Huskers not happy with split
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By David Wilson
Staff Reporter
NU Baseball Coach John Sanders
wasn’t a happy man after the
Comhuskers split a doubleheader with
Nebraska-Omaha Wednesday.
“That’s not right,” Sanders said.
“I certainly didn’t come here to split.
I’m very disappointed and I would
hope that all of our players share in
my disappointment with the split.
Hopefully, that will motivate them to
play at the highest level this weekend.”
For the first time this season, Ne
braska (25-31) lost to a non-Di vision
I school. The Mavericks (27-15) won
the first game of the twin bill 17-13,
out-hitting the Huskers 21-12. NU
won the nightcap 21-5.
Though the Husker offense scored
35 runs on the day, at least one player,
Gabe Garcia — who had one home
run and was 5 for 9 with 12 RBIs in
the two games—said he did not want
to play another non-Division-I school
this late in the season. More than half
of NU’s wins this season have come
against non-Division-I teams.
“It was cold,” Garcia said. “We just
didn’t want to be here. If they want to
make our record better, this doesn’t
really do us any good.
“We came out today and said,
'Why are we here?’ We were here all
damn day. In the early season, it’s
good. But now we need to practice and
rest. We have school to worry about.”
The Mavericks jumped to an early
5-0 lead in the first inning when they
touched NU sophomore right-hander
We just didn’t want to be here. If they
want to make our record better, this
doesn’t really do us any good.”
Gabe Garcia
NU right fielder
Seth Williams for five runs on three
hits.
Husker junior righty Brandon
Banuelos, who relieved Williams in
the first, lasted through the first two
outs of the third, allowing four earned
runs on five hits.
Senior right-hander Spencer Van
Linge (2-4) took the loss for Nebraska,
surrendering six earned runs on nine
hits in four innings. Jarod Bearinger
finished the game allowing two earned
runs on four hits.
“When our pitching staff gives up
17 earned runs and 21 hits, and time
after time makes bad pitches, it’s
nearly impossible to win,” Sanders
said.
“Those numbers are pathetic and
will have to change by this weekend.
Though I’m sure our pitchers tried
hard, the fact is, we pitched very
poorly. Any time we score 13 runs in
this situation, we should be in great
shape to win a game and it’s absurd
that we didn’t. The effort was there,
but the results were brutal.”
The Mavericks struck first in game
two, manufacturing a run in the top
of the first inning. The Huskers sent
nine batters to the plate in the first two
innings, but failed to get a hit or score
a run.
In the top of the third, an RBI
single by UNO right fielder Nick Babe
gave the Mavericks a 2-0 lead. Senior
designated hitter Derek Voss followed
with a two-run home run to left field,
giving UNO a 4-0 lead.
After a two-run third inning, Ne
braska claimed its first lead of the day
on a grand slam by Garcia, which
highlighted a five-run fourth.
The Huskers didn’t look back,
scoring two in the fifth, eight in the
sixth, two in the seventh and two in
the eighth.
UNO Coach Bob Gates said play
ing tough against a Division-I school
will help his team when it begins
postseason play next Thursday.
“We don’t go nuts about it,” Gates
said, “but I’m sure it will help us. It’s
going to give us a little confidence.
We’re just getting ready for conference
games.”
By Jay Saunders
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska women’s tennis
team received a well-liked surprise
this week when the national rankings
were released.
Less than a week after a season
ending loss to Texas A&M, NU fin
ished the season ranked 57th, the
highest ranking a women’s team has
had since Coach Scott Jacobson joined
the Comhusker program as a men’s
assistant coach in 1979.
“As the season progressed,”
Jacobson said, “we talked about it (be
ing ranked in the top 50).”
Jacobson said the ranking was a
nice way to end the season, but it
comes only after the Huskers did not
achieve one of their main goals of the
season — making the Region Five
Tournament.
NU learned Tuesday that ifwas not
one of the six teams that advanced to
the tournament. The Huskers knew
they would need an impressive show
ing in the Big t2 Tournament last
weekend.
“It was a little disheartening,”
Jacobson said. “But what can we say.
We didn’t have the guns to make it to
the tournament.”
Nebraska began the tournament by
thrashing Iowa State 5-1. Rain on the
second day forced the tournament in
doors, and the clouds that moved info
Austin, Texas hovered over the Husk
ers’ season as well.
After winning two of the first four
singles matches against Texas A&M,
NU wasn’t able to take a single set
from the Aggies. Lisa Hart beat even
tual Conference Champion Vanessa
Rooks at No. 2 singles. The doubles
teams, which won two of three
matches during the regular season
match against A&M, came up just
short of pulling another upset.
“I thought we played our best ten
nis against A&M, even though we beat
Iowa State,” Jacobson said. “I wasn’t
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disappointed. I thought we ended the
season on a high note.”
That high note was made even bet
ter by the release of the national
rankings. NU has the potential to boost
that ranking next season.
The Huskers return seven out of
their top eight players including No.
1 singles player—and one of the best
players in school history — Sandra
Noetzel. The youth of this year’s team
will also benefit from the additions of
two players, including highly touted
Danica Hardy from Santa Maria,“Ca
lif.
“This is truly a good omen for the
future,” Jacobson said.
But for Nebraska to improve on
this year’s 15-8 record, Jacobson said
great strides will have to be made over
the summer.
“A lot of next year depends on
what they do over the summer,”
Jacobson said. “I think that is what it
comes down to if you don’t want to
end the season talking about what ifs.”
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