Official Site of the Huskers · Apr 1, 2017
Huskers Secure Series Win at Indiana with 3-1 Victory
Jake Schleppenbach hit his first home run as a Husker on SaturdayBloomington, Ind. – The Nebraska baseball team (15-10, 2-0 Big Ten) secured a series victory on Saturday at Bart Kaufman Field with a 3-1 win over the Indiana Hoosiers (14-11-1, 3-2 Big Ten) and will go for the sweep tomorrow at 11 a.m. (CT).
The Huskers recorded double-digit hits for the fourth-straight game, outhitting the Hoosiers 10-5. Jake Schleppenbach and Ben Miler each recorded a pair of hits, including a seventh-inning homer from Schleppenbach. After hitting nine home runs as a freshman at Hutchinson Community College in 2014, Schleppenbach’s home run was his first at Nebraska, coming in his 437th career at bat.