Overview
- The Cornhuskers closed the opener in seven innings via the 10-run rule at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale.
- Nebraska piled up 16 hits as Carey went 3-for-5 with a walk-off two-run triple, while Cole Kitchens and Joshua Overbeek recorded three RBIs each.
- Starter Ty Horn struck out six in his debut but issued multiple walks, and reliever Caleb Clark was credited with the win.
- UConn starter Charlie West notched six strikeouts before the bullpen debut of Garret Garbinski unraveled in the final inning with four runs allowed.
- Nebraska next faces Northeastern on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. CT as the MLB Desert Invitational continues.