Seven straight losses. Two straight seasons of getting swept in the season series. A 2-9 record since Darin Erstad took over the Nebraska program in 2012. An 8-2 loss in Lincoln two weeks ago that ended a 10-game winning streak. Creighton players and coaches heard it over and over. It was the reality of the current state of their rivalry against the Huskers.
On Tuesday night in front of a pro-Husker crowd of 6,880 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, the Bluejays were finally able to halt the losing skid when Brett Murray’s line drive with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning landed safely in right field to easily score Reagan Fowler and kick off a celebration three seasons in the making as Creighton rallied to beat Nebraska, 4-3, for their first win over their in-state rivals since April 26, 2013.