FAYETTEVILLE — A pair of Power 5 conference champions will face off Saturday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Nebraska defeated Northeastern 8-6 on Friday to set up a non-elimination game against Arkansas at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Razorbacks advanced to the winner’s bracket game with a 13-8 win over NJIT earlier in the day.
The Cornhuskers (32-12) overcame a 4-0 deficit in the third inning and won their first postseason game under second-year coach Will Bolt. As a player for the Huskers, Bolt was a captain and four-year starter under Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn.
Van Horn coached Nebraska from 1998-2002.