From a run-rule loss to domination.
Nebraska baseball hammered Ohio State 12-5 in an elimination game of the Big Ten Conference Tournament Friday afternoon. The Huskers advance to the semifinals Saturday.
NU improves to 36-20 while Ohio State ends their season at 29-26.
The Gabe Swansen show kicked things off, blasting a 3-run home run in the first inning. Nebraska added runs in six of their eight innings at the plate, including three runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings.
Ohio State threatened multiple times, but only managed to scratch across one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings before tacking on two more in the final frame.
Swansen finished with a 4-for-6 day, tallying six RBI. The Huskers notched 13 hits in the contest.
Nebraska will face Indiana at 9 a.m. CDT Saturday. If the Huskers win, a game would then be played at 5 p.m. CDT, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s Big Ten Championship.