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Tucker Timmerman Quiets Michigan's Bats; Nebraska Takes Game 1

The Huskers may have found a new weekend starter after the righthander's performance Friday.
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Nebraska pitcher Tucker Timmerman delivers Friday night against Michigan.
Nebraska pitcher Tucker Timmerman delivers Friday night against Michigan. | Nebraska Atheltics

Welcome to the weekend, Tucker Timmerman.

The Husker sophomore and Beatrice, Neb., native dialed up 7.0 innings of one-run ball to lead Nebraska to a 3-2 win Friday over Michigan at Haymarket Park. This was the first weekend start of Timmerman's collegiate career.

NU improved to 25-25 on the year and 12-13 in the Big Ten Conference while Michigan fell to 31-18 and 14-11.

Timmerman allowed five hits and walked one while striking out five. The lone run he allowed came in the first inning.

The Husker offense answered that early deficit with three hits in the second inning to bring in two runs. NU added another run in the sixth.

Drew Christo relieved Timmerman in the eighth, but Michigan loaded the bases with just one out. Luke Broderick entered the game and induced a double play before retiring the Wolverines in order in the ninth to earn the save, becoming the 12th Husker reliever in program history to reach 10 saves in a season.

Both teams notched seven hits. The Huskers were led by the 3-for-4 performance from Case Sanderson.

Nebraska and Michigan continue the series Saturday at 2 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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