Carey, Jasa Lead Huskers to Run-Rule Victory

Dylan Carey went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs and Carson Jasa totaled eight strikeouts in six shutout innings, as the Huskers evened the series with a 10-0 run-rule victory in seven innings at Michigan on Saturday afternoon.

Nebraska (17-6, 4-1 Big Ten) scored 10 runs on 14 hits, while Michigan (11-10, 1-4 Big Ten) was held without a run on eight hits and an error.

Carey’s three-hit performance headlined a balanced Husker offensive effort that saw nine players record a hit. Miken Miller went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, and Drew Grego finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Jett Buck went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs, and Rhett Stokes was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Case Sanderson added two hits and two runs scored, while Mac Moyer and Jeter Worthley had one hit each.

Jasa improved to 4-1 on the season, striking out eight batters across six shutout frames while allowing six hits and a walk. Chase Olson finished the game with a scoreless seventh to preserve the combined shutout.

Nebraska got on the board early in the first when Moyer walked and Sanderson drew a four-pitch walk before a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. Carey lined a single to left field to plate both and give the Huskers a 2-0 lead.

The Big Red added three more in the third. Buck singled and Carey singled to left-center field to put runners on the corners before Miller lifted a sacrifice fly to score Buck. Grego doubled down the left-field line to put runners on second and third.

Stokes reached on an RBI fielder’s choice that plated Carey, while a throwing error on Stokes’ steal of second base allowed Grego to trot home from third to give the Big Red a 5-0 advantage through three innings.

Nebraska biggest inning came in the fourth, when the Huskers sent nine batters to the plate and scored four runs. Sanderson and Buck singled, setting the table for Carey’s two-RBI triple to the wall in right-center field. Miller followed Carey with an RBI triple past the Wolverines’ center fielder to score Carey. Grego capped the inning with an RBI single to left to make it 9-0.

Worthley reached on a leadoff single in the top of the fifth and came around to score on Buck’s sacrifice fly to center, and Jasa and Olson combined to hold Michigan scoreless the rest of the way to complete the seven-inning shutout.

Nebraska and Michigan conclude the weekend series tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT on B1G+.