Nebraska faces South Dakota in NCAA Lincoln Regional Game 2, with pitcher Madison Evans as the Coyotes' key player. Nebraska is favored to win, predicted to dominate with an 8-0 victory in six innings.
Key points
Nebraska plays South Dakota in NCAA Lincoln Regional Game 2
Madison Evans is the key pitcher for South Dakota
Nebraska is predicted to win 8-0 in six innings
South Dakota's offense has struggled recently
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Game 2 vs South Dakota – THINGS TO LOOK FOR:
The South Dakota Coyotes have one chance to pull an upset and that chance is pitcher Madison Evans.
Evans started four games in the last three days of the Summit League Tournament, three against league regular-season champs UNO. She was shelled for 5 runs in one inning by the Mavericks in Saturday’s first game. The other three? Three complete game victories allowing only 6 hits total. Two came by shutout and the other in which she gave up only one run in the if-needed-title game.
The one run was unearned.
Why do I say Evans is their only chance? In those three games, the Yotes scored only 5 total runs.
The Coyotes have a team BA of .272 with 22 home runs and 45 stolen bases. Throw in the Huskers’ Frahm/Jensen 1-2 punch and the season numbers, not to mention their final four games last weekend, is evidence there is not much to fear from their offense.
Evans has been white-hot recently, but her season stats (15-14 3.91 ERA 1.710 WHIP 185.2 IP 187 K’s 138 BB’s) are not impressive and they have not faced an opponent on this level.
Prediction: After a look in the first trip through the order, Nebraska finds the offensive rhythm and ends it early. Huskers 8 Coyotes 0 in six innings.
HUSKER GAME INFO
Schedule: (All times CST)
May 15 – South Dakota – 5:30pm CST
Location: Rhonda Revelle Field at Bowlin Stadium, Lincoln, NE
Q&A
What time does Nebraska vs South Dakota NCAA game start?
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Who is Madison Evans and why is she important for South Dakota?
Madison Evans is the Coyotes' pitcher, crucial for their chances to upset Nebraska after her recent strong performances despite overall season struggles.
What are Nebraska's chances against South Dakota?
Nebraska is heavily favored to win, with a prediction of an 8-0 victory in six innings based on their recent performance.
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**Weather:**Friday’s Husker opener will be a sunny and hot one with temps around 92 at first pitch. It should cool some to the low 80’s by game’s end. Winds will be out of the south at around 10-15mph
THE OPPONENT
South Dakota (20-34-1, 7-11 Summit Conference, 4th place)
South Dakota won the Summit League tournament in order to earn an automatic qualification for this year’s NCAA Tournament. They are 20-34-1 coming into the weekend.
USD is hitting .272 this season and averages 3.78 runs per game. They have hit only 22 home runs, but 63 doubles. The Yotes’ pitching staff has a 4.80 ERA and has allowed 323 runs.
Series: Nebraska leads, 15-0
Last Meeting: 3/20/22, Nebraska won, 9-3
Robert Wagner is in his 10th season at South Dakota and is 223-296-1 with the Yotes. He is 255-322 in his career.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Brooke Carey, the sister of Husker baseball player Dylan Carey, leads the Coyote offense with a .343 batting average and 12 doubles, along with 59 hits. Sara Iburg adds five home runs and seven doubles, while Delaney White has contributed 23 RBI.
Madison Evans has thrown a majority of the innings for USD at 185.2 and has a 15-14 record with a 3.92 ERA.
HUSKERS LINEUPS (Best Guess)
P/1B #98 JORDY FRAHM
CF #23 HANNAH COOR
LF/DP/P #9 HANNAH CAMENZIND
SS #7 AVA KUSZAK
C #25 JESSE FARRELL
3B #29 SAMANTHA BLAND
RF #14 KACIE HOFFMANN
P/DP #99 ALEXIS JENSEN/EMMERSON COPE
2B #2 LAURA CAMENZIND
1B #3 BELLA BACON (When Jordy pitches)
LF #27 NATALIA HILL (defensive only)
G2 Starter: ALEXIS JENSEN
The lineup is basically set and barring a match-up advantage, a game in 95 degree heat is probably not the one Coach Rhonda Revelle will choose to slide Jensen back in for Cope, let alone the fact that Lex threw arguably her best game of the season against Indiana after getting a break from hitting duties.
I would look for Jensen to start game one and allow the Huskers to throw a fresh Jordy Frahm against the Grand Canyon – Louisville winner.
