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HUSKERS vs ILLINOIS - Game 2 of 3 - Hawks Field - Saturday - 2:05 PM - 4/2/16













Huskers Even Series with Improbable Comeback Win

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Luis Alvarado started the eighth inning rally with a home run
Photo Courtesy Nate Olsen/Nebraska Communications


Courtesy: NU Athletic Communications
04/02/2016



LincolnTrailing 7-4 heading in to the bottom of the eighth inning, the Nebraska baseball (18-8, 4-1 Big Ten) scored five runs to take a 9-7 lead on its way to a 9-8 comeback win over the Illinois Fighting Illini (11-13, 3-2 Big Ten) in front of 4,166 fans at Hawks Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Huskers trailed 7-1 after the top of the sixth and scored eight of the game’s final nine runs. It was the first time the Huskers have overcome a deficit of six runs or more since May 21, 2014, when NU downed Ohio State 7-6 in the Big Ten Tournament after trailing 6-0 in the fourth inning.

NU’s five-run eighth inning came on seven hits, which nearly matched the eight hits the Huskers had through the first seven innings. With one out, Luis Alvarado got the rally started with his second career home run and first of the season, his first career homer also came against the Illini last year in Champaign. The Huskers then rattled off four straight singles by Taylor Fish, Cole Klemke, Steven Reveles and Ryan Boldt, with Boldt’s scoring Fish to make it a 7-6 game. With the bases loaded, Jake Placzek worked a full count before popping up for the second out of the inning. Illinois brought in right-fielder Jack Yalowitz, who is also a left-handed pitcher, to face lefty Ben Miller. The Huskers’ 3-hole hitter drove a 0-1 offering from Yalowitz back through the box and two runs scored to give NU its first lead of the day. Yalowitz then looked to get out of the inning when he got Scott Schreiber to pop up in the infield, but miscommunication by the Illini defense allowed the ball to drop and Boldt scored the eventual game-winning run to give Nebraska a 9-7 lead.

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