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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