Nebraska vs Rice (Mar 18, 2003)



Box score (newspaper)

                            University of Nebraska Baseball
                                #15 Nebraska at #1 Rice
                     Mar 18, 2003 at Houston, Texas (Reckling Park)

Nebraska 1 (11-5)                             Rice 4 (20-1)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
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Jeff Leise cf..............  3  0  0  0       Jeff Jorgensen cf..........  5  0  2  1
Joe Simokaitis ss..........  2  0  0  0       Chris Kolkhorst lf.........  5  0  4  0
 Jake Mullinax ss..........  0  0  0  0       Enrique Cruz 2b............  5  0  0  0
 Daniel Bruce ph...........  1  0  0  0       Vincent Sinisi 1b..........  2  2  2  0
 Josh Birmingham ss........  0  0  0  0       Paul Janish ss.............  3  0  0  0
Matt Hopper 1b.............  4  1  1  0       Austin Davis rf............  4  1  4  2
Brandon Fusilier lf........  3  0  0  0       Craig Stansberry 3b........  4  1  1  0
John Grose dh..............  4  0  1  0       Justin Ruchti c............  4  0  1  0
Alex Gordon 3b.............  3  0  1  1       Matt Emerson dh............  1  0  0  0
Matt Wells c...............  3  0  0  0        Dane Bubela ph............  2  0  0  0
Drew Anderson rf...........  3  0  0  0       Wade Townsend p............  1  0  0  0
Bubbs Merrill 2b...........  3  0  0  0        David Aardsma p...........  0  0  0  0
Zach Kroenke p.............  0  0  0  0
 Steve Hale p..............  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 29  1  3  1       Totals..................... 36  4 14  3

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 000 100 000 -  1  3  0
Rice................ 000 210 10X -  4 14  0
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DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Huskers 5; Owls 11. 2B - Kolkhorst(4); Sinisi(8). HBP -
Fusilier, B.; Janish. SB - Leise, J.(8); Jorgensen(11); Kolkhorst(5).

Nebraska                       IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Zach Kroenke  L,0-1........   4.0 10  3  3  2  2   0  1  0  0   20 22   4  4  77
Steve Hale ................   4.0  4  1  1  0  4   0  0  1  0   16 17   5  3  60

Rice                           IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Wade Townsend  W,2-0.......   8.0  3  1  1  3 12   0  0  0  0   26 29   3  8 130
David Aardsma  S,5.........   1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  1  0    3  4   1  1  21

HBP - by Hale, S. (Janish); by Aardsma (Fusilier, B.). BK - Kroenke, Z.(1). PB - Wells,
M.(1). Inherited runners/scored: Hale, S. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Kroenke, Z. 77/45; Hale,
S. 60/38; Townsend 130/84; Aardsma 21/14.

Strikeouts - Leise, J.; Simokaitis 2; Bruce, D.; Fusilier, B. 3; Grose, J. 2;
Gordon, A.; Wells, M. 2; Anderson, D.; Jorgensen 2; Kolkhorst; Janish; Emerson;
Bubela. Walks - Leise, J.; Simokaitis; Gordon, A.; Sinisi 2.

Umpires - HP: Greg Oros  1B: David Rogers  3B: Jay McKeown
Start: 7:07p.m.   Time: 2:37   Attendance: 3356

Kroenke, Z. faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: 16A


Box score (NCAA)

                        University of Nebraska Baseball
                            #15 Nebraska at #1 Rice
                 Mar 18, 2003 at Houston, Texas (Reckling Park)

Nebraska 1 (11-5)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jeff Leise cf............  3  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
Joe Simokaitis ss........  2  0  0  0   1  2  0  1   1
 Jake Mullinax ss........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Daniel Bruce ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Josh Birmingham ss......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Matt Hopper 1b...........  4  1  1  0   0  0  9  0   0
Brandon Fusilier lf......  3  0  0  0   0  3  2  0   0
John Grose dh............  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
Alex Gordon 3b...........  3  0  1  1   1  1  0  3   1
Matt Wells c.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  8  1   3
Drew Anderson rf.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Bubbs Merrill 2b.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
Zach Kroenke p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Steve Hale p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  1  3  1   3 13 24  8   5

