Official Site of the Huskers · May 14, 2017
Huskers Top Spartans on Senior Day, 8-7
The Huskers return to action this week for their final Big Ten series of the season at Penn State.Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska baseball team (32-17-1, 14-6-1 Big Ten) came from behind to win the rubber match against Michigan State (27-21, 9-12 Big Ten), 8-7, at Hawks Field on Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore left-hander Jake McSteen improves to 4-0 this season after 2.1 innings of relief in the series finale. Junior left-hander Jake Meyers made his 12th start of the season and threw 2.2 innings, giving up five runs, four of which were earned. Robbie Palkert (3.0 innings) and Chad Luensmann (1.0 inning) came out of the bullpen, with Luensmann earning his eighth save of the 2017 campaign.