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Nebraska takes seventh straight series with extra innings win
The Nebraska baseball team jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Sunday at McLane Stadium but needed 12 innings to win its seventh conference series of the year with a 9-6 victory.
April 25, 2021 5:36 pm
East Lansing, Mich. (Nebraska Athletics/KLKN) – The Nebraska baseball team jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Sunday at McLane Stadium but needed 12 innings to win its seventh conference series of the year with a 9-6 victory. Playing their first extra-inning game of the year, the Huskers scored three times in the top of the 12
th and then Spencer Schwellenbach tossed his fourth scoreless inning of relief to earn his first win of the season. With the win the Huskers improved to 20-7 on the season, including a 14-6 record away from Lincoln.
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East Lansing, Mich. – The Nebraska baseball team saw its five-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The series is now even at 1-1 and the teams will meet in the rubber match tomorrow at 11 AM (CT). The Huskers managed just five hits, but did walk six times, on Saturday and stranded 10 base runners.
Luke Roskam led the offense with a pair of hits, including a solo home run. Michigan State produced eight hits on the day, including a total of five from its No. 8 and 9 hitters. Zach Iverson went 3-for-3 and Brock Vradenburg was 2-2, with the duo combining for three RBIs.