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Monday, April 23, 1C34 Pago 8 Daily Nebraskan Baseball team rides. winlose rollercoaste C TV""1' Nebraska's llth-ranked baseball team spent a weekend riding a roller coaster at Six (Big Eight) ' Flags over Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Twice the Huskers gained the lead from Okla homa lead in the Big Eight standings by winning the first game of double-headers on both Saturday and Sunday, then fell back to second when the third ranked Sooners won each nightcap. Sunday, Nebraska won the first game 4-2 on a three-run homer by Mark Davis in the eight ining. Oklahoma took the second game 6-0 as Keith Hamil ton hurled a four-hitter. The teams had set a series single-game scoring record Saturday as Nebraska won the opener with a football-like score of 27-1 6. The Sooners then rebound ed for a 7-1 victory. The split left Nebraska in second place with a 14-3 BigEhht record and 36-13 overall Oklahoma b 34-8 and 10-2. Davis wa3 an unlikely hero Sunday after striking out his first three times at bat. With Nebraska trail ing 2-1 in the eighth and two strikes on him, Davis launched his game-winner out of L Dale Mitchell Field. The hit made a winner of Nebraska reliever Bill McGuire, who retired all eight batters he faced after replacing starting pitcher Jeff Koenigsman. Oklahoma scored its runs in the fifth inning before Kurt Eubanks' sixth-inning triple scored Mike Duncan with Nebraska's first run. The Sooners retaliated in Sunday's second game, scoring all six runs off Huskcr starter Chris Knust in the first two innings. Steve Peters and Jeff Kay each drove in two Oklahoma runs. The Sooners retaliated in Sunday's second game, scoring all six runs off Husker starter Chris Knust in the first two innings. Steve Peters and Jeff Kaye each drove in two Oklahoma runs. Relievers Tom Holmes and Mark Honner shut down the Sooners on only one hit in the final five innings of the seven-inning game. Nebraska set a school record for most runs scored against a Division I opponent in Saturday's first game. The Huskers scored six runs in the first, fifth and ninth innings and pounded out 20 hits, includ ing four doubles, four triples and two home runs, by Dave Turney and Mike Duncan. Turners blast, a grand-slam homer, keyed the Huskers' fifth inning that provided insurance after the Sooners had cut a 13-1 deficit with eight fourth inning runs. . , , , . " Sooner Rusty McGinnis' three-run homer m the. third inning of the nightcap highlighted a six-run outburst KJ Defense highlights scrimmag as wet field hampers offense By, Jim Easraussen The Nebraska defense served notice Friday that it will be improved in 1 984, shutting down the Husker offense in a two-hour scrimmage at Memorial Sta dium. The hard-hitting defenders forced three fumbles, and safety Todd Fisher intercepted two passes to kill offensive drives. In addition to battling the de fense, the offense had to fight rain and wind. "The wind and the wet field limited what we could do," Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said. "It was hard to run laterally." But Osborne was not taking anything away from the defense. "I think the defense is playing with a lot of pride and intensity, which I'm glad to see," he said. "I hope they keep it up." The top two offensive units were limited to just 10 points in 14 series, all starting at the offense's 35 yard-line. Scott Livingston kicked a 42-yard field goal for the first offense against the first defense and Thurman Hoskins ran for a one-yard touchdown on the final play. But by then, the defense's domination had been established. Defensive coordinator Charlie Mc Bride said he was pleased. This might be the best scrimmage we've had in two years," he said. "It's the best job of hustling and getting to the ball that we've done this year." McBride said the defense seems to be getting more confident. The players have learned most of the formations and coverages by now and can play more relaxed, he said. The rain failed to dampen the com petitive atmosphere of the scrimmage. The defensive sideline was noisy through out, as the offense was stopped time and again. - Defensive tackle Rob Stuckey was one of those on the sidelines. He suffer ed a hyperextended elbow five plays into the scrimmage. - Stuckey said he was pleased with his defensive teammates' play. "I thought a lot of the guys played well," he said. "It was pretty competitive out there. I'm pretty excited about next fall." Jim Skow, Stuckey's backup at tackle, agreed that the offense and defense go after each other in spring