The No. 20 Huskers ventured down to Kansas for a single clash with the Jayhawks on Tuesday night. Nebraska entered a shootout match with Kansas, both teams combining for 24 total runs. However, the Huskers spent the game digging out of a deficit, leading to their 13-11 loss.
Nebraska by as many as six runs in the game and trailed after taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Huskers managed to close the gap twice, erasing a 5-1 deficit and then turning an 11-5 hole into a 10-11 game.
But Kansas scored two more runs in its final three innings at bat and halted Nebraska at a crucial moment of the game. The Huskers stood in the top of the ninth with the bases loaded and only one out. But Nebraska hit itself into a double play that ended the game then and there.
Cole Evans led the Huskers in hitting, delivering five RBIs on the night. Evans started the game with a sacrificial RBI in the first. He then followed it up with a grand slam in the sixth, helping Nebraska close the margin to 11-10.
Ben Columbus also hit a home run in the game, a two-run shot in the third. Dylan Carey was the only other Husker to finish with multiple RBIs, including one in the ninth, which brought Nebraska to the 13-11 score.
Nebraska’s record drops to 22-8 on the season and will remain on the road for its next three-game series. The Huskers will travel out east to face Rutgers starting on Friday night. The first pitch is set for 5 p.m. and can be viewed on B1G+.
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