Huskers Rally Past Rutgers, Face Maryland Tonight
Nebraska scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh to down Rutgers 9-7 in yesterday’s opening round of the Big Ten baseball tournament.
Gabe Swansen hit a three-run homer in the seventh to tie the game at 6-all. Two walks and a hit batter would force in the next three runs to put the Huskers up 9-6.
Number-4 seed NU faces top-seeded Maryland tonight at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The pregame starts at 5:30 on News Talk 900 KJSK.
Also yesterday, Michigan defeated Illinois 6-3 in an elimination game.