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Nebraska Baseball Takes Series Over Iowa

Huskers fall short of sweeping Hawkeyes during weather embattled weekend

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska baseball fought off weather and the Hawkeyes for a weekend series win.

The Huskers took the series 2-1 over Iowa. NU is now 27-14 while Iowa falls to 24-17.

Nebraska took game one on Friday 7-4. Brett Sears didn't factor into the decision and saw his streak of nine consecutive quality starts come to an end. Tyler Stone had a three-run home run while Riley Silva and Josh Overbeek both notched multi-hit games as the Huskers rallied from an early deficit.

Game two became a multi-day affair. The game began on Saturday, where the Huskers jumped out to an 8-1 lead. But severe weather moved through the area in the top of the sixth inning, forcing a suspension of play. On Sunday, the Hawkeyes managed to add a run but NU plated four more to force a "getaway day" mercy run after seven innings, taking the game 12-2.

The series finale was all Iowa, with the Hawkeyes posting runs in the first two innings en route to the 4-1 win. The only Husker run came on a Josh Caron sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

Nebraska heads to Creighton on Tuesday and hosts Kansas State the following night. The Huskers then travel to Minneapolis for a three-day weekend series against Minnesota

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Kaleb Henry

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is the Program Director and Sports Director at KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska. A native Nebraskan, he competed in track and field at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before returning home. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his work from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, including Gold for Best Sportscast in the state of Nebraska in 2021 and 2023. Kaleb primarily covers Nebraska football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. When not covering the Huskers, he spends his days adventuring with his wife Megan, their daughter Millie, and their two dogs Tucker and Ella. You can reach Kaleb at kaleb@klin.com or on Twitter @iKalebHenry.