practice. "You have to have some kind of competitive atmosphere out there, or it gets boring," he said. Skow said he was happy with the way the defense played, but that he did not think the scrimmage gave an in dication of how good it is. "The offense had kind of a bad day," he said. "I think we're doing real good, but we wont know how good we are until we play other teams." Despite the lack of scoring, the of fense was able to move the ball. No. 2 I-back Paul Miles gained 72 yards on 12 carries. Hoskins, listed on the depth chart as No. 4 I-back, ran for 70 yards on 14 attempts. Clete Blakeman led all passers, completing four of seven for 38 yards. Projected starter Craig Sund berg was one of four for 10 yards. Top I-back Jeff Smith was held out of the scrimmage because of injury. Other injuries suffered in the scrim mage were: middle guard Ken Graeber (broken finger); Stuckey, Stephen Thomas (sprained ankle); and Chris Carr (shoulder bruise). - ' I i' v X c I ft' X "V XT J Crsij AndresenDsl'y Nztrssksn Tight end Brian Hiemer juggles the ball but finally makes the catch in front of a defender in scrimmage action earlier this spring. m 1U Tl (fkw By Kirk Zebsbln The Nebraska women's golf team defends its Big Eight championship against favorite Oklahoma State this week in Columbia, Mo. The.54-hole Big Eight Championship .will run today through Wednesday at the A.L. (Justin Golf Course, Missouri's home course. - Nebraska returns Cathy Nelson and Shelly Godeken, the second and third place finishers at last year's tournament, but Oklahoma State is the coaches favorite. Nebraska lost to the Cowgirls April 2 at the Big Red Invitational in Norman, Okla. Oklahoma State, won, while Nebraska placed fifth. The Big Red Invitational was Nebraska's first meet of the season, while it was Oklahoma State's filth. Since then Nebraska has tried to improve with the spring weather. Coach Jerry Fisher said his team has improved, although the weather hasn't cooper ated. He said the team has had only twro warm days in Lincoln to practice. "Competitive-wise, just because of the three tour naments we've played in, we've made some pro gress," Fisher said. "Cathy Nelson is playing real well right now. Shelly Godeken b getting closer to where she should be." "So, yeah, we're making progress, but I don't know whether it's quick enough he said. Fisher said Nebraska still has a chance to upset Oklahoma State, as they did last year. He said the Cornhuskers have had good luck at Columbia. "We've had some of our best team scores down there so we do play the course well," Fisher said. Nelson, Godeken, Jean Gilpen, and Kari Mangan will be four of Nebraska's five golfers. The fifth spot was yet to be. filled Friday. Oklahoma State coach Ann Pitts said that although Nebraska hasn't played well at times this season, she expects them to challenge her team at Big Eight Championships. ' "If we play well we can win " Pitts said. "But any thing can happen in the Big Eight Championships. I would not count anybody out and definitely we. cannot go in there and not play our best." Oklahoma State returns Yokko Ito, who tied for sixth last year, and Julie Oppie, who tied for 22nd. Pitts said the senior Oppie is having her best season, and that Ito is "always capable of playing well." Nebraska has competed twice since the Big Red Invitational. They won the Wichita State Invita tional April 12-13 over Big Eight teams Iowa State and Kansas State. Nebraska's Nelson, Godeken, Mangan took second, third and fourth. Nebraska placed second behind Missouri April 16-17 at the Kansas State Invitational. Nelson won individually with a 54-hcle score of 236, while Godeken shot a 243 and Gilpen golfed 253. Kari Mangan finished with 2E3, and Lara Ginia with 268 for Nebraska. Nebraska scored C39, behind Missou ri's 900. Nebraska beat Big Eight teams Kansas State (1033) and Kansas (1034). Missouri coach Dianne Lyon said she thinks Nebraska will be ready for the conference cham pionships.. "We beat them at K-State, but they will phybetter golf than that" she said. "You can rest assured they wil" ' . . Lyon said she expects Oklahoma State, Okla homa, Nebraska and Missouri to vie for the top four places. She said Missouri is playing better than it h'aa all year. Oklahoma returns Lee Ann H&nmack, who tied for sixth at last year. Olkahoma's last competition was the Big Red Invitational, at which they finished behind Oklahoma State and Nebraska. Iowa State returns the number 12 and 20 golfers from last year, and coach Dana Kdn said he thinks his team can take second if his other three rclfcrs do well