Husker BaseballLincoln, NE - The Huskers (15-2) and Junior lefty Dan Jennings put a damper on former Nebraska Head Coach Dave Van Horn’s first return to Lincoln with a 6-1 victory.  Coach Van Horn of course returns to Lincoln as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The complete game by Jennings was the first of his career, much longer than his previous high of 6 innings.  Jennings scattered 5 hits, walked just 2, and struck out 7.  Not only was Jennings sharp, but the defense also managed 4 double plays, including one in the 9th, to really stiffle anything the Razorbacks could get going.  The lone run was a single to right where if DJ Belfonte’s made a good throw that drifted up the line allowing the run to score.

From the dish, the Huskers found a little power scoring 5 out of the 6 runs via the homer.  In the 2nd Nick Sullivan crushed a 2-run blast into the right field bullpen to break a 1-1 tie.  Later in the 8th, Senior Catcher Mitch Abeita hit one out with 2 on and nobody out for the final 6-1 margin.  The first run came in the first off of the bat of Senior Bryce Nimmo who enjoyed a nice 2 for 3 day.

The win was the 14th in a row by the Huskers still leaves the Huskers 12 shy of the team record for consecutive victories.  That record was set by the 1983 Husker baseball team.

The 2-game set will wrap up tomorrow at 1:00pm at Haymarket in Lincoln before the Huskers welcome the Oklahoma Sooners to the Hawks field.



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