Tempe: Huskerfan No. 1

By Jason Owens - June 03, 2007

Johnny Huskerfan in row four is making things happen for Nebraska. He's a large, burly, bearded and tattooed man who clearly drives a large truck or loud motorcycle. His back and shoulders are sunburned enough to where he doesn't need to wear a red Nebraska jersey and he's making more noise on his own than the rest of Brock Ballpark.

Nebraska just took a 7-1 lead, so I can only conclude that he's the reason. The fifth inning was a complete disaster for Riverside. It started when Jaime Pedroza muffed a sure double-play ball that left two on with one out instead of ending the inning.

Craig Corriston made the Highlanders pay with a bases-loaded two-RBI single later in the inning. To make matters worse, the Riverside infielders later let an infield fly drop instead of ending the inning and pitcher Stephen Penney couldn't figure out which base to throw the ball. The miscue allowed DJ Belfonte, who reached earlier when Dan Runzler plunked him on the head, to score from third.

Nice work Huskerfan.