Lincoln - Curtis Ledbetter went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs, leading the Red squad to a 7-5 victory over the White team Thursday afternoon at Hawks Field.
The redshirt sophomore from Lawrence, Kan., stuck early, delivering an RBI single in the first before adding a solo homer in the team, as the Red team jumped to a 5-0 lead en route to even the series at two wins apiece heading into Friday afternoon?s doubleheader.
The Reds took a 2-0 lead off White starter Jason Burch in the first, using a pair of two-out RBI singles by Ledbetter and freshman Alex Gordon before scoring a pair of runs in the second, as Burch, who took the loss, left the game with an injury after facing one batter in the second.
The Red team took advantage of a depleted bullpen, as outfielder Jesse Boyer loaded the bases in the top of the second with a walk and a hit by pitch before allowing a fielder?s choice to Josh Birmingham and an RBI single to Drew Anderson to five the visitors a 4-0 cushion. Ledbetter then upped the lead to 5-0 on a towering home run off the light pole in deep left to open the third.
The White team?s bullpen kept the game close, as an assortment of position players took the hill for the final seven innings. Third baseman Chase Odenreider struck out three in two hitless innings, while outfielder Daniel Bruce allowed just one hit in three scoreless frames.
The Whites would eventually cut the advantage to 5-4, scoring three in the fourth and one more in the fifth. In the fourth, Joe Simokaitis plated the first two runs on a double down the left field line before eventually coming home to score on a wild pitch before John Grose led off the fifth with a solo homer to cut the Red lead to a single run.
The Reds would add a pair of insurance runs off Tim Merrill in the sixth, as Ledbetter drove in a run with a bases-loaded single, while Gordon plated the final run with a bases loaded walk.
Freshman Mike Harmelink notched the win for the Red squad, throwing 4.1 innings of four-hit ball. The right-hander from Creighton Prep struck out four and allowed two runs before freshman Tim Schoeninger hurled a perfect ninth for his first save.
The series continues Friday afternoon with a doubleheader tentatively scheduled for 2:45 p.m.
University of Nebraska Baseball
Dirtbags at Delta Force
Oct 10, 2002 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)
Dirtbags 7 (2-2) Delta Force 5 (2-2)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Jeff Leise cf.............. 1 0 0 0 Daniel Bruce cf/3b......... 3 0 0 0
Aaron Marsden ph/rf....... 2 0 0 0 Tim Merrill 2b/p........... 3 0 2 1
Birmingham, J. ss.......... 5 1 1 1 Brandon Fusilier rf........ 4 0 1 0
Drew Anderson lf........... 2 1 1 1 John Grose c............... 5 1 1 1
Mike Sillman ph/lf........ 2 0 0 0 Jesse Boyer lf/p........... 4 1 1 0
Joe Gullion 2b............. 4 1 1 0 Chase Odenreider 3b/p...... 4 0 0 0
Curtis Ledbetter 1b........ 5 1 4 3 Chad Steele dh/lf.......... 4 1 1 0
Alex Gordon 3b............. 3 0 1 2 Joe Simokaitis ss.......... 3 2 1 2
Matt Wells c............... 5 0 0 0 Darren Hoffart 1b.......... 3 0 2 0
Kevin Belcher rf/cf........ 4 1 0 0 Jason Burch p.............. 0 0 0 0
Andy Lomax dh.............. 2 2 1 0
Phil Shirek p.............. 0 0 0 0
Mike Harmelink p.......... 0 0 0 0
Tim Schoeninger p......... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 35 7 9 7 Totals..................... 33 5 9 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Dirtbags............ 221 002 000 - 7 9 0
Delta Force......... 000 311 000 - 5 9 1
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E - Steele, C.. DP - D-Bags 1; D-Force 1. LOB - D-Bags 10; D-Force 10. 2B - Lomax,
A.; Simokaitis; Hoffart, D.. HR - Ledbetter, C; Grose, J.. HBP - Lomax, A.. SB -
Bruce, D.. CS - Leise, J..
Dirtbags IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Phil Shirek ............... 3.2 5 3 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 14 19 4 4
Mike Harmelink W,1-0...... 4.1 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 16 20 5 3
Tim Schoeninger S,1....... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1
Delta Force IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Jason Burch L,0-1......... 1.0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0
Jesse Boyer ............... 2.0 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 11 1 4
Chase Odenreider .......... 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 2
Tim Merrill ............... 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 8 1 1
Daniel Bruce .............. 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 4 3
WP - Shirek, P. 2; Boyer, J.. HB - Boyer, J.. PB - Wells, M..
Strikeouts - Marsden, A.; Birmingham; Anderson, D.; Sillman, M.; Gullion, J.;
Gordon, A.; Wells, M.; Belcher, K.; Fusilier, B.; Grose, J. 2; Boyer, J.;
Odenreider; Simokaitis. Walks - Leise, J. 2; Anderson, D.; Gullion, J.; Gordon, A.
