Nebraska baseball entered Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game after climbing out of elimination following a first-round loss to Ohio State. The Huskers won four straight games to reach their final challenge in the tournament, Penn State. In a low-scoring battle, Nebraska edged out the Nittany Lions, claiming its first-ever Big Ten tournament title.
The Huskers earned just six hits and two RBIs on the day, while Penn State finished with four hits. Jackson Brockett started on the mound for Nebraska and pitched 8.0 innings, facing down 29 batters.
After coughing up a run in the first, Brockett threw lights out in the following seven innings, finishing the game with five strikeouts and surrendering four hits. Brett Sears pitched the final inning and threw three-up, three-down.
Josh Caron delivered the equalizer with his sixth home run of the tournament, a record, before Gabe Swansen hit the go-ahead RBI double in the ninth, bringing in Cayden Brumbaugh.
With the win, Nebraska punches its ticket to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2021 and the seventh time in the last 10 years. The Regionals are set to begin on Friday.
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