Nebraska Baseball Salvages Weekend Series with Sunday Win Over Washington

No sweep on the home-opening weekend for Nebraska baseball.

Nebraska salvaged the weekend with a 6-2 win over Washington on Sunday at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. The Huskers improve to 5-8 on the year and 1-2 in the Big Ten Conference while the Huskies fall to 7-9 overall and 1-2 in the league.

The Husker pitching trio of Jackson Brockett, Drew Christo and Luke Broderick kept the Huskies on their toes for most of the game. Washington did not plate a run until the eighth inning, adding one more in the top of the ninth.

Nebraska pitcher Drew Christo delivers against Washington at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on March 9, 2025. | Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska tallied 11 hits, led by three from Cayden Brumbaugh. Case Sanderson had two hits, including a single in the second inning that brought in Gabe Swansen for the first run of the game.

Dylan Carey provided the biggest boost to the offense with a single swing of the bat in the fifth inning. His three-run homer put the Big Red up 4-0. Devin Nunez added a solo homer in the eighth.

Nebraska stays home for a pair of midweek games against Wichita State. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. CDT both Tuesday and Wednesday. Both games will be streamed on B1G+.

Nebraska shortstop Dylan Carey rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Washington at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on March 9, 2025. | Nebraska Athletics

Next weekend, the Huskers go on an eight-game road trip to the West Coast to take on UCLA before a midweek series at Pepperdine and a weekend series at USC.

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