Olson exited after a strikeout one batter later and Shay Schanaman entered in relief. Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week Jonathan Kim powered a solo bomb to right center and evened the score at 1-1. 9 hitter made another big swing in the eighth. Nebraska put two on with nobody out and the Michigan ace induced a double play and a groundout to shortstop to post a scoreless inning.Ī No. O’Halloran returned the favor in the top of the eighth. A lineout to second, groundout to third and flyball to right allowed the Huskers to escape the jam without surrendering their edge. Yet, Olson remained cool, calm and collected on the hill. Olson began the inning with a four-pitch walk which was immediately followed by a double from Joey Velazquez. Michigan made it’s run at Nebraska’s 1-0 lead during the seventh. Nebraska broke the ice in the seventh with a two-out double from Evans but a Burnham groundout ended the inning. With four innings complete, he retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced.įollowing Olson’s walk in the fourth, both pitchers combined to retire the next 17 batters. Olson protected Nebraska’s lead working around a leadoff walk in the bottom half to hang yet another zero. But, the catcher was stranded 90 feet from home plate after a strikeout from Garrett Anglim and groundout by Cole Evans. Josh Caron offered the Huskers an opportunity to stretch the lead with a one-out double in the fourth. Emmett Olson maintained that momentum into the home half as the southpaw sat Michigan down in order for a second consecutive inning. Casey Burnham crushed his first home run at Nebraska to push his squad ahead 1-0. The Huskers drew first blood in the third. Joe Longo worked a walk in the first for Michigan but the Wolverines went down 1-2-3 in the second. Nebraska’s Max Anderson and Garrett Anglim got on base with a single and walk respectively. Just three total baserunners reached, all with two outs. It came as no surprise that the first two innings fit the mold of a pitcher’s duel. Click here for a limited time, register, and get full access until the start of the next football season for only $29.99
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