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NUj pitching sags,
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by STEVE SINCLAIR
Assistant Sports Editor
. What a difference a year can make.
At this same time last year the Nebraska baseball
team was in last place in the Big Eight standings with
only one victory. Coach Tony Sharpe's pitchers were ranked
at the top in conference statistics, but' the squad was
suffering from an anemic hitting attack.
This season with practically the same team returning
the Huskers are in the race for the conference championship
and one of the main reasons is a beefed up hitting attack,
while the pitching has been weaker.
"We have been pleased with the overall balance of
our hitting," Sharpe said, "but we have had a few problems
with our pitching."
"Glen Gilmore and Bruce Cramer have been doing
a fine Job," Sharpe said, "but Paul Marek and Gene Stohs
have had a few problems. If our pitching staff starts to
jell we will be in every game we play."
The third place Huskers travel to Missouri this weekend
for a three game series, while first place Iowa State and
second place Oklahoma tangle at Norman.
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Missouri is tied with Oklahoma State for last place
In the conference, which isn't any indication of the Tigers
strength, according to Sharpe.
"They are a real good hitting team," Sharpe said,
"but they have been having problems with their pitching."
"They got off to a bad start, when Iowa State got
the jump on them," he added, "but their pitching should
get better from week to week."
The Tigers' hitting attack is paced by sophomore catcher
Steve Patchin. An all-Big Eight performer as a freshman,
Patchin is currently the league's leading hitter with a .563
batting average.
The Tiger pitching staff is last in conference pitching
statistics with a combined earn run average of 6.26. Nebraska
is only one notch higher in seventh place with an earned
run average of 4.95.
The Huskers fair better In other statistical categories.
They are still ranked first in team fielding with a .956
average, and fourth in team hitting with a .263 average.
The combined batting average of the Nebraska starting
lineup is .302
The Huskers' leading hitter is pitcher-centerfielder Stohs.
He Is ranked fifth In conference statistics with a .429 batting
average.
Sharpe plans to pitch Gilmore In Friday's single game.
Marek and either Cramer or Stohs will be on the mound
for Saturday's doubleheader. .
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The Nebraska tennis and golf
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weekend with each team com
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The tennis team will meet the
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