Northwestern
10-14, 0
Nebraska
19-5, 0
Northwestern Suffers 9-5 Setback in Game Two to Huskers
3/30/2024 4:04:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Nebraska exploded for seven runs in the top of the second in a 9-5 win over Northwestern on Saturday, March 20 at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.
Nebraska opened the scoring with a solo shot to left field by Cole Evans in the top of the first inning. Northwestern responded with a pair in the bottom half of the inning, taking a 2-1 lead on Jackson Freeman's two-RBI single.
The Huskers responded with seven runs in the second inning, including four on a Josh Caron grand slam to take an 8-2 lead. Nebraska added another in the fourth on an RBI single by Evans.Freeman finds the Gap! 'Cats in Front! ?? pic.twitter.com/EzzixNcewP
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) March 30, 2024
Northwestern cut into the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth, scoring one on an RBI single by Preston Knott. Knott later came around to score on a passed ball, trimming the Husker lead to 9-4.
Bennett Markinson doubled home Jackson Freeman, driving in a run in his fourth consecutive game, cutting the lead to 9-5.
Will Walsh (3-0) earned the win for Nebraska, allowing three runs on five hits in 3.1 innings pitched.
Kyle Potthoff (2-1) suffered his first setback of 2024, allowing nine runs on 10 hits in 5.0 innings pitched, walking one and striking out one batter.
Game Notes
- Jack Dyke tossed 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hot and two walks, while striking out four.
- Dyke's four strikeouts are a season-high.
- Bennett Markinson has driven in a run in four consecutive games.
- Jackson Freeman recorded his sixth career multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
The series finale is set for 12 p.m. CT at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walsh, Will (3-0)
L: Potthoff, Kyle (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Evans, Cole 1 ; Caron, Josh 1
RBI: Sanderson, Case 1 ; Evans, Cole 3 ; Caron, Josh 4 ; Carey, Dylan 1
SF: Evans, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Silva, Riley 2 ; Evans, Cole 1 ; Stone, Tyler 1 ; Caron, Josh 1 ; Anglim, Garrett 1 ; Overbeek, Joshua 1 ; Carey, Dylan 1 ; Stokes, Rhett 1
SB: Silva, Riley 1
CS: Evans, Cole 2
HBP: Silva, Riley 1
Batting:
2B: Freeman, Jackson 2 ; Markinson, Bennett 1
RBI: Knott, Preston 1 ; Freeman, Jackson 2 ; Markinson, Bennett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Knott, Preston 1 ; McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Freeman, Jackson 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1 ; Arnone, Griffin 1
HBP: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Markinson, Bennett 1
