Huskers sweep doubleheader to win series vs. Northwestern
The Nebraska (19-21, 7-11 Big Ten) baseball team secured a much-needed series win on Sunday, taking both games of a doubleheader over Northwestern (17-20, 8-10) at Hawks Field.
In Game 1, the Huskers exploded offensively, routing the Wildcats 14-4 in seven innings behind 11 hits. The scoring started early with a first-inning grand slam by Gabe Swansen, who launched his third home run of the season on an 0-2 pitch to give Nebraska a 4-0 lead. That came after back-to-back singles by Cayden Brumbaugh and Max Buettenback and a walk by Tyler Stone.
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Nebraska plated five runs in the opening frame and scored in five of their six offensive innings, adding two in the second, one in the fourth, and three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings.
Ty Horn earned the win, pitching five innings and allowing three earned runs while striking out six. Tucker Timmerman handled the final two innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts.
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Game 2: Brockett, Broderick deliver in 5-2 win
In the nightcap, Nebraska controlled most of the way, earning a 5-2 victory behind a dominant start from lefty Jackson Brockett. Brockett went five innings, giving up just two hits and no runs while striking out five.
The Huskers built a 3-0 lead in the fourth after Robby Bollin’s leadoff single was followed by RBI hits from Joshua Overbeek and Case Sanderson. Jalen Worthley took over in the sixth and allowed one earned run across two innings. Pryce Bender bridged the eighth before Caleb Clark came on in the ninth. After recording one out and giving up back-to-back singles to bring the tying run to the plate, Nebraska turned to Luke Broderick, who ended the game with consecutive strikeouts to secure the series.
Nebraska will host Kansas on Tuesday night at Haymarket Park before traveling to the East Coast for a critical Big Ten series at Maryland.
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