On another cold and windy day in Piscataway, New Jersey, Big Mac Mason McConnaughey took the mound with two goals: smother the strike zone with pitches and eat up as many innings as possible. After using all of their high-leverage relievers in last night’s eleven inning loss, Nebraska needed the big righthander to go deep into the game to give the bullpen a little relief.
In addition to needing a strong performance from the starting pitcher, Coach Will Bolt had to wonder how his team would bounce back from losing on a walk-off last night for their third loss in a row.