Surprise, Ariz. – Sophomore Angelo Altavilla went 4-for-4 with three doubles and four RBIs, but it came in a losing effort as the Nebraska baseball team (1-3, 0-0 Big Ten) lost to the defending Pac-12 champion Utah Utes (4-1, 0-0 Pac-12) by a score 7-5 on Friday night at Surprise Stadium.
The Huskers tied the game three times on the evening, but were never able to take a lead over the Utes. Nebraska tied the game, 5-5, in the bottom of the seventh before the Utes added an insurance run in both the eighth and ninth innings on their way to victory.