Rice 4 (20-1)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jeff Jorgensen cf........  5  0  2  1   0  2  0  0   2
Chris Kolkhorst lf.......  5  0  4  0   0  1  1  1   0
Enrique Cruz 2b..........  5  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   3
Vincent Sinisi 1b........  2  2  2  0   2  0 10  1   0
Paul Janish ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  3   3
Austin Davis rf..........  4  1  4  2   0  0  1  0   0
Craig Stansberry 3b......  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
Justin Ruchti c..........  4  0  1  0   0  0 11  2   3
Matt Emerson dh..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Dane Bubela ph..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Wade Townsend p..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 David Aardsma p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  4 14  3   2  6 27 11  11

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 000 100 000 -  1  3  0
Rice................ 000 210 10X -  4 14  0
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DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Huskers 5; Owls 11. 2B - Kolkhorst(4); Sinisi(8). HBP
- Fusilier, B.; Janish. SB - Leise, J.(8); Jorgensen(11); Kolkhorst(5).

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Zach Kroenke........  4.0 10  3  3  2  2 20 22  77
Steve Hale..........  4.0  4  1  1  0  4 16 17  60

Rice                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Wade Townsend.......  8.0  3  1  1  3 12 26 29 130
David Aardsma.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  4  21

Win - Townsend (2-0).  Loss - Kroenke, Z. (0-1).  Save - Aardsma (5).
HBP - by Hale, S. (Janish); by Aardsma (Fusilier, B.). BK - Kroenke, Z.(1). PB -
Wells, M.(1). Inherited runners/scored: Hale, S. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Kroenke,
Z. 77/45; Hale, S. 60/38; Townsend 130/84; Aardsma 21/14.
Umpires - HP: Greg Oros  1B: David Rogers  3B: Jay McKeown
Start: 7:07p.m.   Time: 2:37   Attendance: 3356
Kroenke, Z. faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: 16A


Play-by-Play

                        University of Nebraska Baseball
                     #15 Nebraska at #1 Rice - Play-by-Play
                 Mar 18, 2003 at Houston, Texas (Reckling Park)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 000 100 000 -  1  3  0
Rice................ 000 210 10X -  4 14  0
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Nebraska starters: 1/cf Leise, J.; 2/ss Simokaitis; 16/1b Hopper, M.; 14/lf
Fusilier, B.; 21/dh Grose, J.; 3/3b Gordon, A.; 37/c Wells, M.; 11/rf Anderson, D.;
9/2b Merrill, B.; 34/p Kroenke, Z.;
Rice starters: 4/cf Jorgensen; 7/lf Kolkhorst; 13/2b Cruz; 27/1b Sinisi; 11/ss
Janish; 9/rf Davis; 23/3b Stansberry; 19/c Ruchti; 2/dh Emerson; 30/p Townsend;

