Nebraska (2-1) vs. Grand Canyon (1-2) Game Thread

[Bugeaters1]

Should be a fun one after last years shenanigans.

[AuroranHusker]

 

[Bugeaters1]

 

[Bugeaters1]

 

[Bugeaters1]

 

[hskr4life]

Gotta get Brock some more runs here.

[AuroranHusker]

Lost 3-1 to GCU.

 

[hskr4life]

Our ABs today were something.

[Huskerpapa]

Bad offensive effort...nuf said.  I guess it could have been good pitching; but still.

[AuroranHusker]

 

[throwback]

Hopefully this GCU game wasn't a preview of how we're going to play in midweek games again.

 

Still, 2-2 is a solid start against that quality of opponents on opening weekend. Really need to go 4-2 the next two weekends - ULL had a bad opening weekend, as did K-State, so 4-2 is definitely doable.

 

The bad:

• The offense at times was really bad. Way too many Ks again. Still, if the offense was just average vs GCU, we have a 3-1 weekend, so I'm not too worried about it.
• Frost had a rough start - he's too good of a hitter to go 0-fer much longer. Just needs to get that 1st hit to get going.
• Too many veteran pitchers struggling with the strike zone. Again, I think we can chalk it up to first weekend jitters. Not too worried about it. Regardless, Childress won't put up with it, so it'll get fixed one way or the other.
• Wish we could've pitched a few more freshmen, but the game circumstances just didn't allow it.

 

The good:

• That win over Vandy was really impressive. We pitched out of some tough spots. Yes, the offense struggled outside of Swanny, but the rest of the guys did a nice job working counts and getting on base. That Vandy starter is the real deal, and Vandy threw a lot of plus arms at us, yet we still found a way to win. We really competed - which makes the GCU game that much more disappointing because we didn't compete like we can.
• Defense - significantly better than I expected - Sanderson was good at first and Jesske stepped up at catcher vs San Diego St - especially for an opening weekend, we were really good in the field
• Carey - He didn't have a huge weekend in any one category, but he looks so much more comfortable on defense and at the plate. Really impressive. 
• Brumbaugh - I was skeptical of him hitting leadoff and playing 2nd base, but he was really good other than for the opener - nice that he's healthy.
• Horn - Outside of the first inning jitters, he was dealing against a lineup that looks the part. He is poised for a big season.
• Walsh & Brockett - If those two guys can pitch like that the rest of the year, we're going to win a ton of games. Very few teams have #3 and #4 starters like that.
• Jasa - So excited to see him put up 2 strong innings with only 1 walk. Might have the best arm on the team ... as long as he can find the zone.

Much more to like than dislike on the opening weekend. Really wish we could've gotten to 3-1, but we can make up for it the next two weekends.

 

Inside the league, Michigan was great on opening weekend. Also liked what Purdue did. N'western won a series at Long Beach. Penn St looked good. Indiana was a mess. More good than bad in the league on opening weekend.

 

[hskr4life]

On 2/18/2025 at 7:05 PM, throwback said:

Hopefully this GCU game wasn't a preview of how we're going to play in midweek games again.

 

Still, 2-2 is a solid start against that quality of opponents on opening weekend. Really need to go 4-2 the next two weekends - ULL had a bad opening weekend, as did K-State, so 4-2 is definitely doable.

 

The bad:

• The offense at times was really bad. Way too many Ks again. Still, if the offense was just average vs GCU, we have a 3-1 weekend, so I'm not too worried about it.
• Frost had a rough start - he's too good of a hitter to go 0-fer much longer. Just needs to get that 1st hit to get going.
• Too many veteran pitchers struggling with the strike zone. Again, I think we can chalk it up to first weekend jitters. Not too worried about it. Regardless, Childress won't put up with it, so it'll get fixed one way or the other.
• Wish we could've pitched a few more freshmen, but the game circumstances just didn't allow it.

 

The good:

• That win over Vandy was really impressive. We pitched out of some tough spots. Yes, the offense struggled outside of Swanny, but the rest of the guys did a nice job working counts and getting on base. That Vandy starter is the real deal, and Vandy threw a lot of plus arms at us, yet we still found a way to win. We really competed - which makes the GCU game that much more disappointing because we didn't compete like we can.
• Defense - significantly better than I expected - Sanderson was good at first and Jesske stepped up at catcher vs San Diego St - especially for an opening weekend, we were really good in the field
• Carey - He didn't have a huge weekend in any one category, but he looks so much more comfortable on defense and at the plate. Really impressive. 
• Brumbaugh - I was skeptical of him hitting leadoff and playing 2nd base, but he was really good other than for the opener - nice that he's healthy.
• Horn - Outside of the first inning jitters, he was dealing against a lineup that looks the part. He is poised for a big season.
• Walsh & Brockett - If those two guys can pitch like that the rest of the year, we're going to win a ton of games. Very few teams have #3 and #4 starters like that.
• Jasa - So excited to see him put up 2 strong innings with only 1 walk. Might have the best arm on the team ... as long as he can find the zone.

Much more to like than dislike on the opening weekend. Really wish we could've gotten to 3-1, but we can make up for it the next two weekends.

 

Inside the league, Michigan was great on opening weekend. Also liked what Purdue did. N'western won a series at Long Beach. Penn St looked good. Indiana was a mess. More good than bad in the league on opening weekend.

 

League definitely had some good quality wins on opening weekend which will hopefully help the conference RPI wise down the road.

[throwback]

Not a great weekend weather-forecast wise in Louisiana - get ready for a probable double header Saturday. Luckily we have Brockett available as a 3rd stretched-out guy if we have to play 18 innings Saturday and Horn or Walsh get into early trouble.

 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by throwback