Lincoln, Neb. – Tied 3-3 after seven innings, Northern Colorado scored in the eighth and ninth innings to defeat Nebraska (9-7) by a 6-3 margin at Hawks Field on Tuesday afternoon.
Senior Scott Schreiber led NU’s offense with a 3-for-4 day to become the 26th member of Nebraska’s 200-hit club. The Huskers have had at least one player join the 200-hit club in each of the last six seasons, including Ben Miller (2017), Ryan Boldt (2016), Austin Darby (2015), Michael Pritchard (2014), Pat Kelly (2014) and Chad Christensen (2013) before Schreiber (2018).
The Bears scored in the top of the first when Cole Maltese hit a one-out home run to right field.