Saturday marks game two of the three-game series this weekend between Nebraska (17-9-1) and Michigan (16-13) as the Huskers go for the series win against the Wolverines after picking up a 3-1 win Friday afternoon in 10 innings. It was a pitcher's duel all afternoon between NU's
Emmett Olson and UM's Connor O'Halloran. Olson went 7.2 IP allowing one run on two hits with eight strikeouts while O'Halloran went nine innings while allowing one run on six hits with four strikeouts.
Brice Matthews golfed a two-run home run in the top of the 10th for the go-ahead score that wound up being enough as
Shay Schanaman pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in relief of Olson. Here's that recap from yesterday:
Brice Matthews homered in the 10th while Shay Schanaman tossed over two scoreless innings to lead NU past Michigan.
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Today, it'll be
RHP Jace Kaminska (5-1, 2.77 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Allen (3-2, 5.11 ERA) on the mound. One of the bigger weaknesses of this Wolverine team is the starting pitching depth behind O'Halloran. We'll see what the Husker offense can do today. Here's the full series preview:
Nebraska faces Michigan over the weekend, which is tied for first in the B1G and has one of the league's best pitchers.
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