What’s the best way to honor one of the best offensive players in school history? How about 18 runs on 19 hits with 4 home runs? On “Matt Hopper Day” the Huskers honored the 2003 Big 12 Player of the Year, who threw out the first pitch and was featured in a bobble head giveaway, along with the 2003 Big 12 Championship team.
For the first time in what seems like months, Nebraska actually took the lead in the first inning. Minnesota’s George Klassen was working out the radar gun, regularly hitting 100 and 101 mph, but had issues finding the zone with regularity.