Beavers Chew Huskers

Source: kneb.com --- Sunday, February 25, 2018
Surprise, Ariz. – The Nebraska Baseball team (4-3) fell behind 5-0 after two innings and ultimately lost to No. 2 Oregon State, 10-3, in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge at Surprise Stadium on Saturday evening. Junior left-hander Jake McSteen made his second start of the season and threw 4.0 innings with three strikeouts. Nebraska also saw pitching from Byron Hood (0.1 inning), Zack Engelken (1.2), Ethan Frazier (1.0) and Mitch Steinhoff (1.0). In the top of the first, all three Husker batters were retired. Oregon State scored two runs in the bottom half of the opening frame with Trevor Larnach’s two-run homer. After the first two Husker batters struck out in the second, Jaxon Hallmark was walked. He advanced to third when Ben Klenke reached on a fielding error. A groundout ended NU’s chance to score. The Beavers added three runs on four hits and one error in the bottom of the second. The NU hitters went 1-2-3 in the top of the third with two flyouts and a groundout. OSU had a one-out double, but the runner was thrown out on a fielder’s choice in the following at-bat before a groundout ended the inning. Scott Schreiber singled in the leadoff spot in the fourth inning and then advanced to third on Luke Roskam’s single to right field. Hallmark’s sacrifice fly scored Schreiber for NU’s first run of the game. Klenke singled to right field to advance Roskam to third. Both runners were stranded after a lineout. Oregon State hit a leadoff ...

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