Nebraska eliminates Oregon baseball from Big Ten tournament
Early morning starts and Oregon baseball seemingly don't mix.
At least they didn't Saturday as Nebraska ousted the Ducks from the Big Ten tournament with a 7-3 defeat in Omaha. The loss also snapped their 11-game winning streak as now the Ducks await their NCAA tournament fate. Oregon will most likely host a regional at PK Park next weekend, but their chances of being a national seed and hosting a Super Regional definitely took a hit.
The contest with Nebraska was originally scheduled for Friday night, but Mother Nature had other plans and the game was rained out, forcing this early morning game.
It just wasn't Oregon's day as the defense had some mental lapses and starter Grayson Grinsell didn't exactly have his best stuff on the mound. The left-handed ace couldn't get through the fifth inning as he gave up six runs, four earned, eight hits and six strikeouts. It's the first time Grinsell gave up more than three earned runs in a start since early in the season.
Nebraska scored two in the first on the Gabe Swansen home run to left. The Cornhuskers added another run in the second and the Ducks found themselves down 3-0 early. Oregon managed to score its only run of the game in the bottom half of the second on Anson Aroz's double and Maddox Molony's single to center.
But those were the only runs given up by Nebraska's own lefty starter Jackson Brockett. He went six innings and gave up just that one run on six hits and he whiffed four Ducks. His defense also helped him out by turning three double plays.
The Ducks scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but that was all.
The Cornhuskers advance to the Big Ten semifinals to play Penn State later in the day, but Oregon's time in Omaha, for now, is over.
Now the Ducks will fly home and watch the NCAA tournament selection show on Monday morning to see who will be coming to PK Park next weekend.
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