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Huskers hold off Creighton rally in win

Despite jumping out to a 6-run lead, Nebraska baseball held off a late-rally against Creighton for the win.

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Despite jumping out to a 6-run lead, Nebraska baseball held off a late-rally against Creighton for a 6-5 win.The Huskers jumped out to a 3-run lead in the second inning, capped-off by Mac Moyer’s single that drove in two runs.Nebraska kept Creighton’s bats in control early. Gavin Blachowicz threw four scoreless innings to start the game, allowing just two hits.They also got some help from their outfield, including a diving-catch from Drew Grego in the 5th inning.Creighton would find their footing in the 6th inning, starting with a 2 RBI double by Nate McHugh.The Bluejays would end up scoring 5 runs in the 6th inning, capped off by an RBI single from Rocco Gump. In the 9th, Creighton would get the winning-run on base — but a flyout to center field would end the Bluejays rally attempt. The Huskers improve to 23-6 on the season, and are next in action Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Penn State.Creighton drops to 13-13 with the loss. They also hit the road to take on UConn on Thursday at 5:05 p.m.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Despite jumping out to a 6-run lead, Nebraska baseball held off a late-rally against Creighton for a 6-5 win.

The Huskers jumped out to a 3-run lead in the second inning, capped-off by Mac Moyer’s single that drove in two runs.

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Nebraska kept Creighton’s bats in control early. Gavin Blachowicz threw four scoreless innings to start the game, allowing just two hits.

They also got some help from their outfield, including a diving-catch from Drew Grego in the 5th inning.

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Creighton would find their footing in the 6th inning, starting with a 2 RBI double by Nate McHugh.

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The Bluejays would end up scoring 5 runs in the 6th inning, capped off by an RBI single from Rocco Gump.

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In the 9th, Creighton would get the winning-run on base — but a flyout to center field would end the Bluejays rally attempt.

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The Huskers improve to 23-6 on the season, and are next in action Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Penn State.

Creighton drops to 13-13 with the loss. They also hit the road to take on UConn on Thursday at 5:05 p.m.

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