Home Runs Power Nebraska Baseball to Series Win at Michigan
It was a heavyweight fight that came down to the final frame before the Huskers took it, 9-5.
Buck hits a grand slam at Michigan | Nebraska Athletics It’s always a battle when these two teams get together. With the series on the line today in Ann Arbor, both teams were trading blows until Nebraska launched a combination 1-2 punch for the knockout in the 9th inning, against the best pitchers Michigan had to offer. The first inning didn’t feature any scoring, but action at second base featured a couple of replays that didn’t go Nebraska’s way.
After getting plunked for the 3rd time this series, Husker catcher Jeter Worthley appeared to have stolen second, but under review, went in a little too hot and over-slid the base by just a centimeter, just enough for his fingertips to come off while the tag was applied. In the bottom half, a Michigan runner slid into 2nd spikes up at Jett Buck’s knee height. Bolt asked for an interview for interference, but since Buck avoided the slide, nothing was called.
Still a dirty play. Husker starting pitcher Gavin Blachowicz wasn’t quite himself when the game started. A couple fastballs even dipped below 90.
He slowly built back up to where he was hitting 94-95 on occasion, but just never quite seemed to have the presence on the mound we’ve been accustomed to seeing from him all season. Blachowicz battled hard through his 4 innings of work, holding the Wolverines to 1 run in his 4 innings of work. That happened in the 2nd inning, as the wolverines sandwiched a pair of 2 out singles around a catchers interference call.
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