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Crownto NUwomenOmaha — Riding 15 innings of scoreless pitching by Jan Bartels, the Nebraska women's softball team blanked UNO twice, 1-0 and 2-0, here Sunday to the state college softball championship.The shutouts also earned the Lady Huskers a 'trip to theregional tourney in i Springfield, Mo., later this 1 month.Nebraska won the first game, an extra-inning affair, * by pushing across a run in the ^ top of the eighth. Julie Geis r doubled, was sacrificed to F third by Pam Leeper, and J scored on a swinging bunt by Cathy Shaffer. ?Bartels allowed only three f hits in the contest, which 1 featured errorless ball by both 1 teams.A pair of second-inning runs were all the Lady Huskers needed in the nightcap, as Bartels tossed another three-hitter and again had flawless support.Nebraska's tallies came on run-scoring doubles by Bartels and Betsy Anderson. Anderson. who had a double and triple in the opener, finished the day with five hits in eight trips.It was the kind of day you like to see,” said Nebraska coach George Nicodemus. Everybody did their job.” Nicodemus praised the pitching of Bartels, pointing out that UNO finished third in the College World Series last year and has basically the same team back.Nebraska 1-2, UNO 0-0First qame INebraska..............000 000 01-1 6 0UNO...................000 000 00 -0 3 0Bartels and Shaffer; McCauley and Dennis. WP-Bartels; LP-McCauleySecond game ? .Nebraska...............020 000 0-2 6 0UNO ,............. 000 000 0-0 3 2Bartels and Shaffer; Fitzpatrick andDennis; WP — Bartels; LP—Fitzpatrick.
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Lincoln Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Mon, May 02, 1977
Page 17
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