Luke Roskam hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning to help the Nebraska baseball team put away UC Riverside 8-3 in the season opener Friday in Tempe, Arizona.
Luis Alvarado had a strong start, striking out nine batters in four-plus innings of work. The senior allowed four hits and one earned run.
The Huskers broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning on Scott Schreiber's two-run double. It was 4-1 on Roskam's single up the middle.
The Highlanders got within 4-3 in the sixth inning, but NU responded with a four-run seventh, highlighted by Roskam's triple.