beginning at $5 and can be purchased at the NU Ticket Office (800-8-BIGRED) or at Hawks Field 90 minutes before first pitch.
The Huskers, ranked as high as fifth nationally this week, are in the middle of a stretch of playing seven of eight games on the road to open the month of May. NU is 37-8 on the season following Monday’s win at Oklahoma State. In that game, the Huskers hit four homers and used solid pitching performances from Johnny Dorn, Zach Herr and Brett Jensen to take the final game of the three-game set in Stillwater. NU had dropped a pair of one-run decisions the first two games of the series, as OSU became the first team to take a series from the Huskers since April of 2005.
Offensively, the Huskers are second in the Big 12 with a .326 average while outfielder Luke Gorsett is hitting a team-best .383 to rank third in the league and is also among the leaders in homers (15, second) and slugging percentage (.720), as his two-run homer on Monday was the first by Gorsett since April 9. Another Husker who is swinging a hot stick is sophomore Andy Gerch, who is hitting .623 (12-for-19) with two homers, four doubles, eight RBIs and eight runs scored over his last five contests.
Sophomore Jon Klausing takes the hill on Wednesday for the Big Red, as he is 4-0 with a 1.06 ERA in 17 innings of work. The Arvada, Colo., product has earned victories in his last four appearances and was dominant in his last start against Wichita State. In that outing, he allowed one hit over seven shutout innings and allowed just three balls out of the infield, as the Huskers posted an 11-0 whitewash of the Shockers.
Northern Iowa comes to Lincoln with a 23-24 record after one of its best performances of the season, a 10-0 shutout of Bradley on Sunday. The Panthers are beginning a four-game road trip this weekend with a stop at MVC leader Wichita State on the weekend. Brandon Douglass paces the Panthers with a .374 average, while Brett Featherstone is hitting .344 with team-bests in homers (six), RBIs (45) and a MVC best 17 doubles. UNI, which has dropped 23 of 25 meetings to the Huskers, has not announced a starter for Wednesday evening.
