Overview
- Oregon took the opener 7-6 to move to 25-9 overall and 9-4 in Big Ten play, while Nebraska fell to 26-8 and 11-2.
- Starter Will Sanford struck out a career-best 12 over six innings and allowed two runs to earn his fifth win.
- Drew Smith hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Brayden Jaksa and Ryan Cooney added back-to-back shots in the sixth after a lightning delay to build a 7-2 lead.
- Nebraska scored four in the eighth to pull within one, with two runs unearned, before closer Devin Bell secured his eighth save on a two-out fly to center by Jett Buck.
- Game 2 is scheduled for noon, weather permitting, with Oregon’s Collin Clarke set to face Nebraska’s Carson Jasa.