Huskers Roll Into Big 12 Title Game with 10-5 Win Over OSU
Oklahoma City--Dan Johnson pounded two home runs and Brian Rodaway faced the minimum number of Oklahoma State hitters through five innings as Nebraska built a 10-0 lead after 5 1/2 innings to cruise into their third straight Big 12 Championship game with a 10-5 win over the Cowboys at the Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City on Saturday.
With the win, the top-seeded Huskers improved to 44-14 on the season and completed a five-game season series sweep of the fifth-seeded Cowboys, who fell to 40-20 on the year. The Huskers will face sixth-seeded Texas A&M (33-26) in the Big 12 Championship Game on Sunday, at 1 p.m. in a game televised live by Fox Sports Net (Channel 57 in Lincoln).
The Aggies also improved to 3-0 in the tournament with a 10-1 win over seventh-seeded Oklahoma in Saturday