May 15, 2021
The Nebraska baseball team (25-11) scored nine runs in the final two innings to come back and beat Northwestern (12-18) 11-5 in game two. This win give them the series sweep as well after game three has been called off due to the Wildcats not having enough pitchers. The game will be deemed “no contest.”
Chance Hroch got the start for the Huskers and he struggled to find his stuff early. The senior pitched a scoreless first inning, but Northwestern struck first in the top of the second inning when
Hroch gave up a leadoff double, followed by a base hit that scored one. A sacrifice bunt later scored another run and the Wildcats led by two.
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Story Links Next Game: at Indiana 5/21/2021 | 7:00 PM BTN Husker Sports Network Joe Acker’s two-run, seventh-inning single broke a 5-5 tie, as Nebraska rallied to remain in first place in the Big Ten with an 11-5 win over Northwestern […]
Huskers rally past Wildcats, 11-5
Joe Acker’s two-run, seventh-inning single broke a 5-5 tie, as Nebraska rallied to remain in first place in the Big Ten with an 11-5 win over Northwestern Saturday afternoon.
May 15, 2021 6:38 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – Joe Acker’s two-run, seventh-inning single broke a 5-5 tie, as Nebraska rallied to remain in first place in the Big Ten with an 11-5 win over Northwestern Saturday afternoon.
The Huskers (25-11) trailed 5-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but erupted for nine runs over the final two frames as part of a 16-hit attack against the Wildcats (12-18). Nebraska’s first four hitters reached to open the seventh, including a run-scoring single by Luke Roskam and a RBI double from Max Anderson to chase Wildcat reliever Jack Pagliarini and make it a one-run game. Logan Foster then tied the game with a sacrifice fly.
J.J. Spaun, -12
The biggest storyline coming into Friday was whether Jordan Spieth could keep up his resurgent play.
The 27-year-old finished in a tie for third place at April s Masters Tournament and won the Valero Texas Open that same month, which was his first victory on Tour since 2017. The AT&T Byron Nelson marked his return to the course following a bout with COVID-19, and he quickly picked up where he left off and found himself tied for the lead with J.J. Spaun at nine under through the first round.
Spieth took a step back Friday but was still solid with a two-under 70.