Kansas Takes Advantage of Breaks to Beat Cornhuskers 5-3

Gavin Błachowicz pitches a strong five innings in his start tonight. | Nebraska Athletics Tonight’s game between border rivals had a big game feel from the get-got, and then it got really amped up once Kansas tied the game in the 6 th inning and the Jayhawk dugout got really loud and chippy. At the same time, a lot of venom was coming out of the Nebraska dugout, most of it from the coaches directed toward home plate umpire Joseph Brown.

Some big pitch calls did not go Nebraska’s way, and nothing was done about the behavior coming out of the Jayhawks dugout. It was that kind of night that reminded vintage fans of those hotly contested games with Creighton during the midweek when John Gross was ready to take on the entire Bluejay team! And fans were ready to come on to the field to help him out!

Two of the hottest teams in the country showed up at Haymarket Park, both of them second in their conference standings, and both of them having high powered offenses. Something was going to give. With both teams swinging the bat very well right now, pitchers were granted perhaps the biggest wish they could have asked for – a steady, strong wind blowing in.

Mother Nature did more to keep the ball in the park tonight than Cornhusker and Jayhawk pitching did, but both staffs were pretty effective as Nebraska only mustered five hits and the Jayhawks six. Nebraska got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the second inning as Miken Miller led off with a single. An out later, Joshua Overbeek singled and Drew Grego walked to load the bases.