Tempe: Life From Lincoln -- Huskers Rallying

By Jason Owens - June 04, 2007

Don't count the Huskers out just yet. They've scored four unanswered runs, put an end to Josh Satow's night and turned a 9-3 deficit into a 9-7 game.

They picked up one run in the sixth, but the real damage was done in the seventh. DJ Belfonte walked and Craig Corriston lined a triple down the third base line to cut the lead to 9-5. When Andrew Brown singled to score Corriston, the Sun Devils put in Matt Spencer to pitch for Satow.

That prompted the most questionable decision of the evening. Whoever's controlling the sound here at Brock Ballpark started playing the theme from Smokey and the Bandit with the lyrics "We've got a long way to and a short time to get there."

As my friend John -- a TV guy from Lincoln -- pointed out, that's a great rallying cry for a team trailing 9-6 in the seventh inning. It seemed to help the Huskers, who picked up another run when Spencer couldn't get an out. In fact, all he could manage was a wild pitch and an error.

Enter closer Jason Jarvis with two on and no outs. He finally stopped the bleeding. The Huskers picked up another run on a ground ball out, but Jarvis put a quick end to a dicey situation.

As for Sun Devil Fan No. 1, he missed recording most of the Nebraska rally. He did muster the energy to sing during the seventh inning stretch and was certainly root root rooting for the Devils.