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Nebraska Clinches Indiana Series With 6-5 Win and 12-7 Rally

Nebraska's late-inning poise highlights a bullpen taking shape around J'Shawn Unger.

Overview

  • Nebraska locked up the home set at Hawks Field by taking the first two games, edging one 6-5 and then pulling away 12-7 with a seven-run seventh.
  • Max Buettenback opened the scoring with a two-run homer, and Dylan Carey added an RBI single before later scoring on a balk after two wild pitches.
  • Indiana cut into early leads with a three-run home run and a bases-loaded walk, while Nebraska kept cashing in on errors, wild pitches, free passes and a hit batter.
  • Reliever J'Shawn Unger closed the 6-5 finish for his third save, signaling a defined late-inning role for the Huskers.
  • The series win put Nebraska at 21-6 overall and 7-1 in Big Ten play before the finale scheduled to close the set.