Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska baseball team (13-10, 1-1 Big Ten) evened the series against Minnesota with a 8-2 win over the Golden Gophers at Hawks Field on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Scott Schreiber smashed two home runs as part of a 3-for-4 performance with three RBIs and three runs scored. Schreiber now has a team-high six home runs this season and 32 homers for his career, two shy of joining Nebraska’s top-10 career home runs list. Saturday was the fifth multi-home run game of Schreiber’s career, including his two-home run effort against Northern Colorado on March 14.
Junior righty Matt Waldron made his fourth start of the season and threw 7.0 innings, giving up two runs (one earned run) and recorded five strikeouts. Reliever Paul Tillotson tossed 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed only one hit, while recording one strikeout.
The Huskers and Gophers conclude their three-game series on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.