Kyle Knauth
Zachary Carlton
1
Nicholls NICH 16-23
6
Winner Nebraska NEB 24-14
Nicholls NICH
16-23
1
Final
6
Nebraska NEB
24-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nicholls NICH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Nebraska NEB 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 6 10 1

W: Burkamper, D (4-1) L: Sinibaldi, Justin (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Nebraska Downs Nicholls, 6-1, in Series Opener

LINCOLN, Nebr. – The Nicholls State University baseball team held Nebraska to just one run over the first four innings on Friday night, but the Cornhuskers used a five-run fifth to blow open the game and cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Colonels at Haymarket Park.
 
Holding a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth, Nebraska (24-14, 7-5 Big Ten) loaded the bases with no outs. After a pair of pop outs on the next two at bats, Nicholls (16-23, 7-11 SLC) looked like it might escape the inning unscathed. The following batter, Ben Miller, fired a shot to shallow left field that looked like it would end the inning, but a delayed read by the Colonel outfielder allowed the ball to drop in for a single and two runs to score. The next batter, Scott Schreiber, homered to left center, clearing the bases and putting the Cornhuskers up, 6-0.
 
Kyle Knauth launched his first career home run in the seventh inning, but Nicholls was unable to climb its way back into the contest.
 
Knauth led the Colonels with a 2-for-4 outing, an RBI and a run scored. Justin Holt hit 2-for-3, while Alex Tucker went 1-for-2. Kyle Reese and Trevor Flynn each finished 1-for-3 on the night.
 
Schreiber paced Nebraska with a 1-for-4 performance, three RBIs and a run.
 
Justin Sinibaldi (4-4) took the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits with a two strikeouts through six innings on the mound. Zach Thiac allowed just two hits through a pair of scoreless innings of relief.
 
Derek Burkamper (4-1) picked up the win, holding Nicholls to just one run on seven hits while fanning four batters through eight innings of work.
 
First pitch for game two is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. on Saturday. The teams will close out the series at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday.
 
PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
 
Nicholls
Saturday: RHP Cole Stapler (2-5, 4.02 ERA, 31 SO, 61.0 IP)
Sunday: LHP Alex Ernestine 2-2, 8.59 ERA, 13 SO, 22.0 IP)
 
Nebraska
Saturday: LHP Jake McSteen (2-1, 4.24 ERA, 21 SO, 40.1 IP)
Sunday: TBA
 
Following this weekend's action the Colonels return home for a three-game Southland Conference series against McNeese State, beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 29. Nicholls will then head to Texas for a three-game league series at Houston Baptist, beginning May 6.
 
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