Game three of the series between the two NU’s started an hour earlier than originally scheduled at Rocky and Bernice Miller Park in Evanston, thus Mason McConnaughey had one less hour to wait for his first weekend start. Having his original start scrapped last weekend vs. New Mexico State due to weather, Big Mac became the third righthander to face off against the Wildcats.
Unfortunately, his start pretty much mirrored the two previous ones by Brett Sears and Drew Christo, giving up an early lead to the Wildcats before settling in and basically controlling the game.
Nebraska did get off quick as well, with designated hitter Case Sanderson leading off the game with a single and scoring on a Tyler Stone double.