An estimated 8,000 fans showed up to Charles Schwab field on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, the biggest crowd the Big Ten Tournament had seen in 4 years. They were treated to a back and forth thrill ride. “There was a lot of intensity in that game. We haven’t played in a lot of games like that (this year),” said Husker head coach WIll Bolt.
After a quick 1-2-3 first inning by Olson, Brice Matthews made his return, and drove a ball 384 feet that was caught 5 feet in front of the fence by Rutgers center fielder Ryan Lasko.