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Updated: 10:43 PM Mar 20, 2009
Huskers Corral Cowpokes In Series Opener
The Nebraska baseball team won their series opener against 11th ranked Oklahoma State.
Posted: 7:11 PM Mar 20, 2009Reporter: WOWT Sports |
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Cody Asche and Cody Neer combined to drive in six runs, as Nebraska picked up its second straight win, defeating No. 11 Oklahoma State, 11-4 Friday afternoon.
Neer matched his career high with four RBIs, going 2-for-5, while Asche, who was not in the Husker lineup until about 15 minutes before first pitch, drove in two more, keying a five-run fourth inning against All-Big 12 pitcher Andrew Oliver.
Trailing 3-0, the Huskers erupted for five runs off of the Cowboy ace, all coming with two outs.
The Huskers chased Oliver, who tossed a complete game shutout in OSU’s 1-0 win in Stillwater last year, after scoring two more runs in the fourth to extend the margin to 7-4. RBI singles by Jake Mort and Adam Bailey ended Oliver’s afternoon, as he allowed seven runs on nine just in just 3.2 innings, his shortest outing since the 2007 season.
Nebraska’s relief pitching was very effective, allowing only one run over 5.2 innings of work. Feshman Nate Kerkhoff (1-0) started the sterling relief effort, getting the Huskers out of a bases loaded, one-out jam in the fourth by inducing Dusty Harvard into an inning-ending double play, as he picked up his first career win.
The Huskers and Cowboys will continue the three-game series Saturday afternoon at 2:05p.m. Jordan Roualdes looks for his third straight win and will be opposed by OSU lefty Tyler Lyons. The game will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and on Huskers.com.

