Nebraska picked up its sixth consecutive home series win with a 3-1 victory against Michigan State on Saturday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

Nebraska (9-5, 2-0 Big Ten) scored three runs on eight hits and an error, while Michigan State (3-10, 0-2 Big Ten) totaled one run, six hits and an error.

Mac Moyer led the Huskers with a 3-for-5 performance that included a double and a run scored. Jett Buck went 2-for-4 with a double and a homer, and Will Jesske drove in the Big Red’s first run of the day.

Carson Jasa improved to 2-1 on the season, striking out nine batters across five innings while allowing one run on four hits and six walks. Ryan Harrahill recorded an out before Caleb Clark worked 1.2 clean frames with two punchouts. Cooper Katskee picked up his first save of the season, dealing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and a walk.

Michigan State broke through in the fourth with a pair of hits and two walks. A single and a double down the left-field line had runners on second and third with one out, while two walks gave the Spartans a 1-0 lead.

Nebraska answered immediately in the bottom of the fourth. Buck doubled to center and Jesske followed with an RBI single through the left side to score Buck and tie the game at one.

The Huskers grabbed their first lead in the fifth on an unearned run. Moyer doubled to left and scored when Overbeek reached on a fielding error at first base. Nebraska loaded the bases with two outs but couldn’t add to the lead, holding a 2-1 advantage through five innings.

Buck doubled the Big Red’s lead to two after sending an 0-1 pitch 376 feet to the berm in left field for a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Katskee worked around a one-out walk in the eighth and retired the Spartans in order in the ninth to seal the 3-1 victory for the Huskers.

Nebraska and Michigan State conclude the series tomorrow afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. First pitch between the Huskers and Spartans is set for 12 p.m. on B1G+.

Huskers Claim In-State Battle Against Omaha

Jordy Frahm threw 5.1 hitless innings and allowed only two hits, while the No. 10 Nebraska softball team hit two homers en route to a 4-1 win over the Omaha Mavericks at Bowlin Stadium on Saturday afternoon. 

With the win, the Big Red moved to 17-5 on the season and 3-0 on the weekend. 

Frahm (6-3) grabbed the win in the circle after tossing a complete game with only one run and two hits. She also struck out eight. Maddia Groff (4-3) took the loss for the Mavericks.

Ava Kuszak and Jesse Farrell each went 2-for-3 and hit solo shots for the Big Red, while Hannah Camenzind and Kacie Hoffmann accounted for the other two RBI.

NU opened the scoring in the bottom of the second on Farrell’s solo homer and extended the lead to 2-0 in the third after H. Camenzind, Farrell and Kuszak hit three straight singles and H. Camenzind crossed the plate on a Hoffmann hit. 

In the bottom of the fourth, Lauren Camenzind singled and went to third on an error that put Samantha Bland on base. She scored on an H. Camenzind groundout. 

Nebraska posted its final run of the game on Kuszak’s homer in the bottom of the sixth. 

Omaha hit a home run in the top of the seventh to account for its only score of the day.

The Huskers will take on the Mavericks again tomorrow, March 8. The game is set to start at 2 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on B1G+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network. Fans can purchase tickets at huskers.com/tickets.

Notes

• Nebraska’s 17-5 record is its best start through 22 games since it was also 17-5 in 2013. 

• Ava Kuszak has hit a home run in each of the Huskers' three home games this season.

• Jordy Frahm’s two hits allowed tied her season low, while her 7.0 innings tied her season high.