Nebraska baseball collapses on walk-off home run to drop 5-4 loss to Purdue
Nebraska baseball collapses on walk-off home run to drop 5-4 loss to Purdue
The Huskers (27-27, 14-15) entered game two with the Boilermakers (31-22, 11-18) on Friday afternoon. Nebraska got Purdue down to their final out in the ninth with a runner on base. But Purdue pulled it out in the end with the two-run home run to win 5-4 and even the series.
The Huskers scored swiftly in the first inning, earning a run off their fourth at-bat. The Boilermakers tied the game in the third following a sacrificial fly before taking the lead in the fourth with a solo home run.
Nebraska served up its own sacrificial fly in the fifth to bring the equalizer, then struck a two-run home run in the seventh to go up 4-2. Purdue cut the lead to one in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly before its walk-off home run in the ninth.
Devin Nunez delivered the Huskers' two-run homer, his only hit of the game, to lead the team in RBIs. Gabe Swansen and Riley Silva each pitched in an RBI in the loss.
Dylan Carey led Nebraska in hits on the day, going 3-for-4. Robby Bolin finished 2-for-4, earning a double. Swansen, Cayden Brumbaugh, Case Sanderson and Hogan Helligso all earned one hit.
Ty Horn started at the mound and allowed two runs off five hits across 5.0 innings. Will Walsh pitched 1.1 innings in relief, firing two strikeouts and surrendering a run, a hit and two walks.
Casey Daiss then recorded two punchouts and allowed a run on two hits in 2.0 innings of play. Jalen Worthley (2-1) suffered the loss after giving up a run on one hit in the ninth.
Nebraska and Purdue conclude the series tomorrow afternoon. The first pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. CT on B1G+.
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