Only a rout of the Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon saved the Wildcats from another Big Ten sweep.
Northwestern baseball picked up its second Big Ten win of the season on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb., routing the Cornhuskers by a score of 11-3 at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Jake Stolley got the start and, after pitching 3 shutout innings, was aided by four Wildcats relievers to hold onto the big lead. The win snapped both a seven-game overall losing streak and a seven-game skid in conference play.
It was a true team effort, as six different Wildcats (8-24 overall, 2-7 Big Ten) drove in runs to snap a three-game winning streak for the Cornhuskers (22-10, 7-2).