Riverside, Calif. – Trailing 5-3 in the seventh inning, Nebraska (1-0) scored 18 runs over the final three innings en route to a 21-6 win in the season opener at Riverside Sports Complex on Friday night. It marked Nebraska’s most runs scored in a season opener since 1996 when the Huskers scored 23 against New Mexico State.
Junior right-hander Chad Luensmann made his first career start (56th career appearance) and first appearance since the 2017 season after missing last year with an injury. He went 3.0 innings, while Connor Curry also returned from an injury and earned the win with 4.