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FINAL
Nebraska 16
Nicholls 0
Full game story:
nebraska.rivals.com
Huskers (12-5) keep it going with win No. 11 in their last 14 games and capture their fourth consecutive weekend series victory* after a blowout win in Game 2. First losing streak of the year for Nicholls State (17-5), which had won 9 of 10 entering this series.
Brett Sears (3-0) final line: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 K on 108 total pitches
Will Walsh: 3-for-3, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R with a BB and HBP (following Josh Caron in Game 1, that's two straight games in which a Husker has finished just a triple short of the cycle and accounted for 6+ runs)
Gabe Swansen: Blasts his first HR of the year and records his first RBI of the year on a 3-run HR
Rhett Stokes: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Nebraska will be looking for the sweep in Game 3 tomorrow. First pitch at 12:05 p.m. CT between Nebraska RHP Ty Horn (1-0, 2.79 ERA) and Nicholls LHP Michael Quevedo (3-0, 3.22 ERA)
*Grand Canyon, College of Charleston, South Alabama, Nicholls State
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Nebraska (11-5) vs. Nicholls State (17-4) gets underway at 2:05 p.m. CT on B1G+ and Huskers Radio Network. Huskers took the opener, 7-6, behind Josh Caron's five RBI and his fifth HR of the year.
Pitching matchup:
Nebraska RHP Brett Sears (2-0, 1.78 ERA) vs. Nicholls LHP Jack Nelson (0-0, 4.91 ERA)
- Sears (25.1 IP) is ranked No. 3 nationally in ERA among pitchers who have thrown at least 25 innings. Trails only RJ Sales of UNC Wilmington (1.01 in 26.2 IP) and Caden Favors of Wichita State (1.59 in 28.1 IP).
- He's ranked T-8th nationally in K-to-BB ratio (14:1 with 28 Ks and just 2 BBs). Sears is T-2nd in that category with Ryan Johnson of Dallas Baptist among those with at least 25 IP. Both are behind Kyle Roche of Richmond (22:0 in 25.1 IP).
Game 1 recap from @jonahwaits:
nebraska.rivals.com
FINAL
Nebraska 16
Nicholls 0
Full game story:
Nebraska BSB: Huskers pour it on Nicholls early, win 4th straight series
Nebraska poured it on early in a 16-0 blowout win over Nicholls State and now hold a perfect series record in 2024.
Huskers (12-5) keep it going with win No. 11 in their last 14 games and capture their fourth consecutive weekend series victory* after a blowout win in Game 2. First losing streak of the year for Nicholls State (17-5), which had won 9 of 10 entering this series.
Brett Sears (3-0) final line: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 K on 108 total pitches
Will Walsh: 3-for-3, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R with a BB and HBP (following Josh Caron in Game 1, that's two straight games in which a Husker has finished just a triple short of the cycle and accounted for 6+ runs)
Gabe Swansen: Blasts his first HR of the year and records his first RBI of the year on a 3-run HR
Rhett Stokes: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Nebraska will be looking for the sweep in Game 3 tomorrow. First pitch at 12:05 p.m. CT between Nebraska RHP Ty Horn (1-0, 2.79 ERA) and Nicholls LHP Michael Quevedo (3-0, 3.22 ERA)
*Grand Canyon, College of Charleston, South Alabama, Nicholls State
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Nebraska (11-5) vs. Nicholls State (17-4) gets underway at 2:05 p.m. CT on B1G+ and Huskers Radio Network. Huskers took the opener, 7-6, behind Josh Caron's five RBI and his fifth HR of the year.
Pitching matchup:
Nebraska RHP Brett Sears (2-0, 1.78 ERA) vs. Nicholls LHP Jack Nelson (0-0, 4.91 ERA)
- Sears (25.1 IP) is ranked No. 3 nationally in ERA among pitchers who have thrown at least 25 innings. Trails only RJ Sales of UNC Wilmington (1.01 in 26.2 IP) and Caden Favors of Wichita State (1.59 in 28.1 IP).
- He's ranked T-8th nationally in K-to-BB ratio (14:1 with 28 Ks and just 2 BBs). Sears is T-2nd in that category with Ryan Johnson of Dallas Baptist among those with at least 25 IP. Both are behind Kyle Roche of Richmond (22:0 in 25.1 IP).
Game 1 recap from @jonahwaits:
Nebraska BSB: Caron explosive, Christo strong as Huskers hold off Nicholls
Josh Caron accounted for six runs, Drew Christo stayed strong on the bump, and Nebraska outlasted Nicholls State, 7-6.
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