Official 2025 Nebraska Cardiac Beaver Slayers Baseball Thread (4-8) - We Suck Again

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Huskers still searching for the formula to hit Thomas tonight.

 

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There’s pretty much no reason to worry about Walsh tonight. He’s getting some ridiculous swings. That strikeout there is what we call a “sword” meaning that the batter resembled a guy swinging a sword with one hand and not a baseball player.

Walsh’s Chase rate tonight is probably ridiculous if that stat was kept.

 

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Huskers barrel one up for a double.

Runner at second gets fooled on an inside move and the threat is done.

Two down in the inning.

Second operational error today from Nebraska as I’m counting the strike out/throw out as a missed sign as I can’t for the life of me think why we’d do that. I think Nunez on the one I’m talking about missed the “take” sign as he swung through a ball in the dirt.

More on this:

I think the Huskers wanted to put the runner in motion to see if Washington would throw all the way down to second and if they did we could steal a run with the runner on 3rd coming home. But again, Nunez swung through a ball clearly out of the zone.

^ this is my best guess on what happened. I’m not saying I for sure know.

 

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Walsh goes:

K (sword)
2B - I don’t know if this guy had his eyes open when he hit it
Soft grounder to short
K - backwards one

He’s thrown 64 pitches and he’s through 6 with 2 hits and 0 earned runs.

 

[Ironwardog]

 

[Kaladin]

 

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Washington starter has lost some velo on his fastball -

Brumbaugh was waiting for the fastball that’s lost some life from previous innings and he hits one out for a two run bomb.

Frost follows him and hits a ball that should have landed safely for a hit. But Washington had their 2B playing in shallow left.

I’d be surprised if Washington doesn’t go to the bullpen now.

Huskers up 2-0

 

[Ironwardog]

 

[Samkellers_69]

We have to be the worst pitching staff on 0-2 counts for fuck sake

 

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So…..

Walsh gets a soft ground ball off the end of the bat. It should have been 2. But it was put it such a bad spot that stokes has to slide to make the play and he hurries the throw to second.

So it should be two down and nobody on base. Or at worst, one down and one one base.

Instead, the next guy barrels Walsh up on really the only mistake he’s made all night and the huskers now trail 3-2.

Fucking baseball being baseball…..

 

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We have to be the worst pitching staff on 0-2 counts for fuck sake

Third time through the order is a struggle at every level with pitchers. I’m not surprised someone finally hit Walsh.

I agree with you that the pitch was too fat for 0-2. I’d have probably went high and away, or back foot breaking ball.

 

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Walsh has pitched a gem. I don’t care what the score shows now. He’s been very good on all but one pitch tonight.

 

[Kaladin]

 

[tedfordtony]

Lol wtf

 

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Runners on 2nd and 3rd

Dylan Carey up

Fouls off two bunts

Swings through for strike 3

Really bad stuff there from a veteran leader. You get the bunt sign you gotta get the fucker down.

 

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And as luck would fucking have it, Carey strikes out after a failed bunt and we hit into a double play. Husker threat is over.

I question why Carey is bunting with the 8th and 9th place hitters coming up. But that doesn’t negate the fact that was his job and he simply couldn’t do it.

That’s the frustrating part with this team. Little things like this.

 

[Samkellers_69]

Jesus. This is a major disappointment to start the season.

 

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A homer from Washington brings the score to 4-2. Next Guy singles.

This game has a chance to be out of reach if Jasa can’t bear down quickly here.

 

[Kaladin]

Huskers lookin to lose another series

 

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Jasa has 98 in the tank and from that over the top delivery with his long frame it gets on people quick. He simply couldn’t find the zone tonight and his evening is over.

He’s responsible for the two runners on.

Caleb Clarke gets his chance now….. I don’t like this.