Six-Run Ninth Inning Leads to a 7-6 Nebraska Win Over Minnesota

Another big night for the freshman catcher from Lincoln. | Nebraska Athletics Winners win. There were not many people at Siebert Field that believed that going into the top of the ninth anyone except the Minnesota Golden Gophers were going to walk away with a win.

They had a 6-1 lead and Nebraska had two hits, a single by Dylan Carey in the 4 th inning and a solo homerun by Jeter Worthley in the 8 th . Most likely the only ones that believed it was going to happen were in the third base dugout. Perhaps a few of the parents that have followed this team throughout the season might have felt that way as well as they have had a front seat to this magical season.

But most of the people in the ballpark did not. With the exception of a little trouble in the fourth inning, Minnesota righthanders Isaac Morton and Joe Sperry had basically shut down the potent Cornhusker offense. Morton, a junior, couldn’t have had a better start to the game, striking out the first six Nebraska batters he faced.

He added another K in the third inning but then was pulled from the game after facing Dylan Carey and giving up the first hit for Nebraska for an apparent injury. The Gophers went to Joe Sperry, who worked through a couple of bases on balls to finish the fourth inning, and then went on to pitch until he was pulled in the ninth inning after giving up a lead-off single to Case Sanderson. Until that point, Gopher pitching was the story of the game.