Robertson?s Gem Leads Sixth-Ranked Huskers to 6-3 Win - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site

Lubbock, Texas -Quinton Robertson allowed one unearned run in seven innings, as sixth-ranked Nebraska evened the series at one game apiece with a 6-3 win over Texas Tech in front of 4,187 at Dan Law Field Saturday afternoon.

Robertson improved to 6-1 on the season, scattering five hits and striking out four, as he matched his longest outing of the season. The 6-foot-4 right-hander allowed an unearned run in the first, but was dominant after that, allowing only two balls out of the infield in his final five innings of work.

"Quinton set the tone for us," Nebraska Coach Mike Anderson said. "He gave up the run in the first, but settled down and got a lot of ground ball outs."

"I just wanted our defense to make plays and threw as many two-seamed fastballs as I could," Robertson said after earning his first win since March 29. "My plan was get my fastball to sink and keep it low in the zone so they would get a lot of ground balls."

While Robertson was dominant on the hill, the Huskers (32-11, 14-6 Big 12) were opportunistic at the plate, converting three Red Raider errors into four runs to move into sole possession of second place, one game behind Texas.

"We played well early today, and they made some mistakes to help us out," Anderson said. "We took advantage of their mistakes with some timely hits. Yesterday, everything went their way and it came back for us today. After the way we played last night, to come back and be fundamentally sound and do the small things is how you win games on the road."

Jeff Leise and Brandon Fusilier had three hits each, as NU totaled 11 hits off Red Raider starter Dusty Buck.

After spotting the Red Raiders (25-19, 7-12) a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, NU responded with six unanswered runs off Buck, who threw a complete game in a losing effort. The Huskers tied the score in the top of the second, as Alex Gordon doubled, advanced to third on Curtis Ledbetter