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Cam Chick as part of a five-run outburst to take a 6-5 lead. The Huskers got the first two runners on after Steil singled and Efry Cervantes was hit by a pitch. Acker’s sacrifice bunt moved both runners to scoring position before Jaxon Hallmark walked to load the bases. Schwellenbach deposited Ty Rybarczyk’s 0-1 pitch over the fence in left for his second homer of the season. Chick gave the Huskers their first lead of the day moments later with his fifth homer of the season, a blast over the wall in center.   The Huskers’ lead would be short lived, as Illinois came back with a pai...

th to beat Illinois 6-3 in the season-opener for both teams. Senior catcher Brent Todys, who was 0-for-5 at the time, broke the tie with a double down the left field line, scoring Zach Dezenzo all the way from first. That broke a stalemate that saw the Buckeye pitchers hold Illinois scoreless over the final five innings despite having the winning run in scoring position in four of those five innings. In his collegiate debut, freshman Kade Kern had a special day. The Archbold, Ohio native went 5-for-6 with a double, triple and three singles. He also had an RBI double in the pivotal 13