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Nebraska (23-8, 4-1) concluded its conference series with Minnesota (13-18, 2-5) on Sunday afternoon. Though the Golden Gophers started with the lead, the Huskers took advantage of errors and opportunities to get the 8-2 win and the series sweep.
Minnesota held a 2-0 lead over Nebraska heading into the bottom of the third. But five errors by the Golden Gophers translated into five runs for the Huskers. Minnesota finished with six total errors.
Nebraska extended its lead in the fifth, scoring three more runs to put the game away. The Huskers finished the day with eight hits for seven RBIs while holding the Golden Gophers to six hits for two RBIs.
Nebraska scored eight runs in all three games while holding Minnesota to five runs across the whole series.
Ava Bredwell finished 3-for-3 in the batter's box, co-leading the team with two RBIs alongside Samantha Bland and Ava Kuszak. Kuszak hit 2-for-4 while Bland finished 1-for-2. Jordyn Bahl also drove in an RBI, hitting a sacrificial grounder in the fifth.
Kylee Magee (3-2) shut down the Golden Gophers in the pitching circle across the final three innings. She earned the win for Nebraska allowing no hits and no runs while firing three strikeouts.
Emmerson Cope started in the pitching circle for the Huskers and allowed only one run in 2.0 innings. Caitlin Olensky took over for Cope in the following 2.0 innings and threw two strikeouts against three hits and a home run.
Nebraska travels up to Omaha for a one-game clash with the Mavericks. The first pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday night.
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska capitalizes on errors to complete sweep over Minnesota
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Minnesota held a 2-0 lead over Nebraska heading into the bottom of the third. But five errors by the Golden Gophers translated into five runs for the Huskers. Minnesota finished with six total errors.
Nebraska extended its lead in the fifth, scoring three more runs to put the game away. The Huskers finished the day with eight hits for seven RBIs while holding the Golden Gophers to six hits for two RBIs.
Nebraska scored eight runs in all three games while holding Minnesota to five runs across the whole series.
Ava Bredwell finished 3-for-3 in the batter's box, co-leading the team with two RBIs alongside Samantha Bland and Ava Kuszak. Kuszak hit 2-for-4 while Bland finished 1-for-2. Jordyn Bahl also drove in an RBI, hitting a sacrificial grounder in the fifth.
Kylee Magee (3-2) shut down the Golden Gophers in the pitching circle across the final three innings. She earned the win for Nebraska allowing no hits and no runs while firing three strikeouts.
Emmerson Cope started in the pitching circle for the Huskers and allowed only one run in 2.0 innings. Caitlin Olensky took over for Cope in the following 2.0 innings and threw two strikeouts against three hits and a home run.
Nebraska travels up to Omaha for a one-game clash with the Mavericks. The first pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday night.
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska capitalizes on errors to complete sweep over Minnesota
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