Degerman, Owls, Win Over Nebraska
Luna Gets Game-Winning RBI
By Mark Anderson
Feb.25, Reckling Park-- What happens when you get a flamethrowing Cornhusker squaring off against a pitcher who owns both sides of the plate and keeps a hitters off-stride? You get the ball game seen at Reckling this afternoon when Joba Chamberlain (the flamethrower) faced off against Eddie Degerman (the one who owns both sides of the plate).
Both pitchers were nothing short of spectacular. For Chamberlain, his 6 2/3 innings gave him ten strikeouts while walking only one and giving up six hits. Degerman was just as spectacular, giving up eight hits over seven innings, while striking out nine and walking one.
The Owls struck first against the hard-throwing hurler from corn country when Lembeck singled to right to open the second, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and slid in ahead of the centerfielder’s throw after Dodson singled to give the Owls a 1-0 lead.
Nebraska looked like it might answer in the third. Optiz singled to open the inning. Catcher Jeff Christy hit a ground ball to Luna, who threw to Buchanan for one out. It appeared that Christy would be safe at first—except the umpire ruled that the slide was out of the baseline and called Christy out. Nebraska protested, but to no avail, and the third inning was a scoreless one for them.
In the fourth, the Owls added a second run off flame-throwing Chamberlain when Jordan Dodson turned on a fastball and sent it to the next zip code. The way Degerman was pitching, two runs looked pretty good.
But then Nebraska stormed back in the fifth inning to tie up the ballgame. With one out, Opitz singled, and Jeff Christy doubled to put him on third. Sullivan pinch-hit for Edelfsen, and delivered a run scoring single to left. After Nimmo struck out, Jaros blooped a hit to right, falling between Buchanan and Lembeck, and driving in the second run of the inning. Degerman ended the threat by striking out when Wehrle struck out, leaving the ball game tied at 2-2.
The Owls winning rally came in the bottom of the seventh when Lembeck eld off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Dodson, and scored on an Aaron Luna single. The Owls now had the lead, 3-2.
Bryce Cos entered the game to begin the top of the eighth. One again, Cox was virtually unhittable. Cox allowed only a single to Buckman while striking out three and walking none for his second save.
For the Owls, this game showed the true character of the team—no superstars, but all doing the job when called upon, and doing it unselfishly. The perfect example is Jordan Dodson, who after homering in his previous at-bat, laid down the sacrifice bunt that made the winning rin possible. Degerman didn’t come close to being as flashy as Chamberlain as far as speed of pitches, but he showed how a pitcher who knows how to mix up his pitches and keep the hitters off-stride can be a very effective pitcher at this level.
The Owls seek their third win of the tournament tomorrow as Joe Savery takes the hill against Texas State University. The forecast is for a beautiful day. Texas State is no pushover—it should be a great game. We’ll see what the Owls can do in good weather.
By Mark Anderson
Feb.25, Reckling Park-- What happens when you get a flamethrowing Cornhusker squaring off against a pitcher who owns both sides of the plate and keeps a hitters off-stride? You get the ball game seen at Reckling this afternoon when Joba Chamberlain (the flamethrower) faced off against Eddie Degerman (the one who owns both sides of the plate).
Both pitchers were nothing short of spectacular. For Chamberlain, his 6 2/3 innings gave him ten strikeouts while walking only one and giving up six hits. Degerman was just as spectacular, giving up eight hits over seven innings, while striking out nine and walking one.
The Owls struck first against the hard-throwing hurler from corn country when Lembeck singled to right to open the second, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and slid in ahead of the centerfielder’s throw after Dodson singled to give the Owls a 1-0 lead.
Nebraska looked like it might answer in the third. Optiz singled to open the inning. Catcher Jeff Christy hit a ground ball to Luna, who threw to Buchanan for one out. It appeared that Christy would be safe at first—except the umpire ruled that the slide was out of the baseline and called Christy out. Nebraska protested, but to no avail, and the third inning was a scoreless one for them.
In the fourth, the Owls added a second run off flame-throwing Chamberlain when Jordan Dodson turned on a fastball and sent it to the next zip code. The way Degerman was pitching, two runs looked pretty good.
But then Nebraska stormed back in the fifth inning to tie up the ballgame. With one out, Opitz singled, and Jeff Christy doubled to put him on third. Sullivan pinch-hit for Edelfsen, and delivered a run scoring single to left. After Nimmo struck out, Jaros blooped a hit to right, falling between Buchanan and Lembeck, and driving in the second run of the inning. Degerman ended the threat by striking out when Wehrle struck out, leaving the ball game tied at 2-2.
The Owls winning rally came in the bottom of the seventh when Lembeck eld off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Dodson, and scored on an Aaron Luna single. The Owls now had the lead, 3-2.
Bryce Cos entered the game to begin the top of the eighth. One again, Cox was virtually unhittable. Cox allowed only a single to Buckman while striking out three and walking none for his second save.
For the Owls, this game showed the true character of the team—no superstars, but all doing the job when called upon, and doing it unselfishly. The perfect example is Jordan Dodson, who after homering in his previous at-bat, laid down the sacrifice bunt that made the winning rin possible. Degerman didn’t come close to being as flashy as Chamberlain as far as speed of pitches, but he showed how a pitcher who knows how to mix up his pitches and keep the hitters off-stride can be a very effective pitcher at this level.
The Owls seek their third win of the tournament tomorrow as Joe Savery takes the hill against Texas State University. The forecast is for a beautiful day. Texas State is no pushover—it should be a great game. We’ll see what the Owls can do in good weather.
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