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Nebraska Baseball Drops Series Opener at USC

The Huskers have dropped four-straight Big Ten Conference games.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska pitcher Will Walsh delivers against USC at Great Park in Irvine, California, on March 21, 2025.
Nebraska pitcher Will Walsh delivers against USC at Great Park in Irvine, California, on March 21, 2025. / Nebraska Athletics

The weekend woes continue for Nebraska baseball.

USC used nine hits to edge Nebraska at Great Park on Friday night in Irvine, Calif., 5-3. The Huskers fall to 9-12 on the year and 1-6 in the Big Ten Conference as the Trojans improve to 13-8 overall and 3-4 in the league.

Dylan Carey was 1-for-4 with a two-RBI double, and Tyler Stone went 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Devin Nunez, Robby Bolin and Colin Cymbalista posted one hit apiece.

Nebraska shortstop Dylan Carey throws a ball to first against USC at Great Park in Irvine, California, on March 21, 2025.
Nebraska shortstop Dylan Carey throws a ball to first against USC at Great Park in Irvine, California, on March 21, 2025. / Nebraska Athletics

Will Walsh dropped to 2-4 on the season after giving up four runs on eight hits in six innings. The southpaw struck out six batters and issued zero free passes. Drew Christo pitched the final two innings, surrendering one run on one hit with two strikeouts.

USC led with a run in the first inning before adding three more in the third. Nebraska utilized leadoff walks to Devin Nunez and Cayden Brumbaugh in the fourth inning to plate three runs in response, but couldn't get anything else going.

The Huskers were retired in order in the eighth and ninth innings.

Nebraska and USC continue the series Saturday at 4 p.m. CDT. The game will be streamed on B1G+.

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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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