The Huskers got stout pitching from Brett Sears and Drew Christo to advance to Friday in the Big Ten Conference Tournament. Nebraska will take on the loser of Indiana and Ohio State.
eliminated Purdue from the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Wednesday evening. Nebraska's 6-2 win keeps their tournament alive as they move on to Friday.
The Boilermakers struck first with a home run in the first inning, but Nebraska struck back with a four spot in the second. Purdue added another run in the second inning, but then it was all Sears improved to 9-0 with his 6.0 inning, two run performance. He tallied nine strikeouts, allowing just two hits and issuing just two walks.Christo notched a save with his 3.0 innings of scoreless ball, striking out four while allowing just a single batter to reach base.All-Big Ten Freshman Team member Case Sanderson put together a 3-for-5 night, including a double. Josh Caron and Gabe Swanson both slugged home runs.
Nebraska will next be in action on Friday at 2 p.m. CDT. They'll play the loser of Thursday's matchup between No. 3 seed Indiana andKaleb Henry is the Program Director and Sports Director at KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska. A native Nebraskan, he competed in track and field at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before returning home.
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