No “0-2 barbecue” for Nebraska baseball.
The Huskers eliminated Purdue from the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Wednesday evening. Nebraska’s 6-2 win keeps their tournament alive as they move on to Friday.
NU is now 35-20 while Purdue ends their season at 33-24.
The Boilermakers struck first with a home run in the first inning, but Nebraska struck back with a four spot in the second. Purdue added another run in the second inning, but then it was all Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Brett Sears and Drew Christo.
Sears improved to 9-0 with his 6.0 inning, two run performance. He tallied nine strikeouts, allowing just two hits and issuing just two walks. Christo notched a save with his 3.0 innings of scoreless ball, striking out four while allowing just a single batter to reach base.
All-Big Ten Freshman Team member Case Sanderson put together a 3-for-5 night, including a double. Josh Caron and Gabe Swanson both slugged home runs.
Nebraska will next be in action on Friday at 2 p.m. CDT. They’ll play the loser of Thursday’s matchup between No. 3 seed Indiana and No. 7 seed Ohio State.