2; Belcher, K.; Lomax, A.; Bruce, D. 2; Merrill, T. 2; Fusilier, B.; Boyer, J.;
Odenreider; Simokaitis; Hoffart, D..
Umpires -
Start: 3p.m. Time: 3:10 Attendance:
Burch, J. faced 1 batter in the 2nd.
Game: RW4
Box score (NCAA)
University of Nebraska Baseball
Dirtbags at Delta Force
Oct 10, 2002 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)
Dirtbags 7 (2-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jeff Leise cf............ 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2
Aaron Marsden ph/rf..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Birmingham, J. ss........ 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 6 0
Drew Anderson lf......... 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Sillman ph/lf...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Joe Gullion 2b........... 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 1
Curtis Ledbetter 1b...... 5 1 4 3 0 0 5 0 0
Alex Gordon 3b........... 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
Matt Wells c............. 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 5
Kevin Belcher rf/cf...... 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2
Andy Lomax dh............ 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Phil Shirek p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Harmelink p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Schoeninger p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 7 9 7 8 8 27 11 10
Delta Force 5 (2-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Daniel Bruce cf/3b....... 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
Tim Merrill 2b/p......... 3 0 2 1 2 0 5 2 0
Brandon Fusilier rf...... 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 5
John Grose c............. 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 2 2
Jesse Boyer lf/p......... 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Chase Odenreider 3b/p.... 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Chad Steele dh/lf........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Simokaitis ss........ 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 6 1
Darren Hoffart 1b........ 3 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 0
Jason Burch p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 5 9 4 9 6 27 13 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Dirtbags............ 221 002 000 - 7 9 0
Delta Force......... 000 311 000 - 5 9 1
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E - Steele, C.. DP - D-Bags 1; D-Force 1. LOB - D-Bags 10; D-Force 10. 2B -
Lomax, A.; Simokaitis; Hoffart, D.. HR - Ledbetter, C; Grose, J.. HBP -
Lomax, A.. SB - Bruce, D.. CS - Leise, J..
Dirtbags IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Phil Shirek......... 3.2 5 3 0 5 1 14 19
Mike Harmelink...... 4.1 4 2 2 4 4 16 20
Tim Schoeninger..... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Delta Force IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jason Burch......... 1.0 3 3 3 3 2 5 8
Jesse Boyer......... 2.0 2 2 2 3 0 7 11
Chase Odenreider.... 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 7 7
Tim Merrill......... 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 6 8
Daniel Bruce........ 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 10 10
Win - Harmelink, M (1-0). Loss - Burch, J. (0-1). Save - Schoeninger (1).
WP - Shirek, P. 2; Boyer, J.. HBP - by Boyer, J. (Lomax, A.). PB - Wells, M..
Umpires -
Start: 3p.m. Time: 3:10 Attendance:
Burch, J. faced 1 batter in the 2nd.
Game: RW4
Play-by-Play
University of Nebraska Baseball
Dirtbags at Delta Force - Play-by-Play
Oct 10, 2002 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Dirtbags............ 221 002 000 - 7 9 0
Delta Force......... 000 311 000 - 5 9 1
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Dirtbags starters: 1/cf Leise, J.; 6/ss Birmingham; 11/lf Anderson, D.; 19/2b
Gullion, J.; 15/1b Ledbetter, C; 3/3b Gordon, A.; 37/c Wells, M.; 10/rf Belcher, K.;
99/dh Lomax, A.; 35/p Shirek, P.;
Delta Force starters: 12/cf Bruce, D.; 9/2b Merrill, T.; 14/rf Fusilier, B.; 21/c
Grose, J.; 8/lf Boyer, J.; 17/3b Odenreider; 4/dh Steele, C.; 2/ss Simokaitis; 24/1b
Hoffart, D.; 32/p Burch, J.;
Dirtbags 1st - Leise, J. walked. Birmingham struck out looking. Leise, J. out
at second c to ss, caught stealing. Anderson, D. walked. Gullion, J. singled to left
field; Anderson, D. advanced to second. Ledbetter, C singled to right field, RBI;
Gullion, J. advanced to second; Anderson, D. scored. Gordon, A. singled to center
field, RBI; Ledbetter, C advanced to second; Gullion, J. scored. Wells, M. struck
out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.Delta Force 1st - Bruce, D. grounded out to 3b. Merrill, T. walked. Merrill,
T. advanced to second on a wild pitch. Fusilier, B. walked. Grose, J. flied out to
rf. Boyer, J. reached on a fielder's choice; Fusilier, B. out at second ss to 2b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.Dirtbags 2nd - Belcher, K. walked. Boyer, J. to p. Steele, C. to lf. / for
Burch, J.. Belcher, K. advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third. Lomax,
A. hit by pitch. Leise, J. walked; Lomax, A. advanced to second. Birmingham reached
on a fielder's choice, RBI; Leise, J. out at second ss to 2b; Lomax, A. advanced to
third; Belcher, K. scored. Anderson, D. singled to right field, RBI; Birmingham
advanced to second; Lomax, A. scored. Gullion, J. grounded into double play 3b to 2b
to 1b; Anderson, D. out on the play. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.Delta Force 2nd - Odenreider walked. Steele, C. grounded into double play 2b
to ss to 1b; Odenreider out on the play. Simokaitis flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.Dirtbags 3rd - Ledbetter, C homered to left field, RBI. Gordon, A. walked.
