Nebraska Run-Ruled by Ohio State in Big Ten Baseball Tournament

Husker baseball must now fight through the elimination bracket after having their opening game go sideways against the Buckeyes.

Kaleb Henry | May 22, 2024

Nebraska Athletics

A humbling evening for Nebraska baseball.

The second-seeded Huskers opened the Big Ten Conference Tournament with a 15-2 loss Tuesday night to No. 7 seed Ohio State. The game ended after seven innings due to a run-rule being in effect for the tournament.

Nebraska falls to 34-20 and will now have to play through the elimination bracket. Ohio State improves to 29-24 and gets another day of rest before their next game.

NU started the game exchanging zeros in the first inning. Even after falling behind 3-0 after three innings, there was still a chance for the Big Red.

But things got ugly in the middle innings.

Ohio State posted eight runs in the fourth inning, tacking on four more in the fifth. Nebraska countered with just a single run in the fourth and another in the sixth.

NU tallied just four runs on a night that saw Ohio State's entire starting lineup get hits on their way to 15 total.

Jackson Brockett got the nod for Nebraska on the hill, going just 3.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits. Caleb Clark lasted just 0.2 innings with eight earned runs given up. Bobby Olsen managed 0.1 innings with four earned runs.

Nebraska turns around Wednesday to face No. 6 seed Purdue. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. CDT at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.

The loss came on the same day that Brett Sears earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors, leading four Huskers on All-Big Ten teams.

Published May 22, 2024|Modified May 22, 2024

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.