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Nebraska Baseball takes series at Minnesota
Huskers tied for second in the Big Ten Conference standings with two weekends to go
Nebraska baseball remained in the hunt for a Big Ten Conference title with a series victory at Minnesota this weekend.
The Huskers topped the Gophers in the first two games but dropped dropped Sunday's finale. NU is now 30-16 on the season, including 12-6 in the Big Ten. That puts the Huskers in a three-way tie for second place behind Illinois, which leads the league at 13-5.
Minnesota is now 21-21 with a league record of 7-11.
Nebraska won a relatively high-scoring affair Friday night, thanks in part to Dylan Carey's two-run home run in the seventh inning. That gave NU a lead that wouldn't be given back as the Huskers won 10-7.
The series was clinched Saturday with a 7-3 Husker victory. Joshua Overbeek had a 3-for-5 day with a homer, three RBIs and two runs. Josh Caron had three hits and an RBI, while Dylan Carey was 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
Sunday's finale saw NU come up short of the sweep, with Minnesota scoring a pair of runs in the first inning and never relinquishing the lead en route to the 6-2 final.
Nebraska returns home to host South Dakota State for a single game Wednesday before a three-game weekend series in Lincoln against Indiana. The Huskers' regular season wraps up the following weekend with three games at Michigan State.
