Northwestern dropped the weekend series to Nebraska, but picked up an unusual victory and celebrated their outgoing coach in style.
Nebraska came to Rocky Miller Park for a three game series this past weekend. Friday afternoon provided a back and forth contest, with Brandon Magallones pitching 8 innings and allowing only three runs. The offense only managed two runs, however, and the ‘Cats lost 4-2. This close game proved to be an outlier in a weekend of shutouts.
On Saturday, Matt Portland took the mound and delivered an unusual performance. Nebraska totaled 11 hits and had at least one man reach base in every inning.