Wells, M. reached on a fielder's choice; Gordon, A. out at second ss to 2b. Belcher,
K. flied out to cf. Lomax, A. walked; Wells, M. advanced to second. Leise, J.
reached on a fielder's choice; Lomax, A. out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.Delta Force 3rd - Hoffart, D. singled to right field. Bruce, D. reached on a
fielder's choice; Hoffart, D. out at second ss to 2b. Merrill, T. singled to
shortstop; Bruce, D. advanced to second. Bruce, D. picked off, out at third c to ss
to 3b. Fusilier, B. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.Dirtbags 4th - Bruce, D. to 3b. Boyer, J. to cf. Odenreider to p. Birmingham
grounded out to ss. Anderson, D. struck out looking. Gullion, J. flied out to rf.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.Delta Force 4th - Grose, J. struck out looking. Boyer, J. walked. Odenreider
flied out to rf. Steele, C. singled to second base; Boyer, J. advanced to second.
Simokaitis doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Steele, C. scored, unearned; Boyer, J.
scored, unearned. Simokaitis advanced to third on a passed ball. Simokaitis scored
on a wild pitch, unearned. Hoffart, D. doubled to left center. Bruce, D. walked.
Harmelink, M to p for Shirek, P.. Merrill, T. walked; Bruce, D. advanced to second;
Hoffart, D. advanced to third. Fusilier, B. struck out swinging. 3 runs, 3 hits,
0 errors, 3 LOB.Dirtbags 5th - Ledbetter, C reached on an error by lf. Gordon, A. struck out.
Ledbetter, C advanced to second. Wells, M. grounded out to 3b. Belcher, K. struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.Delta Force 5th - Grose, J. homered, RBI. Boyer, J. struck out swinging.
Odenreider struck out looking. Steele, C. lined out to 1b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.Dirtbags 6th - Merrill, T. to p. Odenreider to 2b. Lomax, A. doubled to left
center. Marsden, A. pinch hit for Leise, J.. Marsden, A. fouled out to 3b.
Birmingham singled to left field; Lomax, A. advanced to third. Sillman, M. pinch hit
for Anderson, D.. Sillman, M. struck out swinging. Gullion, J. intentionally walked;
Birmingham advanced to second. Ledbetter, C singled, RBI; Gullion, J. advanced to
second; Birmingham advanced to third; Lomax, A. scored. Gordon, A. walked, RBI;
Ledbetter, C advanced to second; Gullion, J. advanced to third; Birmingham scored.
Wells, M. grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.Delta Force 6th - Marsden, A. to rf. Sillman, M. to lf. Belcher, K. to cf.
Simokaitis walked. Hoffart, D. walked; Simokaitis advanced to second. Bruce, D.
grounded out to c unassisted. Merrill, T. singled to left field, RBI; Hoffart, D.
advanced to second; Simokaitis scored. Fusilier, B. singled; Merrill, T. advanced to
third; Hoffart, D. out at third lf to ss to c. Grose, J. fouled out to c. 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.Dirtbags 7th - Bruce, D. to p. Merrill, T. to 2b. Odenreider to 3b. Belcher,
K. grounded out to ss. Lomax, A. popped up to 2b. Marsden, A. struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.Delta Force 7th - Boyer, J. singled to left field. Odenreider flied out to
lf. Steele, C. reached on a fielder's choice; Boyer, J. out at second 2b to ss.
Simokaitis struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.Dirtbags 8th - Birmingham flied out to rf. Sillman, M. flied out to lf.
Gullion, J. struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.Delta Force 8th - Hoffart, D. flied out to rf. Bruce, D. walked. Merrill, T.
flied out to lf. Bruce, D. stole second. Fusilier, B. grounded out to ss. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.Dirtbags 9th - Ledbetter, C singled to right center. Gordon, A. flied out to
rf. Wells, M. grounded out to 2b; Ledbetter, C advanced to second. Belcher, K.
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.Delta Force 9th - Schoeninger to p for Harmelink, M. Grose, J. struck out
looking. Boyer, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted. Odenreider lined out to 2b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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