Gallery: Husker Baseball Wins Big Ten Tournament Championship

Nebraska completes unlikely climb back from lopsided opening-day loss

The Huskers won it in the ninth inning on Gabe Swansen’s RBI double, beating Penn State 2-1 and winning the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament championship game. The victory was Nebraska's fifth in a row after a run-rule loss in the Huskers' tournament opener in Omaha. Josh Caron was named Most Outstanding Player. His sixth home run of the tournament accounted for the Huskers' other run in Sunday's narrow win. | Recap

Jackson Brockett was tabbed as Nebraska's starter for the Big Ten Tournament Championship game against Penn State. / Amarillo Mullen

Dylan Carey throws to first base for an out. / Amarillo Mullen

Jackson Brockett celebrates as he walks off the mound after a scoreless inning. / Amarillo Mullen

Josh Caron (5) celebrates his game-tying solo home run in the seventh inning. / Amarillo Mullen

Ben Columbus celebrates a single in the top of the ninth, representing the winning run. / Amarillo Mullen

After coming in to pinch run for Columbus, Cayden Brumbaugh steals second base. / Amarillo Mullen

Gabe Swansen hits a double to score Brumbaugh and give the Huskers the 2-1 lead. / Amarillo Mullen

Gabe Swansen celebrates bringing in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning. / Amarillo Mullen

Brett Sears pitched the final three outs and recorded the save. / Amarillo Mullen

Gabe Swansen catches the final out in left field. / Amarillo Mullen

Brett Sears celebrates winning the tournament championship. / Amarillo Mullen

The Huskers dogpile as Big Ten champions. / Amarillo Mullen

The Huskers get their hands on the championship trophy. / Amarillo Mullen

The 2024 Big Ten Tournament Championship is the first for the Nebraska Baseball program. / Amarillo Mullen

The Big Ten pitcher of the year, Brett Sears, hoists the championship trophy. / Amarillo Mullen

Head coach Will Bolt hands Josh Caron the Most Outstanding Player trophy. / Amarillo Mullen

Cole Evans (left) and Ben Columbus splash coach Will Bolt. / Amarillo Mullen

After a tournament-record six home runs, catcher Josh Caron was named the tournament's most outstanding player. / Amarillo Mullen

Nebraska is the first team since Ohio State in 1995 to win the tournament championship after losing its first game. / Amarillo Mullen

Kyle Perry lifts a golden championship belt. / Amarillo Mullen

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