Nebraska baseball has won the Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship.
NU outlasted Penn State 2-1 in the league title game Sunday. This is the first conference tournament championship for the Big Red since joining the Big Ten.
The Huskers improve to 39-20 ahead of the NCAA Tournament beginning this next weekend. Penn State’s season comes to a close at 29-24.
The Nittany Lions struck first when a pickoff throw to second went awry, scoring the runner from third. From there, No. 8 seed managed just one more hit.
Nebraska didn’t get on the board until Josh Caron belted a home run over the right field wall. Then, in the top of the ninth inning, Gabe Swansen, who had two of Nebraska’s six hits on the day, crushed a double that scored Cayden Brumbaugh.
After Jackson Brocket posted a sensational 8.0 innings, the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year took the hill for the save. Brett Sears worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to take the title back to Lincoln.
Caron, with a conference tournament record six home runs this week, was named Most Outstanding Player of the Big Ten Conference Tournament. Other Huskers on the All-Big Ten Tournament team are Swansen, Caron, Josh Stokes, and Will Walsh.
Nebraska will learn its regional destination on Monday. The Selection Show airs at 11 a.m. CDT on ESPN2.
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Nebraska’s path to the Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship
Tuesday: No. 7 seed Ohio State run rules Nebraska in seven innings. | Recap, Photos
Thursday: The Huskers get a gem on the hill form Brett Sears and Drew Christo to eliminate Purdue. | Recap, Photos
Friday: Nebraska avenges their opening game loss to Ohio State by sending the Buckeyes home. | Recap, Photos
Saturday 1: Will Walsh tosses a complete game to send NU to a do-or-die semifinal game. | Recap, Photos
Saturday 2: Nebraska crushes Penn State to reach its first conference tournament title game since 2019. | Recap, Photos