Under a blue sky and bright sunshine on the nicest day of the season so far at Haymarket Park, Nebraska hitters figured if you’re going to hit a home run, then the next guy should too. The Cornhuskers went back-to-back twice against Illini pitching to carry the day for the home team and an 8-3 victory to win their opening Big Ten series of the season.
On the first pitch he faced in the bottom of the first inning, Brice Matthews smashed a line drive to left field that landed on top of the restrooms beyond the fence up on the hill.