Gallery: Husker Baseball Swept by Washington in Home-Opening Doubleheader

The Huskers lost both games on Saturday to the Huskies.

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Rough start to the home schedule for the Huskers as they lose game one 11-5 and game two 6-3.

Gabe Swansen and Cayden Brumbaugh brought bright spots despite the losses with a couple of home runs; Swansen's solo coming in game one and Brumbaugh's two-run in game two. The Huskers will try to avoid the sweep Sunday afternoon at Haymarket Park.

Will Bolt smiles as he starts his fifth season at Haymarket as the Husker head coach. | Amarillo Mullen

Ty Stone reaches to make the catch for an out in foul ground. | Amarillo Mullen

Dylan Carey is hit by a pitch in the second inning of game one. | Amarillo Mullen

Rhett Stokes makes a throw to first base for an out. | Amarillo Mullen

Joshua Overbeek makes contact for a single. | Amarillo Mullen

Ty Horn got the game one start and gathered four strikeouts. | Amarillo Mullen

Ty Stone celebrates a double in the fourth inning. | Amarillo Mullen

Dylan Carey smiles in the Husker dugout after scoring on Gabe Swansen's sac fly. | Amarillo Mullen

Jalen Worthley replaced Horn on the mound in the fifth. | Amarillo Mullen

Catcher Hogan Helligso tags Washington's AJ Guerrero out at home. | Amarillo Mullen

Hogan Helligso points to the dugout after a single. | Amarillo Mullen

Gavin Blachowicz pitched the final three innings of game one. | Amarillo Mullen

Gabe Swansen (44) meets Hogan Helligso (10) at home plate after hitting a solo home run. | Amarillo Mullen

Will Walsh started game two and pitched seven innings and struck out nine. | Amarillo Mullen

Cayden Brumbaugh makes a catch against the wall in center field. | Amarillo Mullen

Dylan Carey celebrates a one-out double in the fifth. | Amarillo Mullen

Dylan Carey throws the ball to first base for an out. | Amarillo Mullen

Cayden Brumbaugh rounds the bases after his two-run homer in the sixth. | Amarillo Mullen

Cayden Brumbaugh (0) celebrates his home run with the dugout. | Amarillo Mullen

Rhett Stokes attempts to throw the ball from a knee. | Amarillo Mullen

Cael Frost makes an over-the-wall catch in right field. | Amarillo Mullen

Ty Stone points to the dugout after singling in the seventh. | Amarillo Mullen

Caleb Clark pitched the final 1.2 innings of game two. | Amarillo Mullen

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