Huskers score five unanswered runs to defeat College of Charleston 5-3

The Nebraska baseball team concluded its series against the College of Charleston on Sunday afternoon.

The Nebraska baseball team concluded its series against the College of Charleston on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers fell behind again early but came from behind to snatch the victory.

Nebraska dropped to a 3-0 deficit before scoring five unanswered runs, including two in the ninth inning. The Huskers finished with ten hits in the game and three total RBIs.

Tyler Stone kicked off Nebraska’s comeback with a home run in the fourth inning, his only hit of the game. Will Jesske drove in the second run with an RBI single in the same inning before hitting a sacrificial RBI in the sixth.

Riley Silva drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth with an error, finishing the game with two hits. Cole Evans extended Nebraska’s lead to six with an error and concluded the game with one hit.

Will Walsh started on the mound and pitched for 3.1 innings. Walsh faced 16 batters, threw two strikeouts, and surrendered three runs off five hits. Tucker Timmerman earned the win as a pitcher, facing seven batters, throwing three strikeouts, and surrendering one hit. Kyle Perry earned the save for Nebraska in the ninth. Perry faced two batters and struck both batters out.

Nebraska moves to 7-3 on the season and will return to Lincoln for their home opener. The Huskers will host South Alabama for a three-game series starting Friday afternoon. The first pitch for game one is set for 4:05 p.m. and can be viewed on B1G+.

Huskers comeback to defeat College of Charleston in extra innings

The Nebraska baseball team traveled east to enter a four-game series against College of Charleston.

The Nebraska baseball team traveled east to enter a four-game series against the College of Charleston. The Huskers started the series with a comeback thriller, winning 6-5 in extra innings.

Nebraska fell behind after going up 1-0 in the first inning and headed into the ninth down 5-1. The Huskers stormed back, scoring four runs and forcing extra innings. Nebraska scored the go-ahead run in the 10th and shut out the Cougars to earn the win.

Josh Caron started the game with his only hit, an RBI single to put the Huskers up. In the ninth inning, Tyler Stone started the comeback for Nebraska, earning an RBI walk with the bases loaded. Case Sanderson walked next to push the score to 5-3.

Riley Silva then delivered the equalizer with a two-RBI single, his only hit of the game. Then, in the top of the 10th, Cole Evans hit the go-ahead on a fielder’s choice, giving Nebraska back the lead for the time since the first.

Drew Christo started on the mound for Nebraska, pitching for 6.2 innings and facing 26 batters. Christo threw two strikeouts and allowed four hits and three runs. Kyle Perry started the ninth inning on the mound before Evan Borst earned the win.

Borst finished the game with three strikeouts and allowed one hit. He started in the 10th inning, putting up two outs before Tucker Timmerman earned the save.

Nebraska moves to 5-3 on the season and will play game two on Friday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 3 p.m. and can be viewed on FloBaseball.

Nebraska baseball falls to Grand Canyon 7-5

The Huskers entered game three against Grand Canyon on Saturday night.

The Huskers entered game three against Grand Canyon on Saturday night. Nebraska battled the Antelopes throughout but came up short 7-5. The Huskers took a 3-2 lead in the first inning, but Grand Canyon jumped ahead in the third and fifth innings and held the lead for the rest of the night.

Both teams produced 11 hits in the game, but Grand Canyon earned six RBIs while Nebraska earned five. The Huskers also coughed up two errors, one of them resulting in a run for the Antelopes.

Josh Caron led Nebraska in the batter’s box right out of the game, delivering a three-run home run in the first inning. Caron finished the night with two hits and three RBIs. Cayden Brumbaugh produced the other two RBIs for Nebraska, hitting sacrificial flies in the fifth and seventh innings.

Will Walsh started on the mound for the Huskers and pitched for 3.0 innings. Walsh faced 15 batters and threw two strikeouts. Mason McConnaughey took over for Walsh and pitched for 3.0 innings, facing 14 batters and striking out two. Evan Borst pitched for 1.1 innings, faced six batters and threw one strikeout. Kyle Perry finished the game for Nebraska and faced two batters.

The Huskers fall to 3-3 and will conclude the series against Grand Canyon on Sunday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+.