Lincoln-Nebraska clinched the series over Minnesota with an 11-5 win vs. the Golden Gophers on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. With 36 runs on the weekend, the Huskers scored 30-plus runs in a three-game Big Ten series for the eighth time. Nebraska scored its second-highest total, falling three runs short of the 39 scored vs. Purdue in 2019.
The Huskers (24-16-1, 9-6 Big Ten) scored 11 runs on nine hits and an error, while the Gophers (12-30, 5-10 Big Ten) had five runs on nine hits and three errors.
Will Walsh allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings of work to record his second quality start in five starts. Walsh moved to 3-2 on the season while striking out five and walking one. Corbin Hawkins pitched two innings, surrendering an unearned run on one hit. Jalen Worthley tossed the ninth for the Huskers and gave up one run on one hit and a walk.
Cole Evans was 2-for-4 with a double, home run, three RBI and a run. Gabe Swansen was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs while smacking his 13th homer of the season. Josh Caron recorded a two-hit game, while Max Anderson had a 1-for-4 afternoon with a home run, three RBI and a pair of runs. Casey Burnham and Charlie Fischer tallied one hit each.
The Huskers blew the game open with eight runs on five hits and an error in the bottom of the fourth to expand the lead to 9-0. A hit batter and two walks loaded the bases, before a passed ball allowed Swansen to jog on home. Caron followed with an RBI single to center, setting up Evans’ three-run homer down the left-field line to grow the lead to six.
Nebraska welcomes North Dakota State to Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Wednesday, May 3. First pitch between the Huskers and Bison is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
Huskers Win Series Over Minnesota
