NEBRASKA BASEBALL CRUSHES PENN STATE:
Max Anderson and Brice Matthews pieced together three-hit games, and Emmett Olson dealt seven strong innings in Nebraska’s 19-5 win vs. Penn State in the series opener on Friday night at Hawks Field.
Nebraska (27-20-1, 11-8 Big Ten) racked up 19 runs on 16 hits, while the Nittany Lions (24-20, 6-12 Big Ten) tallied five runs on five hits and four errors.
Nebraska and Penn State continue the series tonight at 6:02 p.m. at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
HUSKER SOFTBALL FALLS IN BIG TEN SEMIFINALS:
The Nebraska softball team (34-20) fell to No. 19 Northwestern, 8-0 in five innings, in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal game on Friday night in Urbana, Ill.
The Husker offense was led by Courtney Wallace who finished 2-for-2 on the day. Abbie Squier and Ashley Smetter each added a hit. Wallace (23-14) recorded the loss in the circle, pitching the first inning and giving up three runs on three hits. Sarah Harness pitched the final three innings, allowing five runs on seven hits.
The Wildcats (37-11) tallied eight runs on 10 hits while Skyler Shellmyer, Hannah Cady and Angela Zedak all finished with two hits.
Nebraska will await word on the postseason tournament when the NCAA announces its 64-team field on Sunday, May 14, at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2.
STATE BASEBALL SCORES/SCHEDULES:
FRIDAY SCHEDULE – CLASS A:
#1 Millard West 10-0 #8 Grand Island (5 Innings)
##5 Creighton Prep 3-1 #4 Gretna
#2 Lincoln East 2-1 #7 Bellevue West
#3 Elkhorn South 2-0 #6 Papillion-LaVista South
STATE SOCCER SCORES/SCHEDULES:
FRIDAY RESULTS:
CLASS A BOYS SEMIFINALS:
#1 Gretna 6-1 #5 Papillion-LaVista South
#5 Creighton Prep 2-1 Lincoln SW
CLASS A GIRLS SEMIFINALS:
#1 Gretna 1-0 #5 Omaha Westside
#2 Lincoln SW 2-1 #3 Lincoln East
SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
CLASS B GIRLS SEMIFINALS:
Norris Titans v. Omaha Duchesne – 12 PM
Omaha Mercy Monarchs v. Omaha Skutt Catholic – 2 PM
CLASS B BOYS SEMIFINALS:
Schuyler Warriors v. Bennington Badgers – 5:30 PM
Lexington Minutemen v. Omaha Skutt Catholic – 7:30 PM
NBA PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
FRIDAY RESULTS:
MIAMI HEAT 96-92 New York Knicks (MIA wins 4-2)
LOS ANGELES LAKERS 122-101 Golden State Warriors (LAL leads 4-2)
SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics (Tied 3-3) – 2:30 PM
NHL PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
FRIDAY RESULTS:
FLORIDA PANTHERS 3-2 Toronto Maple Leafs (FLA wins 4-1)
Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 Edmonton Oilers (VKG leads 3-2)
SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
Dallas Stars @ Seattle Kraken (DAL leads 3-2) – 6 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
SATURDAY:
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: v. Loper Twilight @ Kearney High School – 2 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Penn State (5:30 PM – 10 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
