The first game against an intrastate rival was welcomed by a chilly night at Haymarket Park with the Omaha Mavericks coming to town for a single game against the hometown Cornhuskers. In a week with iffy weather and changes already made to the weekend schedule, one has to take their hat off to the hardy Nebraska baseball fans who came out to the park.
Nebraska’s Michael Garza (1-1) took the mound, facing off against the Maverick’s Charlie Bell (1-1). The two righties started things off with a good old-fashioned pitchers dual for the first few innings, with Garza notching five strikeouts through three innings, and Bell beating him by one with six.