26 May (Early Game): Nebraseball wearing alternate scarlet jerseys, grey pants, and red hats.

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Whelan strikes out looking! Hawkeyes go down 1-2-3 to end the inning. After 7, Iowa 2-0.
 

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Hope we didn't use up all our runs the past 2 games... :(

We may not win, but as of the Top 8th we are very much in this game. Only 2-runs down, out hitting the Hawkeyes and Burkamper had a quality start. I don't see the point in complaining at this stage in the game. GO HUSKERS!
 

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Wilkening singles to left. Top 8th, 2 outs, runners on 1st & 2nd.

RALLY TIME!
 

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We may not win, but as of the Top 8th we are very much in this game. Only 2-runs down, out hitting the Hawkeyes and Burkamper had a quality start. I don't see the point in complaining at this stage in the game. GO HUSKERS!

Doesn't matter if you're outhitting a team, when you make mistakes like popping up bunts and indecisive swings at the plate, you end up not scoring runs when you have 2 on and no outs (twice). Gotta take advantage and string hits together.
 
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Doesn't matter if you're outhitting a team, when you make mistakes like popping up bunts and indecisive swings at the plate, you end up not scoring runs when you have 2 on and no outs (twice). Gotta take advantage and string hits together.
Just got home. From the looks of the highlights the starter owned us by being down in the zone, and our guys not squaring up the pirches he did leave up.
 
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I get up we have 2 on 0 out ...come back 15 minutes later and Iowa has stretched their lead...what the crap
Weird that your Bluejays are having the same issue as the Huskers at the exact same time!
 

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watching on my phone, but strike 2 looked not even close. He's called a lot of those both ways. pretty standard in college baseball for the strike zone to be a mile wide - part of my reason for not liking it that much.
 

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Just got home. From the looks of the highlights the starter owned us by being down in the zone, and our guys not squaring up the pirches he did leave up.

Yup, he was very good, but when you're indecisive at the plate, you make the pitcher look even better. We have looked like we have no confidence at the plate. Look very tight.
 

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Cropley caught stealing! Thrown out at 2nd. After 8, Iowa 2-0.

LET'S DO THIS!
 

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Meyers reaches on FC. Roskam out at 2nd. Top 9th, 1 out, runner on 1st.
 

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Altavilla reaches on FC. Meyers out at 2nd. Top 9th, 2 outs, runner on 1st.
 

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Schreiber singles to left. Top 9th, 2 outs, runners on 1st & 2nd.

IT'S MILLER TIME!
 

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Alvarado strikes out swinging to end the game. Iowa wins, 2-0.

Huskers play Maryland in a couple of hours.
 

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1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. ********! Erstad now 2 - 8 against Iowa's coach (Heller). Frustrating..
 

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Ersad was not at the plate. It's going to be ok. I wanted the win as well. Let's eliminate the Terps tonight!

I know, and it's great that we won the conference, so a person can't really gripe much. But being 2 - 8 against one of your main rivals needs to change.

We need a huge injection of power into this lineup. When you are hitting like we were today, one swing can help you get back into the game quickly. And we really don't have that type of guy right now.
 
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I know, and it's great that we won the conference, so a person can't really gripe much. But being 2 - 8 against one of your main rivals needs to change.

We need a huge injection of power into this lineup. When you are hitting like we were today, one swing can help you get back into the game quickly. And we really don't have that type of guy right now.

We played good today. Baseball sometimes is a game of matchups. Maybe we don't matchup well with Iowa. We were in this game the whole way. Sucked that we couldn't get anyone in. I was just a frustrated as you. Some things are beyond your control. You have to let it go so it doesn't eat you up inside.
 
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Ersad was not at the plate. It's going to be ok. I wanted the win as well. Let's eliminate the Terps tonight!
Coach gets credit for the wins, they take blame for the losses too. That's the way it goes. None of this "Erstad wasn't at the plate" nonsense. He wasn't at the plate when we scored 36 runs the last two games either.