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Nebraska Baseball Drops In-State Rivalry Game to Creighton

The Huskers answered twice but couldn't do so a third time in the 9-5 loss at Haymarket Park.
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Nebraska center fielder Riley Silva swings at a pitch Tuesday against Creighton.
Nebraska center fielder Riley Silva swings at a pitch Tuesday against Creighton. | Nebraska Athletics

The first of three red versus blue baseball games has gone to the blue side.

Creighton topped Nebraska 9-5 Tuesday afternoon at Haymarket Park. The Bluejays improve to 17-7 on the year while the Huskers fall to 12-16.

Nebraska still leads the all-time series 86-63-2.

The first two times Creighton scored, Nebraska answered.

The Bluejays plated three in the first inning. The Huskers answered with three runs in the second inning. After CU got a run in the fourth, NU added a run in the fifth.

But the third time the visitors jumped out in front, the home side couldn't muster enough of an answer.

Creighton got a two RBI single in the seventh inning to go up 6-4. A Cael Frost double in the eighth cut the deficit to 6-5.

In the ninth inning, Creighton added two more runs for insurance. Nebraska's last stand was a trio of infield ground outs.

Nebraska had nine hits on the day, led the 3-for-5 effort from Riley Silva. The center fielder had two RBIs.

The two teams combined to throw 12 pitchers. Only four pitchers, two for each side, didn't allow a run.

Nebraska takes on another in-state foe Wednesday in Omaha. The Huskers and Mavericks are set for a 6 p.m. CDT first pitch.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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