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Nebraska Baseball Continues to Struggle in Series Finale Loss at USC

The Huskers plated just a single run and have now lost three-straight series to begin Big Ten play.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska shortstop Dylan Carey catches a fly ball against USC at Great Park in Irvine, California, on March 23, 2025.
Nebraska shortstop Dylan Carey catches a fly ball against USC at Great Park in Irvine, California, on March 23, 2025. / Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska baseball's struggles continued on Sunday.

In the deciding game for the series, USC handled Nebraska from start to finish at Great Park in Irvine, Calif., ending with a 7-1 score. The Huskers fall to 10-13 on the year and 2-7 in the Big Ten Conference as the Trojans improve to 14-9 overall and 4-5 in the league.

The Huskers close the West Coast trip with a 3-5 record. Through three weekends, Nebraska has yet to win a series in Big Ten play.

The Trojans used three home runs to extend a lead beyond what the Husker bats could answer. Nebraska's only run came on a sacrifice fly from Cayden Brumbaugh in the eighth inning.

Dylan Cary and Case Sanderson both notched 2-for-4 outings, with the Huskers tallying seven runs as a team.

Starter Jackson Brockett was chased off after just 3.2 innings. Brockett allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits and a walk without striking anyone out.

Nebraska returns to the central time zone Tuesday to face Kansas State. First pitch from Manhattan is set for 6 p.m. CDT on ESPN+.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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