Nebraska 1st - Leise, J. struck out swinging (2-2). Simokaitis struck out
swinging (0-2). Hopper, M. flied out to rf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Rice 1st - Jorgensen singled to shortstop (2-1). Jorgensen advanced to second
on a balk. Kolkhorst singled to shortstop (3-1); Jorgensen advanced to third. Cruz
fouled out to 1b (3-2). Kolkhorst stole second. Sinisi walked (3-1). Janish grounded
into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Sinisi out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Nebraska 2nd - Fusilier, B. struck out, out at first c to 1b (3-2). Grose, J.
struck out swinging (1-2). Gordon, A. walked (3-2). Wells, M. grounded out to 3b
(0-2); Gordon, A. advanced to second. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rice 2nd - Davis singled to left field (1-0). Stansberry reached on a
fielder's choice (0-1); Davis out at second 3b to 2b. Ruchti singled to right field
(0-0); Stansberry advanced to third. Emerson struck out swinging (2-2). Jorgensen
struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Nebraska 3rd - Anderson, D. out at first 1b to p (1-2). Merrill, B. flied out
to lf (3-2). Leise, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Rice 3rd - Kolkhorst singled to second base (1-2). Cruz fouled out to c
(2-2). Kolkhorst out at first c to 1b, picked off. Sinisi walked (3-1). Janish
grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Nebraska 4th - Simokaitis walked (3-0). Hopper, M. singled, advanced to
second on the throw (1-1); Simokaitis advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b.
Fusilier, B. struck out looking (0-2). Grose, J. singled to third base (1-2);
Hopper, M. advanced to third. Gordon, A. singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Grose, J.
advanced to second; Hopper, M. scored. Wells, M. struck out looking (2-2). 1 run,
3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rice 4th - Davis singled to left field (0-1). Stansberry singled, bunt (0-1);
Davis advanced to second. Ruchti fouled out to c, bunt (1-0). Townsend to p for
Emerson. /  for Townsend. Townsend grounded out to p (2-1); Stansberry advanced to
second; Davis advanced to third. Stansberry advanced to third on a passed ball;
Davis scored on a passed ball. Jorgensen singled to third base, RBI (3-2);
Stansberry scored. Jorgensen stole second. Kolkhorst singled to second base;
Jorgensen advanced to third. Cruz flied out to lf (0-0). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Nebraska 5th - Anderson, D. grounded out to ss (1-2). Merrill, B. grounded
out to 2b (2-2). Leise, J. walked (3-2). Leise, J. stole second. Simokaitis struck
out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rice 5th - Mullinax, J. to ss for Simokaitis. Sinisi doubled to left center
(1-1). Hale, S. to p for Kroenke, Z.. Janish struck out swinging (2-2). Davis
singled to second base, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0); Sinisi scored.
Stansberry fouled out to 1b (0-0). Ruchti fouled out to 1b (1-0). 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Nebraska 6th - Hopper, M. grounded out to ss (2-2). Fusilier, B. struck out
swinging (0-2). Grose, J. grounded out to 3b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Rice 6th - Bubela pinch hit for Townsend. Townsend to p. Bubela flied out to
lf (2-1). Jorgensen flied out to cf (1-1). Kolkhorst struck out swinging (2-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska 7th - Gordon, A. struck out swinging (1-2). Wells, M. struck out
swinging (2-2). Anderson, D. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rice 7th - Cruz grounded out to 3b (2-2). Sinisi singled to shortstop (3-2).
Janish hit by pitch (0-0); Sinisi advanced to second. Davis singled to left field,
RBI (1-1); Janish advanced to second; Sinisi scored. Stansberry reached on a
fielder's choice (0-2); Davis out at second 2b to ss; Janish advanced to third.
Ruchti grounded out to 3b (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Nebraska 8th - Merrill, B. lined out to ss (3-2). Leise, J. grounded out to
ss (2-2). Bruce, D. pinch hit for Mullinax, J.. Bruce, D. struck out swinging (2-2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rice 8th - Birmingham to ss for Bruce, D.. Bubela struck out looking (0-2).
Jorgensen struck out swinging (2-2). Kolkhorst doubled down the rf line (0-1). Cruz
flied out to cf (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Nebraska 9th - Aardsma to p for Townsend. Hopper, M. grounded out to 2b
(2-2). Fusilier, B. hit by pitch (1-2). Grose, J. struck out swinging (1-2). Gordon,
A. popped up to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Line score


Rice 4, Nebraska 1 (Mar 18, 2003 at Houston, Texas)
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Nebraska............ 000 100 000  -  1  3  0      (11-5)
Rice................ 000 210 10X  -  4 14  0      (20-1)
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Pitchers: Nebraska - Kroenke, Z.; Hale, S.(5). Rice - Townsend; Aardsma(9).
Win-Townsend(2-0)  Save-Aardsma(5)  Loss-Kroenke, Z.(0-1)  T-2:37  A-3356
Kroenke, Z. faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: 16A