Aggressive Start Pushes Huskers Past K-State on Tuesday Night – University of Nebraska

Nebraska swiped six stolen bases within the first and scored seven runs by way of the primary 4 innings in an 8-6 win vs. Kansas State on Tuesday evening at Hawks Area.

Nebraska (16-23) had eight runs on eight hits, whereas Ok-State (21-19) totaled six runs on 5 hits and an error.

Coming into the 2022 season, six or extra stolen bases by a workforce in a single inning had solely been completed 14 instances in NCAA Division I historical past, together with 9 groups undertaking the feat. Previous to this season, the final time a workforce had six or extra stolen bases in an inning was in 2004.

Nebraska completed the sport with seven stolen bases on the evening, marking the primary time the Huskers had seven or extra stolen bases in a recreation since eight towards Northwestern in a 16-inning recreation on March 29, 2013.

Jackson Brockett made his second collegiate begin, permitting 4 runs on three this and placing out three in 3.1 innings of labor. CJ Hood improved to 2-0 on the yr after recording the ultimate two outs within the fourth. Mason Ornelas pitched a season-high 4 innings on the evening and had a stretch the place he retired 10 consecutive Wildcats within the fifth by way of eighth innings. Ornelas allowed two runs on two hits and tied a season-high with 4 strikeouts. Shay Schanaman appeared for one out on the mound, whereas Braxton Bragg pitched an ideal ninth to choose up his fifth save of the season.

Max Anderson led Nebraska on the plate along with his fourth three-hit recreation of the season. Anderson went 3-for-5 with a house run, 4 RBI, two runs and two stolen bases. Cam Chick, Garrett Anglim, Brice Matthews, Gabe Swansen and Core Jackson recorded one hit apiece for the Huskers. Chick and Jackson had a triple, whereas Matthews tallied a double.

The Huskers jumped forward within the first with two runs on one hit and 6 stolen bases. Chick was hit by pitch and Everitt drew a full-count stroll earlier than the pair stole second and third to place runners in scoring place with one out. Anderson blooped an 0-1 pitch into left for a two-RBI single to report his seventh multi-RBI recreation of the season.

Ok-State tied the sport at two within the third after back-to-back RBI singles by way of the left facet by Josh Nicoloff and Dylan Phillips.

Three consecutive walks loaded the bases for the Wildcats within the fourth and an RBI fielder’s alternative by Dominic Johnson had Ok-State out entrance 3-2. Justin Mitchell drew a one-out stroll and superior to second on the wild pitch and third on the fielder’s alternative, whereas coming dwelling on the second wild pitch of the inning to present Ok-State a 4-2 lead.

Nebraska responded shortly with 5 runs on 4 hits within the backside half of the fourth to retake the lead at 7-4. Swansen started the inning with successful by pitch on a full rely earlier than Jackson drilled a first-pitch RBI triple to the wall in proper middle to make it a one-run recreation. Jackson jogged on dwelling after Chick lifted an RBI triple to middle to tie the sport at 4. Nebraska took the lead for good after Anglim’s RBI groundout introduced dwelling Chick. Everitt drew a full-count stroll, adopted by Anderson smacking a two-run shot to left for his fifth dwelling run of the season.

A leadoff stroll and a two-run homer by Jeff Heinrich down the left discipline line had Ok-State inside one run within the fifth at 7-6.

Nebraska doubled its result in 8-6 within the sixth after Anderson reached on a throwing error by KSU and was pushed dwelling by Swansen’s RBI single to middle.

Bragg took the mound within the ninth for the Huskers and retired the three batters he confronted with two groundouts and a strikeout to clinch the 8-6 win for the Massive Purple.

Nebraska takes on Omaha tomorrow evening at Hawks Area. First pitch between the Huskers and Mavericks is about for six:32 p.m. Tomorrow evening’s recreation will probably be broadcast on Nebraska Public Media with Larry Puteney, Jeff Leise and Ana Bellinghausen on the decision.