October 17, 2024

Husker baseball does just enough to down Ohio State in series opener

One of the country’s most unproductive offenses had enough to get past one of the nation’s most mistake-prone defenses Friday night. But just barely. The Nebraska baseball team once again struggled to produce much of anything at the plate, largely failing to take advantage of a whopping six Ohio State errors, but did enough to edge the Buckeyes 5-3 in the series opener between the teams in Columbus, Ohio. Nebraska (10-14, 2-2 Big Ten) never trailed, getting a solo home run from Cam Chick on the fifth pitch of the game, and adding a second run thanks to two Buckeyes errors in the second inning. But the rest of the game was a showcase for both squads’ weaknesses. Nebraska, which came into the series at or near the bottom of the Big Ten in batting average, scoring, on-base percentage, and strikeouts, produced more of the same Friday. After going 2-for-15…

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