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The Nebraska baseball team opened a weekend series against 21st ranked Baylor on Friday night. This was a series that was supposed to take place in Lincoln, but was moved to Waco because of the cold, snow, and ice all over the state of Nebraska these days. It appears the Huskers decided to treat the Bears' home field as though it were their own, as they won the game 12-4.
Thanks to the blowout win, several things stood out in the game.
‼️ FRIDAY BASEBALL ‼️
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) March 8, 2019
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📍: Waco, TX
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Angelo Altavilla breaks out
Altavilla hadn't been having a great start to the year. He came into Friday's game hitting just .268 and he hadn't gone yard yet. He'll lay his head on his pillow knowing he's raised his average to .283. He also hit his first two homers of the season and drove in five (5!) runs in the victory.
💣 GELO BOMB 💣
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) March 9, 2019
3-run BLAST puts NU up 12-2. 🌽@gelo_villa7's 2nd HR of the game. ✊ pic.twitter.com/3xAepNax00
Huskers have found their Friday starter
Matt Waldron got his first start of the season last weekend and had a stellar outing as he shut down Texas Tech. Tonight he pitched seven innings and allowed just one earned run. He also struck out a career high eight. He's now 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA and should get the nod from here on out in series openers.
.@Matt_Waldron10 tied a career high in strikeouts with 8.
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) March 9, 2019
With 0 walks tonight, Waldron now has 26 K's to just 2 BB's on the season.#GBR
Luke Roskam joins the party
If Altavilla was struggling a bit to start the season, then Luke Roskam's start to the season was positively tortured. Coming into Friday night he was hitting just .189 but he went 4-for-6 against the 21st ranked team in the country while driving in four. He also hit his first homer of the season.
HAVE A NIGHT, SKUM. 🙌@LukeRoskam singles home Palensky. 🌽
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) March 9, 2019
9-2, Big Red. pic.twitter.com/jhozw5zg4W
The bullpen is still a problem
It's hard to find a negative when you absolutely drill a Top 25 ranked team on the road. Still, there was one. The Nebraska baseball team's bullpen has been suspect at best so far this season. On Friday, Chad Luensman entered the 9th with a 12-2 lead and had some real control issues that led to two runs scoring. This is the first game the team has played since the pen blew a 9-2 lead against Sam Houston State last weekend.
B9 | Baylor picks up a pair of runs with two outs.
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) March 9, 2019
Runner on first, Huskers lead 12-4.
The Huskers could be for real
Nebraska has had a killer schedule to start the year. While they got routed by #7 Oregon State in the second weekend of the season, they've looked like a different team. Had the aforementioned pen been better, we'd be talking about the team reeling off three straight wins and two of those against Top 25 squads.,
HUSKERS KNOCK OFF #21 BAYLOR. ⚾️🌽#GBR pic.twitter.com/pvJsblltji
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) March 9, 2019
