Nebraska vs. Northwestern Series Game Thread

[Bugeaters1]

GBR Sweep.

 

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[Bugeaters1]

Illinois beat second place Indiana last night 4-0. 

[The Polish Rifle]

4 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

Illinois beat second place Indiana last night 4-0. 

Indiana Michigan next weekend will be very interesting. You would think BTN would find a way to get all these games on TV...but baseball is like a 3rd tier sport in this conf. 

[Bugeaters1]

2 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said:

Indiana Michigan next weekend will be very interesting. You would think BTN would find a way to get all these games on TV...but baseball is like a 3rd tier sport in this conf. 

Yeah it sucks that more baseball isn't on TV.

[Bugeaters1]

4 left on through 2. at some point someone has to get a hit with RISP.

[brfrad]

It feels like this team is 2 for their last 50 with RISP.  Lack of extra base hits are making it more difficult.   This pitcher has a 5.36 ERA, and we have 3 singles against him.

[brfrad]

This team is playing awful baseball right now.  Northwestern gets a SB and a single.  We load the bases with 1 out, K and fly out.

[brfrad]

If I was a pitcher facing Nebraska,  I would be begging my coach to let me face them.  

[brfrad]

This is getting beyond ridiculous.   A 5.77 ERA has retired 11 batters in a row.

[The Polish Rifle]

Just now, brfrad said:

This is getting beyond ridiculous.   A 5.77 ERA has retired 11 batters in a row.

2.6 runs per game since Purdue series. 1 extra base hit all of last weekend. .206 with RISP since the Purdue series. Offense has been non-existent. 

[brfrad]

This game might be over.  We may not score 3 runs the rest of the season.   This is sad right now.

[The Polish Rifle]

2 minutes ago, brfrad said:

This game might be over.  We may not score 3 runs the rest of the season.   This is sad right now.

Erstad's team's have mentally fallen off a cliff at some point over the last few seasons. Whether it happens in the post season or not - isn't the issue anymore. At some point people have to stop saying "well that's just baseball". 

 

We will see if we can find the team that we saw for a couple weeks earlier this season. 

[brfrad]

Somebody has to say enough is enough, and start hitting.  Runners on 1st and 2nd 0 outs.  Do we bunt?  Nope.  Do we PH for a guy with 10 AB this year, maybe with Hegge who is a good bunter?  Nope.  We let the guy with 10 AB hit a weak fly ball to right.  The next guy grounds into a double play.

[mwm89]

Sorry, but this is really getting old (meaning lack of offense)...….

Not convinced that offense we saw for a couple of weeks will ever show up.  Again want to be proven wrong.  I haven't seen enough development in this regime in the hitting dept.  You're right, brfrad, we haven't seen enough decisions in this game, and overall, to be aggressive at any level and help the offense.

Edited May 4, 2019 by mwm89

[The Polish Rifle]

6 minutes ago, brfrad said:

Somebody has to say enough is enough, and start hitting.  Runners on 1st and 2nd 0 outs.  Do we bunt?  Nope.  Do we PH for a guy with 10 AB this year, maybe with Hegge who is a good bunter?  Nope.  We let the guy with 10 AB hit a weak fly ball to right.  The next guy grounds into a double play.

SP for NW threw 28 pitches in the 1st and still manages to throw 7 shut-out innings. The kicker is he isn't even very good. 

[brfrad]

I think my 40 year old self who can throw 50 mph with no breaking stuff could go out and shut this team down.

Edited May 4, 2019 by brfrad

[brfrad]

Adios regional bid!

[The Polish Rifle]

7 minutes ago, brfrad said:

Adios regional bid!

Yeah if we lose this series, you can go behind the shed and shoot our regional chances.

[AuroranHusker]

Nebraska is 4-6 in its last 10 games, and now losing 4-zip. This season took a significant turn for the worse.

 

 

[The Polish Rifle]

1 minute ago, AuroranHusker said:

Nebraska is 4-6 in its last 10 games, and now losing 4-zip. This season took a significant turn for the worse.

 

 

When a Erstad team is mentally shot, they aren't gonna beat anyone. Not NW, not Yale, not Holy Cross, not Western Carolina. They've lost before they even step on the field. 

[brfrad]

1 minute ago, The Polish Rifle said:

Yeah if we lose this series, you can go behind the shed and shoot our regional chances.

When we lose this game you can shoot our chances.  I could understand having a rough day and the opposing pitcher having the game of his life.  This offense has been shut down by everybody since the Purdue series.  I would be feeling terrible if I was a Purdue pitcher.

[cipsucks]

I wonder how much money Moos has left to get Rob Childress back to Lincoln...

[brfrad]

Just now, cipsucks said:

I wonder how much money Moos has left to get Rob Childress back to Lincoln...

It would take a lot I'm sure, but it would be worth it.

[AuroranHusker]

 

 

[brfrad]

Now, Erstad rips into the players.  Where was it the last month?