NEBRASKA BASEBALL EDGED BY IOWA IN SERIES OPENER:
Nebraska fell 1-0 in the series opener vs. Iowa on Friday afternoon at Hawks Field.
The Huskers (17-24, 5-8 Big Ten) were limited to two hits, while the Hawkeyes (25-13, 9-4 Big Ten) had one run on seven hits.
The 1-0 setback is Nebraska’s first 1-0 loss since March 3, 2017 against Oklahoma State in Frisco, Texas.
Nebraska and Iowa continue the series on Saturday, with first pitch set for 2:02 p.m. at Hawks Field.
HUSKER SOFTBALL DROPS GAME ONE TO BUCKEYES:
Ohio State used a five-run fourth inning – with all five runs scoring with two outs – to defeat the Nebraska softball team, 6-2, on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes improved to 30-13 and 10-8 in the Big Ten while Nebraska fell to 34-12 overall and 14-3 in conference play.
The Huskers return to action Saturday, April 30, for game two of the series against the Buckeyes. The game is set to start at 1 p.m. (CT)
KEARNEY BASEBALL TRAVELS TO LINCOLN FOR HAC CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH:
The Kearney Bearcats look to get back to their winning ways Saturday afternoon, taking on Lincoln Southwest at 2 PM from Dan Hartog field in Lincoln.
In a rematch of the Heartland Athletic Conference tournament Championship game, Kearney aims to wrap up the regular season on a high note after falling to Elkhorn North on Thursday at home before heading to Omaha Burke on Monday.
Pregame coverage on KGFW begins at 1:50 PM with an anticipated 2 PM first pitch time.
FORMER HUSKERS SELECTED IN ROUND TWO OF NFL DRAFT:
Two former Huskers were selected in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night.
Cam Jurgens became the first Husker taken, as he went No. 51 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Jurgens, a 303-pound center from Beatrice, Neb., became the highest drafted Husker since Prince Amukamara in 2011, and NU’s first second-round selection since Ameer Abdullah and Randy Gregory were both tabbed in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Cam Taylor-Britt gave Nebraska a pair of second-round picks for the first time since 2015, as he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals (No. 60 overall).
Taylor-Britt was the first Husker cornerback taken in the NFL Draft since Stanley Jean-Baptiste was a second-round pick in 2014. Taylor-Britt joins the reigning AFC champions who are coached by former Husker great Zac Taylor.
UNK SOFTBALL SWEPT BY NORTHEASTERN STATE:
Senior left fielder Sydney Balderrama hit three home runs to help Northeastern State sweep a double header from Nebraska-Kearney, 4-2 and 9-5, Friday afternoon in Tahlequah, Okla.
The RiverHawks improve to 26-23 (14-10) while the Lopers are now 23-23 (13-11). NSU is 9-1 vs. UNK in Tahlequah since the 2014 season.
UNK can earn its first-ever trip to the eight-team MIAA Tournament three ways this weekend; with one win tomorrow at No. 6 Rogers State (41-9, 18-6), if Newman (18-26, 9-13) losses one game at Missouri Southern (24-21, 12-10) or Pittsburg State (22-25, 4-18) or if MSSU goes 0-4. NU swept UNK earlier this month to have the tie-breaker between the two with MSSU facing nationally-ranked Central Oklahoma over the next two days.
STORM OPEN POSTSEASON AT HOME:
The Tri-City Storm is set to play its opening game of the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs on home ice tonight at the Viaero Center in Game #1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Omaha Lancers.
Puck drop for tonight’s playoff game is set for 7:05pm CT.
Tri-City (#1 Seed, 0-0) returns to the Clark Cup Playoffs following the third Anderson Cup Championship title in the organization’s twenty-two year history during the regular season.
Omaha (#4 Seed, 2-0) posted a two-game sweep of the Fargo Force in the opening round of the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs to advance into a best-of-three Western Conference Semifinal series against Tri-City.
LOPER TENNIS SEASON ENDS TO NORTHWEST MISSOURI:
The 46th-ranked Northwest Missouri State Bearcats eliminated 50th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney, 4-0, from the 2022 MIAA Tournament Friday in Edmond, Okla.
The Lopers (11-10) see its season come to an end as it needed to beat the Bearcats (15-8) in order to make the NCAA Tournament. In the most recent NCAA Central Region Rankings, UNK was seventh and Northwest six; the top six teams qualify for regionals. The ‘Cats already owned a 4-3 win over Kearney earlier this spring.
To beat UNK for a sixth straight time, fourth-seeded Northwest rallied at number three doubles (7-6; 8-6) and took three singles matches in straight sets.
UNK WOMEN’S TENNIS COACH NAMED MIAA COACH OF THE YEAR:
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its women’s tennis postseason awards and All-MIAA teams for the 2021-22 season.
Central Oklahoma Head Coach Joe Vann and Nebraska Kearney Head Coach Scott Shafer were both voted the MIAA Coach of the Year by their peers.
In his third season leading the Lopers, Head Coach Scott Shafer led UNK to a 11-9 overall record and finished 4-4 against MIAA opponents.
NBA PLAYOFFS SCORES:
FRIDAY RESULTS:
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 114 – 106 Minnesota Timberwolves (MEM 4-2)
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
- UNK:
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- SOFTBALL: @ Northeastern State
- GAME 1: NSU 4-2
- GAME 2: NSU 9-5
- SOFTBALL: @ Northeastern State
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln SW – 2 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- T&F: @ Centennial Conference @ Columbus – 10 AM
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln SW – 2 PM
- UNK:
- SOFTBALL: @ Rogers State – 12 PM, 2 PM
- WOMENS SOCCER: @ Iowa Western CC, Council Bluffs, IA
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ Drake Relays (Des Moines, IA)
- BASEBALL: @ Morningside – 1 PM, 3 PM
- SOFTBALL: @ Morningside – 1 PM, 3 PM
