Husker Baseball Drops Game 1 at Ohio State, 2-1

Carson Jasa had his best start in big win over Penn State | Nebraska Athletics It was a cold Friday night in May in Columbus, Ohio. Nebraska which despite its great season, has been woeful on the mound in Friday nights in conference play. Enter new Friday night starter Carson Jasa.

He was tasked with turning around the Husker’s fortunes against Ohio States number one pitcher since about halfway through his freshman season last year, Gavin Kunzniewski. It was obvious the pitchers were dealing early. The lone blemish in the first few innings came in the 2nd.

Mammoth Ohio State first baseman Dane Harvey led off the inning with a solid single into center field that center fielder Mac Moyer couldn’t quite get to as he was playing deep because of Harvey’s power. Maddix Simpson then hit a ball head high to Case Sanderson at first that hit his glove but was just able to trickle out because of the speed it came off the bat. A potential double play snuck out to right field and runners were on the corners.

Carson Jasa pitched the next batter to a full count, but ended up walking him to load the bases with no outs. A mound visit refocused Jasa and he recorded the first out on a 3 pitch strikeout. A quick second out came on a sac fly to right center field, scoring Harvey.