8-14
Nebraska
11-10
Nebraska Holds On for 6-5 Victory Over Cal Poly in Opener of Twinbill
3/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Southpaw Jake Meyers scattered four hits over eight innings as Nebraska defeated Cal Poly 6-5 in the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
The nightcap will start at 4:30 p.m.
In taking a 2-1 advantage in the four-game series, Nebraska scored two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and three in the sixth to improve to 11-10 on the year.
Cal Poly, which scored twice in the ninth inning to trim the deficit to a single run, fell to 8-14.
Cal Poly's six hits included two each by center fielder Alex McKenna and designated hitter Bradlee Beesley. Right fielder Scott Ogrin added a two-run home run in the fifth inning, his first as a Mustang.
Angelo Altavilla and Scott Schreiber both had two of Nebraska's nine hits.
Meyers (4-1) allowed three runs with two walks and five strikeouts and Luis Alvarado earned his third save despite giving up two runs in the ninth.
The loss went to Mustang right-hander Bobby Ay (0-4) as he surrendered three runs and five hits over five innings with one walk and a career-high five strikeouts.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Meyers, Jake (4-1)
L: Ay, Bobby (0-3)
S: Alvarado, Luis (3)
Batting:
2B: Altavilla, Angelo 1 ; Meyers, Jake 1 ; Schreiber, Scott 2 ; Roskam, Luke 1 ; Cronenbold, Brison 1
RBI: Altavilla, Angelo 1 ; Meyers, Jake 1 ; Schreiber, Scott 1 ; Roskam, Luke 1 ; Cronenbold, Brison 1
SH: Childs, Brady 1
SF: Cronenbold, Brison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Altavilla, Angelo 1 ; Meyers, Jake 1 ; Schreiber, Scott 1 ; Alvarado, Luis 1 ; Roskam, Luke 1 ; Cronenbold, Brison 1
CS: Hagge, Mojo 1 ; Childs, Brady 1
Batting:
2B: Beesley, Bradlee 1
HR: Ogrin, Scott 1
RBI: McKenna, Alex 1 ; George, Josh 1 ; Ogrin, Scott 3
SH: Kuzma, Jack 1
SF: George, Josh 1 ; Ogrin, Scott 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Skipps, Elijah 1 ; Beesley, Bradlee 1 ; Ogrin, Scott 2 ; Smith, Alec 1
HBP: Skipps, Elijah 1 ; Binning, Brett 1 ; Barrick, Colby 1
