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'-' V ~1». . ^n!S *!’ iv'iv? ih's/'i>Jlflif!Wfi EAT IN OR PICK UP A ga MEDIUM CHEESE *4wiL daA5rtfsI§ “■ TopplI,« Call for Free Delivery NU offense improves in practice From Staff Reports In Wednesday’s spring practice, the Nebraska football team used the cold weather to warm up for the fall. Cornhuskcr coach Tom Osborne said that the team’s offensive execu tion had improved since the first scrim mage of the spring last Saturday. De spite injuries at I-back, Osborne said, the Huskers have worked out well. After battling the flu on Monday, No. I I-back Ahman Green looked better Wednesday and played well in practice, Osborne said. Two I-backs who were injured dur ing last Saturday’s scrimmage missed their second straight practice. No. 3 I-back James Sims’ pulled right hamstring continues to hold him out of practice. Reserve I-back Chad Eicher also missed practice because of an injured knee. Top tight end Tim Carpenter is still out with a sprained knee, and No. 2 Will linebacker Ryan Terwilligcr was held out with a pulled muscle in his right calf. Osborne said Sims and Carpenter probably wouldn’t return to the field this spring. Great Plains to announce affiliates NU pitcher baffles Oklahoma hitters *• By David Wilson Staff Reporter A struggling Nebraska baseball pitching staff received its best start ing performance of the season Wednesday from junior left-hander Driscoll hits. Pat Driscoll. Driscoll threw the Comhuskers’ first com plete game of the sea son, holding the Okla homa of fense to two runs on six It was a masterpiece, Nebraska coach John Sanders said. “He’s asked us to get him in there, and he proved his point today. Pat certainly established himself as a bona fide starter.” Driscoll struck out seven Sooner hitters, including Damon Minor twice. Minor leads the Big Eight with 11 home runs and 50 RBI while maintaining a .374 average. “The kid pitched a heck of a ball game,” Oklahoma coach Larry Cochell said. “It all starts on the mound.” Driscoll said he threw mostly fastballs because his breaking pitches were hung up in the gust ing wind. “I was just spotting the fastball and mixing in the change every now and then,” Driscoll said. “Working in and out, that was the main thing.” But the gusting wind may have aided Driscoll and Oklahoma starter Joe Victery by preventing a few deep fly balls from leaving the park. “I was nervous until I saw the wind blowing today. I like to see it coming in,” Driscoll said. “John (Sanders) teaches us how to pitch with the wind — let them hit into it.” In his 10 previous outings for Nebraska, Driscoll was used in re lief situations only and had allowed 12 earned runs in 13 1/3 innings. Driscoll said he was used prima rily as a starter at Neosho Commu nity College (Kan.) in 1995, when he posted a 7-2 record with a 2.52 camcd-run average. He was named NCC’s male athlete of the year in 1995. “At first I had a hard time reliev ing,” Driscoll said. “Then I tried to take it as a start in the fifth inning. It’s a little different, but I’m getting used to both roles now.” Driscoll said the win was an im portant one for the Huskers, who had fallen into last place in the Big Eight before the win against No. 21 Oklahoma. “Especially after last night, I was really happy to see the way our team came out,” Driscoll said. “We were a totally different team today, and that’s what we need to sec. But we still have a long way to go.” From Staff Reports Paul Aaron of Great Plains Media Inc. has called a press conference for 11 a.m. today in Lincoln to announce the Lincoln affiliates for the new Ne braska Sports Network, which will begin broadcasting in August. On Monday, Aaron announced that KKAR and KDGE in Omaha would be the Omaha affiliates for the Ne braska Sports Network, replacing KFAB, which had held exclusive rights to Comhusker football and basketball since 1983. KLIN (1400-AM), the current net work affiliate in Lincoln, is expected to remain the city's AM affiliate. The rest of the network stations also will be announced today. Win Continued from Page 7 game. Iowa State fell to 10-10. The second game was canceled be cause of cold weather. Husker sophomore Angela Blackwood picked up the win to im prove her record to 9-3, while Nease took the loss to even her record at 3-3. “She hit it a ton,” Husker coach Rhonda Revelle said. Other than Viola, the happiest player on the field Wednesday was Husker second baseman Heather Hansclmann. Hanselmann, who was playing in her first game since breaking her fin ger against Texas-Arlington on Feb. 18, had a hit in her first-inning at-bat to score Viola. But in the seventh inning, Hanselmann misfielded a ground ball hit by Nease that would have given the Huskcrs a third out and a 7-6 win. In stead, Iowa State’s next batter, Kally Hogan, hit a double to score Nease and send the game to extra innings. “(Hanselmann) came up to me later and just gave me a big hug and said, 'Thank you! Thank you!,’” Viola said. Because Hanselmann is still play ing with a broken finger and because of the cold weather, Revellc said she could not blame Hanselmann for the error. Besides, Revellc said, the Huskcrs had built a seven-run lead by the bot tom of the fourth inning, but then gave up seven runs in the next three innings while committing four errors to let the Cyclones back into the game. Reive Continued from Page 7 When Reive competed on the still rings in the Huskers’ March 23 dual with No. 1 Ohio State, he competed for the first time since August 1994. The 17-month hiatus was the long est time he had spent away from gym nastics in his life. When he was 3 years old. Reive began to practice tumbles and handstands at a local club. Since then, he has been active in the sport every year. Being out of compe tition for so long made his return even more special, Reive said. “It was great,” Reive said. “But I still am only about 55 or 60 percent at the most. I’m anxious to get back to form and show people what I can do.” When Reive is completely healthy, Allen said, he could be th