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Monday, May 10, 2021
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Piscataway, N.J. The Nebraska baseball team capped a 3-1 trip to New Jersey with a 7-6 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in 13 innings on Monday at Bainton Field. The Huskers jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first inning but then didn t score again until the 13th inning. Griffin Everitt drove in Brice Matthews in the top of the 13th to give Nebraska the lead and then Koty Frank recorded his first save as a Husker with a perfect inning of relief. Tyler Martin earned the win and improved to 2-0 on the year.
Both teams nearly scored in the 12
th, but both runners were out at the plate to end their half of the inning. In the top of the 12
th
Jaxon Hallmark attempted to score from second on a single by Anderson, but second baseman Kevin Welsh made a diving stop on the hit up the middle and threw out Hallmark at the plate. In the bottom of the frame, Danny DiGeorgio reached on an one-out single and later tried to score all the way from first on a double by Welsh, but Hallmark delivered from centerfield to Schwellenbach who connected with Everitt at home to cut down DiGeorgio.
Eric Schultz (197) earned bonus points for Nebraska.
The Hawkeyes wrestle in their first dual of the abbreviated 2021 campaign on Friday. Iowa, who finished last season as the 2020 Big Ten Champions, returns nine All-Americans to the lineup this year. The team finished undefeated through 13 duals last season, including a 26-6 victory over Nebraska in Iowa City.
This weekend’s action features 17 ranked wrestlers scheduled to compete between the teams, including the potential for top-10 matchups at 141, 174 and 197 pounds.
Up Next: Following Friday’s road match, the Huskers return home to host a triangular dual with Northwestern and Maryland at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday, Jan. 31.