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Sports ? Red squad tromps White By Jeff Singer Senior Reporter Several Nebraska football per sonnel were happy on Saturday that their calendars read spring and not fall. In the 44th version of the annual Red-White football game that ended the Comhuskers’spring season, the Red team beat the Whites 29-8 in a mistake-prone scrimmage at Me morial Stadium. And the majority of the blame was taken by Nebraska defensive coordinator Charlie McBride, whose first-string defense on the White squad had troubles against the Red team. “When you get into a game like this, you better dominate it,” McBride said. “When you get 29 points scored against you, you’re not very good.” Nebraska coach Tom Osborne thought the offense needed some work as well. “I was a little disappointed in the execution today,” Osborne said. The two teams combined for 11 fumbles, seven of which were lost, and a pair of interceptions. The Whiles started the game off well behind "quarterback Brook Berringer. The rcdshirl freshpan led his team oh the game’sfirst series to a nine-play, 7/-yard drive that was capped by a 29-yard field goal by Tom Sieler. But that was the last lead the Whites would see on Saturday. On the ensuing kickoff, Sieler kicked off to the Red’s Reggie Baul, who ran 86 yards for a touchdown to give the Reds a three-point lead. The fireworks continued on the PAT attempt, with a botched kick being turned into a Barron Miles pitch to Troy Dumas for a two point conversion the other way to cut the Red’s lead to 6-5. That was the last time the Whites were within striking distance. Nebraska’s first-string quarterback Tommie Frazier completed a five yard touchdown pass to Gerald Robin Trimarchi/DN Cory Schlesinaer runs in the annual Red-White scrimmage Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Red team won the exhibition 29-8 before an estimated 25,000 fans. Armstrong, and a 15-yard touch down run by Red I-back Jeff Makovicka helped the Reds to a 20-8 lead at halftime. The Whites were shut out in the second half, with a eight-yard touchdown pass from Berringer to Armstrong (who tied a spring game record for most touchdown catches) and a 25-yard field goal by Matt Fisher help give the Reds their 21 point victory. Frazier, who completed seven of 16 passes on Saturday for 57 yards and one touchdown, said af ter the scrimmage that the offense still does need some work. Both teams aired the ball out on Saturday, with four quarterbacks combining for 58 passing attempts and 263 yards. Frazier said it was essential to test out Nebraska’s passing phi losophy in the scrimmage. “Everyone knows we can run the ball,” he said, “ff we want to win a national championship, we have to have a passing game. “You have to have a balanced * attack; it can’t just be one-dimen sional.” Osborne said one of the reasons that the offense might have struggled on Saturday was that it focused too much on the pass and not going to Nebraska’s forte of running the ball. , “If you want to score points, you pui L.aivm Jones m mere wim mai big offensive line and just run it at people,” he said. “I think there’s more efficient ways to put the ball in the end /.one than we did today.” The Huskers led the nation in rushing last season and will try to repeat the effort this year with Jones, an early Hcisman Trophy candi date. Jones ran for 27 yards on five carries for the Red squad, but left the game in the second quarter and didn’t return after leaving the field with a bruised leg. McBride summed up the defense’s effort when he said, “Overall, we’ve got a long, long way to go.” Baul scores big with first run as Husker By Susie Arth Senior Reporter Reggie Baul forgot all about saving his best for last. He had something to prove right away. Only 2:57 had elapsed from the clock during the Nebraska spring football game Saturday at Mano rial Stadium before Baul got his chance. The white team had just scored on a field goal, and Baul look his place to receive the kickoff. Tom Sieler kicked the ball, and Baul set up to return it — it was to be the first time he touched the football as a Comhuskcr in an orga nized game. “I saw a lot of big people out there and a lolof traffic,” he said. “I just read it and 1 saw a little hole.” He caught the ball at his own 14 yard line, and 86 yards later, his run was over. “At first I was surprised; I thought someone was going to tackle me,” he said. “After that, it started to hit me.” He was never even touched. He scored the red squad’s first touchdown, he gave his team a 6-3 lead, and he gave himself a memory he will never forget. Baul, who sal out as a freshman Tor (ailing to meet the standards ol Proposition 48 and then redshirted last season, said he was pleased with his performance on special teams. “Special teams get overlooked a lot,” he said. “I think it’s almost half the game. It can change the momentum.” Baul, who also returned a punt for 20 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards, said he was beginning to feel comfortable with the Husk ers’ system. “I got a lot more rcps this spring,” he said. “I'm starting to learn the system a lot belter. uasi year 1 was going in wun out a direction, so the scrimmages