Bats come alive late as No. 13 Nebraska baseball tops South Dakota State in Lincoln Regional opener

Mark Fischer,
Bats come alive late as No. 13 Nebraska baseball tops South Dakota State in Lincoln Regional opener
Courtesy Nebraska Athletics

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The No. 13-ranked Nebraska baseball team took care of South Dakota State on Friday, beating the Jackrabbits 4-1 in the first game of the Lincoln Regional at Haymarket Park.


The bats came alive late for the Huskers, as Dylan Carey and Jett Buck each hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Big Red some insurance.


As a team, the Huskers tallied nine hits and committed one error, while the Jackrabbits totaled seven hits and had zero errors.

Nebraska got the scoring started in the bottom of the fourth inning as Trey Fikes hit a single just over the second baseman’s glove to bring home Buck, making the score 1-0.

Later that inning, Mac Moyer grounded out to second, but Joshua Overbeek crossed home plate to make the score 2-0 Huskers.

A pair of fantastic defensive plays in the top of the seventh inning allowed Nebraska to stay in control of the game.

Carson Jasa fielded a bunt and flipped it to home to get the first out of the inning and save a run. Buck threw out the next runner at the plate from left field.

Carey led the Huskers with a 3-for-3 showing from the plate while also hitting the solo home run in the eighth. Buck went 2-for-4 from the dish and scored two runs.

Jasa got the start on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up one earned run, two walks and fanning eight batters.

J’Shawn Unger came in for his 13th save of the season, pitching 2.2 innings and striking out four batters.

With the win, Nebraska will await the winner of the Ole Miss-Arizona State game, which is scheduled for later tonight.

The first pitch for Nebraska’s game tomorrow is at 7 p.m. at Haymarket Park.

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