W: Kirschsieper,Cole (7-2) L: Schanaman, Shay (2-8)
Nebraska fell 8-3 in the series opener on the road at Illinois on Friday night at Illinois Field in Champaign, Ill.
Nebraska (19-28, 7-12 Big Ten) scored three runs on six hits and an error, while the Illini (27-19, 13-6 Big Ten) had eight runs on 14 hits and one error.
Shay Schanaman fell to 2-8 on the season after allowing seven runs, six earned, on nine hits with a pair of strikeouts in 3.1 innings.