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Nebraska baseball honored its seniors on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln.The Huskers were coming off a 10-0 win over Iowa, and they were looking to do it again in front of a record-breaking crowd. Husker Nation showed up to support the team in Haymarket Park. 7,773 were in attendance, which was a new season high. It was the largest Husker home crowd since 2008.The Huskers got on the board first thanks to a Drew Grego RBI single.Will Jesske put four more on the board with a grand slam.Jeter Worthley’s RBI triple sent Mac Moyer home, and Nebraska was up 6-0 in the bottom of the fourth.Worthley would later score on a wild pitch.The Hawkeyes put two up before the end of the sixth inning.Then another two in the seventh inning.The Hawkeyes went on to make it a one-run game.Jett Buck extended the Husker lead with a sac fly to bring Grego home.Iowa took a 10-8 lead in the eighth inning.Make that 11-8.Dylan Carey tied things up with a three-run homer.Max Buettenback gave Nebraska back the lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth.Another one.A two-run RBI single from Trey Fikes made it 15-11 for the Huskers.And just like that, Nebraska won 15-11.The two teams will meet up in the series finale on Sunday at 2 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 |
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The Huskers were coming off a 10-0 win over Iowa, and they were looking to do it again in front of a record-breaking crowd.
Husker Nation showed up to support the team in Haymarket Park. 7,773 were in attendance, which was a new season high. It was the largest Husker home crowd since 2008.
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The Huskers got on the board first thanks to a Drew Grego RBI single.
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Will Jesske put four more on the board with a grand slam.
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Jeter Worthley’s RBI triple sent Mac Moyer home, and Nebraska was up 6-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
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Worthley would later score on a wild pitch.
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The Hawkeyes put two up before the end of the sixth inning.
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Hawkeyes get one back.
Jesske up to bat.
M5 | Nebraska 7, Iowa 1
— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026
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Iowa scores one more.
2-3-4 due up.
M6 | Nebraska 7, Iowa 2
— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026
Then another two in the seventh inning.
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The Hawkeyes went on to make it a one-run game.
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Hawkeyes plate four.
Grego to the dish.
M7 | Nebraska 7, Iowa 6
— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026
Jett Buck extended the Husker lead with a sac fly to bring Grego home.
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Iowa took a 10-8 lead in the eighth inning.
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Make that 11-8.
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Iowa takes the lead.
M8 | Nebraska 8, Iowa 11
— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026
Dylan Carey tied things up with a three-run homer.
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Max Buettenback gave Nebraska back the lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth.
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Another one.
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A two-run RBI single from Trey Fikes made it 15-11 for the Huskers.
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And just like that, Nebraska won 15-11.
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The two teams will meet up in the series finale on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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