ABA COLLEGE
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS AT PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
05/04/2019
 
ABA COLLEGE
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS AT PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
GAME ID: 11798 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nebraska Cornhuskers (30-19) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 17 0
Penn State Nittany Lions (15-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Simpson Sharp in 7-0 Shutout
In a seemingly effortless performance, Matt Simpson of the Nebraska Cornhuskers shot down the Penn State Nittany Lions 7-0 on a 5-hit shutout.

"Matt was just locating so well and using his pitches," Nebraska manager Jamie Morrell said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."

Simpson recorded 14 strikeouts and 2 walks in a strong outing.

"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Penn State manager Jimmy Wilson said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."

His record this year is 7-2 in 12 starts and Simpson has a 2.07 ERA.
NEBRASKA BATTING LINESCORE PENN STATE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bos SS 6 1 1 1 0 3 3 .254 3 23
T. Mota DH 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 .330 7 24
O. Baker LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .238 7 19
M. Blevins RF 4 2 3 4 1 0 3 .340 18 48
D. Jones 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 5 .324 9 37
J. Greer 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .253 2 16
C. Holy 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .298 3 23
M. Guerrero CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .253 1 15
P. Banks C 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 .216 0 9
   a-B. Bahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .432 0 6
   b-C. Cavalier C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 4
Totals 43 7 17 7 3 10 30      
a - B. Bahr pinch hit for P. Banks in the 9th
b - C. Cavalier substituted for B. Bahr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bos (7, 4th Inning off J. Hansen, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Holy (10, 8th Inning off S. Majors, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Mota (11, 9th Inning off J. Brunelle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blevins 2 (18, 2nd Inning off J. Hansen, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Majors, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bos 2 , T. Mota 4 , O. Baker 2 , M. Blevins 9 , D. Jones 3 , J. Greer 2 , C. Holy 3 , P. Banks
2-out RBI: M. Blevins , D. Jones , C. Holy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bos , O. Baker , D. Jones 2 , C. Holy , M. Guerrero , P. Banks
Sac Bunt: P. Banks
Hit by Pitch: O. Baker
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greer-Holy-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nisenbaum CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282 2 10
   a-J. Bates PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 2 12
D. Harden 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254 4 15
D. Canady 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .328 8 34
Z. Williard LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .289 9 37
T. Robinson DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .261 4 25
   b-O. Ochoa DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 2 8
K. Wylie 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 5 9
   c-M. Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 0 3
N. Taylor SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 2 12
J. Chapman RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 2 5
J. Wolk C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .191 1 7
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 14 14      
a - J. Bates pinch hit for F. Nisenbaum in the 9th
b - O. Ochoa inserted as DH in the 9th
c - M. Hopkins pinch hit for K. Wylie in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bates , D. Harden , D. Canady , K. Wylie , N. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hopkins
GIDP: J. Wolk
Team LOB: 6
NEBRASKA PITCHING LINESCORE PENN STATE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Simpson W (7-2) 9.0 5 0 0 2 14 0 123 2.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Simpson 89
Batters Faced: M. Simpson 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Simpson 4-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Simpson 123-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hansen L (1-4) 4.0 7 4 4 3 3 1 81 5.40   
N. Thomas 1.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 38 3.97   
J. Mitchell 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.75   
S. Majors 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 26 5.56   
J. Brunelle 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hansen 32
Batters Faced: J. Hansen 23, N. Thomas 8, J. Mitchell 6, S. Majors 7, J. Brunelle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hansen 5-4, N. Thomas 0-1, J. Mitchell 2-1, S. Majors 2-1, J. Brunelle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hansen 81-47, N. Thomas 38-24, J. Mitchell 13-10, S. Majors 26-15, J. Brunelle 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mitchell 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hansen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Blevins
Ballpark: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 539
Special Notes: Matt Simpson sets the Nebraska Cornhuskers regular season game record for strikeouts with 12. Matt Simpson sets the Nebraska Cornhuskers regular season game record for strikeouts with 13. Matt Simpson ties the SL1 regular season game record for strikeouts with 14.
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