have helped a lot.” Baul, a 5-foot-8 160-pound sophomore from Papill ion-LaV ista High School, said it wasdifficult to sit out the past two years. “1 just had to wait and be pa tient,” he said. “A lot of Proposi tion 48s have to do that.” Coach Tom Osborne said he was pleased with the way Baul was progressing both on special teams and as a split end. “Baul has some potential,” Osborne said. “He’s got a lot of ability, but he’s still pretty raw.” Nebraska ends slump with win over ISU By Jeff Griesch Staff Reporter For the Nebraska softball team, the nightmare is over. The Comhuskers ended Sunday their school-record 10-game losing streak with a 10-9 win over Iowa State at the Nebraska Softball Complex. Nebraska also won the second game of the doubleheadcr 4-3 to im prove its season record to 13 -22 and 2 10 in the conference. The Cyclones fell to 14-20 and 7-5. In the first game, Nebraska had to battle the Cyclones into extra innings before Denise McMillan singled in Shae Sloan with the winning run in the 11 th inning. The Huskers fought back after trai I ing 7-2 in the fifth inning with two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to tie the game 7-7. The score was still knotted 7-7 after nine innings until the Cyclones scored a run in the 10th. Nebraska answered with a run of itsown in the bottom of the 10th on an RBI single by Tobin Echo-Hawk. Echo-Hawk, a freshman third baseman, had four hits and two RBIs and went 11-for-17 in the four-game series with the Cyclones. Iowa State put up another run in the top of the 11th, but the Huskers re sponded with two in the bottom of the inning to win. ,rj Kns Vucurcvic began in© inning on second base under the interna tional tic-breaker rule and moved to third on a wild pilch. After Sloan was intentionally walked, Jody Splichal singled to drive in Vucurcvic with the tying run before McMillan hit the game winner. Nebraska coach Rhonda Revclle said she was proud of the Huskers for battling back the whole game to end Nebraska’s skid. “We did whatever it took to push across the runs we needed,” Revellc said. “We have been fighting like that all year; it’s just that today we got the win.” Cody Dusenberry picked up the win on the mound for the Huskers, pitching seven innings of strong re lief, allowing two runs on six hits. “Cody did a marvelous job of us ing her strength,and that’s the change up,” Revelle said. “We have been working with a lot on not throwing harder but throwing smarter, and I think you saw that today.” Dusenberry also won the second game of the doublchcader, throwing a complete, four-hitter game to improve to 6-12 on the season. | ' In the second game, Nebraska scored two runs in the second and another run in the fifth to tic the score 3-3. Echo-Hawk had another big game for the Huskers, going 4-for-4 with a two-out single in the lop of seventh to score Heidi Hoganson with the win ning run. NU climbs to fourth in Big Eight with weekend wins By Jeff Grlesch saffflyw -- The Nebraska baseball team got exactly what it needed from its trip to Ames, Iowa, this weekend—a sweep. The Comhuskers beat the Cyclones 14-9 on Sunday to complete the sweep and move into fourth place in the Big Eight with a 9-9 record. A gusting wind was a dream come true for hitters as the two teams com bined for 64 runs and 81 hits, includ ing IS home runs in the three-game series. “It was terrible to pitch in, but it was great if you’re a hitter,” Nebraska pitcher Troy Brohawn said. “Balls that are normally fly balls were leav ing the park all weekend.” Derek Dukart led a 15-hit Husker attack on Sunday with four hits, in cluding two home runs and triple, driving in six runs in the finale. Matt McKay also homcred for Nebraska. Brian Martin, 6-3, benefittcd from the Husker barrage to pick up the win despite giving up nine runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. Steve Boyd relieved Martin and pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings to record his second save of the season. Nebraska trailed 6-3 after five in nings but tied the score w ith three runs in the sixth inning and erupted for four more in the seventh behind a three run homer by Dukart. Iowa State rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Husk ers answered with a single run in the eighth and added three more in the ninth. Wuh the loss, the last place Cy clones fell to 3-13 in the conference and 9-21 overall. In the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, Brohawn had his worst siari of the season, but Husker hitters gave him enough support to win 13-9. Brohawn improved to 7-0 and pitched a complete game despite al lowing eight earned runs on 11 hits, including four home runs while strik ing out 10. McKay homered twice for the Huskers and drove in four runs. Darin Erstad also homered for Nebraska. In the nightcap on Saturday, the Huskers used a five-run ninth inning to stop the Cyclones 12-7. Marc Sagmoen did the most dam age for Nebraska, going 3-for-6 with a home run, his 12th of ine season, and four RBI. Dukart added a solo shot for the Huskers. Boyd picked up the win in relief of Alvie Shepherd. Boyd, 14, pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one run on one hit while striking out three.