Nebraska (3-3) vs. Grand Canyon (5-2) Series Game Thread

[AuroranHusker]

@HB is undoubtedly enjoying this Big Red W in PHX. GBR

 

[throwback]

Shows what I know  - helluva win and that's an understatement - to take down their ace and to have Christo put that performance out there is beyond unexpected. This is the Christo we've been waiting for, and he picked the perfect time to do it. Sets the tone for the entire series.

 

It wouldn't shock me if Childress decided to put Christo up against GCU's ace as a challenge to him, showing him just how good he can be, as long as he trusts himself and challenges hitters. Whatever they did to get him going tonight was the perfect choice, and you could just feel his confidence growing with every inning. Considering what had been going on with him over the past several weeks in workouts, this was simply amazing.

 

Too many Ks on offense again, but we made up for it with clutch hitting. Defense was nails again. Time to get greedy and get at least 2 wins more now.

[AuroranHusker]

Drew Christo is the kind of pitcher who could change the trajectory of the 2024 season for the Big Red.

 

[Bugeaters1]

2 minutes ago, throwback said:

Shows what I know  - helluva win and that's an understatement - to take down their ace and to have Christo put that performance out there is beyond unexpected. This is the Christo we've been waiting for, and he picked the perfect time to do it. Sets the tone for the entire series.

 

It wouldn't shock me if Childress decided to put Christo up against GCU's ace as a challenge to him, showing him just how good he can be, as long as he trusts himself and challenges hitters. Whatever they did to get him going tonight was the perfect choice, and you could just feel his confidence growing with every inning. Considering what had been going on with him over the past several weeks in workouts, this was simply amazing.

 

Too many Ks on offense again, but we made up for it with clutch hitting. Defense was nails again. Time to get greedy and get at least 2 wins more now.

Does Chrito know just how good he can be?  

[HB]

1 hour ago, AuroranHusker said:

@HB is undoubtedly enjoying this Big Red W in PHX. GBR

 

Oh yeah, we enjoyed it!   Place was about 70% Husker fans.  Looking forward to the next 3

[AuroranHusker]

17 minutes ago, HB said:

Oh yeah, we enjoyed it!   Place was about 70% Husker fans.  Looking forward to the next 3

 

The GCU ESPN+ broadcast team acknowledged the steady Husker fans, and hoped they would be back for the next 3 games. I thought that was pretty cool to mention.

[hskr4life]

8 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

The GCU ESPN+ broadcast team acknowledged the steady Husker fans, and hoped they would be back for the next 3 games. I thought that was pretty cool to mention.

Be back?  There may be even more as weather looks to be awesome and that was a Thursday night game!

[hskr4life]

While we had a lot of K’s, I liked our aggressive swinging approach better last night.

 

One thing I noticed our pitchers doing so far this year is attacking the zone.  Daring other teams to hit us.  I like it.  There may be a game or two where we just give up a whole host of hits, but at least they aren’t walks.  MAKE THEM HIT IT TO BEAT US.

[throwback]

8 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

While we had a lot of K’s, I liked our aggressive swinging approach better last night.

 

One thing I noticed our pitchers doing so far this year is attacking the zone.  Daring other teams to hit us.  I like it.  There may be a game or two where we just give up a whole host of hits, but at least they aren’t walks.  MAKE THEM HIT IT TO BEAT US.

This is all Childress - work fast & attack the zone. Trust your stuff. Trust your defense. Let me call the game and focus on executing your pitches. There's no time for overthinking it and other nonsense, whether it's in practice, warming up in the bullpen, or with in-game situations. When it's time to work, we're going to work.

 

It's paying dividends so far with most of the guys we're putting on the bump - newcomers and, after last night, veterans alike.

 

And it doesn't hurt when you can teach kids how to throw the slider like almost no one else in the country. 

 

And I'm not trying to disparage what Christy did last year - what he did worked for some guys. Overall and staff-wide, though, it's just different with Childress in charge.

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Be back?  There may be even more as weather looks to be awesome and that was a Thursday night game!

 

He seemed to be welcoming any & all Husker fans to GCU, I thought it was a cool gesture. Husker Nation has a pretty good rep for travelling.

[hskr4life]

Yeah— I’m not surprised that we usually get our pick of early season series down south.  Anyone would take the revenue Husker Nation brings for baseball (and all non-money making sports).  We just travel so well.

[AuroranHusker]

25 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Yeah— I’m not surprised that we usually get our pick of early season series down south.  Anyone would take the revenue Husker Nation brings for baseball (and all non-money making sports).  We just travel so well.

 

Cool to hear an opposing broadcast team praise Husker Nation, basically that's it. And, Phoenix is rather notorious for having A LOT of Husker fans already living there.

[Bugeaters1]

Tonight's lineup.

1	2b	0 Brumbaugh, Cayden	R		.250
2	cf	1 Silva, Riley	L		.333
3	ss	15 Carey, Dylan	R		.278
4	c	5 Caron, Josh	R		.286
5	1b	55 Stone, Tyler	L		.214
6	lf	44 Swansen, Gabe	R		.100
7	dh	14 Sanderson, Case	L		.250
8	rf	18 Anglim, Garrett	R		.333
9	3b	9 Stokes, Rhett	R
10	p	34 Sears, Brett	R

[Bugeaters1]

 

[hskr4life]

Bats coming out swinging again!

[hskr4life]

This isn't a Grand Canyon team who beat a bunch of slack low end teams last week either.  Their 4 wins are Georgetown, USC, BYU, and Ohio St.

Edited February 24 by hskr4life

[AuroranHusker]

Huskers lead 5-zip in the top of the 6th inn. GBR

 

[Bugeaters1]

And our big 1st baseman pushes a bunt down 3rd when GCU went to the shift.

[AuroranHusker]

1 minute ago, Bugeaters1 said:

And our big 1st baseman pushes a bunt down 3rd when GCU went to the shift.

 

And a sharp liner the 3B couldn't snag... that's baseball.

 

[hskr4life]

2 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

And our big 1st baseman pushes a bunt down 3rd when GCU went to the shift.

Led to a run too!  Nice!

[AuroranHusker]

1 minute ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

And a sharp liner the 3B couldn't snag... that's baseball.

 

 

Three pitches, three hits. NU gets another run. 6-zip in the 7th inn. GBR

 

Edited February 24 by AuroranHusker

[Bugeaters1]

1 minute ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

Three pitches, three hits. NU gets another run. 7-zip in the 7th inn. GBR

 

6 zip.

[Bugeaters1]

The Husker pitchers work fast.

Edited February 24 by Bugeaters1

[AuroranHusker]

4 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

6 zip.

 

I literally fixed it 30 seconds after I posted. lol bug

 

 

Edited February 24 by AuroranHusker

[AuroranHusker]

4 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

The Husker pitchers work fast.

 

Love the approach that Childress has these guys pounding the zone.