Nebraska
Nebraska run-rules Creighton
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – The Nebraska softball team scored in every inning of a 9-0 five-inning victory over Creighton Saturday at Bowlin Stadium.
The Huskers (15-12) scored two runs in each of the first three innings before plating three runs in the fourth. Nebraska pounded out 10 hits in the win, including four extra-base hits and two home runs. NU was 7-for-14 with runners on base in the game and 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Billie Andrews went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs. Her home run was the 53rd of her career, moving her into a tie for second place on Nebraska’s all-time home run list. Sydney Gray also went 2-for-3 with a homer, and she drove in two runs. Katelyn Caneda was 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Ava Bredwell, Samantha Bland, Malia Thoms and Bella Bacon all had one RBI.
Not to be overshadowed by the offense, freshman pitcher Caitlin Olensky tossed the first complete game and first shutout of her career. Olensky (3-2) scattered three hits and struck out four.
Natalia Puchino (11-2) lost for just the second time this season, allowing a season-high-tying four runs in 2.0 innings. Creighton fell to 16-10 with the loss.
In the top of the first inning, a hit batter and a walk put Bluejays on first and second with one out. But Olensky escaped the jam with a pair of strikeouts.
In the bottom of the first, Brooke Andrews drew a one-out walk, stole second and scored on an RBI triple from Bredwell to give Nebraska a 1-0 lead. Bland then brought Bredwell home with an RBI single up the middle to make it 2-0.
Nebraska added two more runs in the bottom of the second. The first two Huskers were retired before Caneda singled with two outs. Billie Andrews then hit a two-run home run to right to push the Big Red lead to 4-0.
The Huskers scored two runs again in the top of the third. Gray led off with a towering solo home run into the wind in left. A pair of Creighton errors put then put Bland on second base with two outs for Bacon, who delivered an RBI single to score Bland and give Nebraska a 6-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, Caneda singled and scored on an RBI double from Billie Andrews. Following a walk to Brooke Andrews, Gray had an RBI single to put the Huskers on top 8-0. A one-out single from Bland loaded the bases before Thoms drew a bases-loaded walk to stretch the lead to 9-0.
Creighton loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the fifth before Olensky completed her shutout with a ground out.
Nebraska wraps up the weekend with a Sunday game against Northern Colorado. The game will start at 1 p.m. in a change to the original schedule.
Post-Game Notes
- Nebraska posted its second run-rule victory of this weekend and fourth of the season.
- Caitlin Olensky posted her first career shutout and first career complete game.
- Billie Andrews homered in the second inning. The home run was the 53rd of her career, moving her into a tie for second place on Nebraska’s all-time home run with Ali Viola (1995-98).
- The home run was Andrews’ 10th of the season in 23 games. This marks the third straight season Andrews has hit at least 10 home runs.
- Sydney Gray also homered, her seventh of the season.
- Bella Bacon had an RBI single in the third inning, her sixth consecutive game with an RBI.
Nebraska
Bandits back in the win column with tournament-opening victory in Nebraska – East Idaho News
OMAHA, Neb. – The Bandits opened the Omaha, Nebraska tournament with a 7-4 win over Fremont.
The Bandits, coming off two losses to Billings at last week’s Bandits Invitational, trailed 4-3 in the fifth, but tied it up on a sac fly by Cole Croft.
They scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth for the win.
Carter Bowen finished 3 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Conner Cannon and Taye Lords each knocked in two runs for Idaho Falls (10-2).
Tyson Christenson picked up the win with four innings of relief.
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LOWELL, Neb. (WOWT) – On this day in 1872, the boomtown of Lowell, Nebraska was named the seat of Kearney County.
The Nebraska State Historical Society says the Burlington and Missouri River Railroads chose it as a town site the year before.
For a short time, it became a major shipping point for central Nebraska.
Its status would be short-lived.
Later that year, the railroad expanded to Kearney, which became the center for regional trading.
Lowell’s land office was removed in 1874.
Four years later, the boom town was nothing more than a village.
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Governor Jim Pillen has visited the site of the South Fork fire to get an operational update.
Pillen was on the ground where fire crews have been working to contain the South Fork fire, which began last Tuesday. Pillen sat down with KOTA Territory News and commended the work of volunteer firefighters and others working to put the fire out.
“When we flew over, you know the terrain is extraordinary, really, really grateful that we that we have, I think they’re called the hotshots from the Rocky Mountain Incident Command team, these are folks that are trained to fight fires in the most extreme, difficult circumstances,” said Pillen.
The governor credited those specialized hot crews with keeping the fire from growing more than it did. The South Fork Fire has presented challenges, with wind blowing the fire in all directions at different times. Firefighters initially focused on keeping the fire away from the community of Crawford and the historic Fort Robinson State Park. Governor Pillen says he’s been keeping an eye on Fort Robinson.
“It’s our Calvary, let’s just think about our two hundred and fifty years of freedom, freedom’s very expensive, and where would we be without the Calvary, the fort was the home of it, it’s pretty incredibly important,” said Pillen.
Pillen says he believes about 30 ranching families have been impacted by the fire. Pillen said Tuesday morning that about half of the roughly 40,000 acres burned were owned by ranchers. He says all of the ranches have so far been saved.
“There’s a couple of ranches where the strips were cut around them, firefighters fought the water, saved the hay, saved the carrels, saved the ranch homes and the barns, so that’s heroic stuff,” said Pillen.
Crews have lines around the entire fire, and continued to bolster those lines on Tuesday. Wednesdays strong winds are expected to present those lines with a test of their containment power.
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