Nebraska defeated Baylor 1-0 today to take the Big 12 Tournament Championship for Baseball. This is the 4th title for Husker Baseball and their record 51st win on the season.

Nebraska returns to play on Friday in Regionals.

After losing the first round game to Texas Tech on Thursday, Nebraska has worked their way through the losers bracket. First knocking out Oklahoma, then returning the favor to Texas Tech.

In Saturday’s action, the Huskers doubled dipped Missouri including a dramatic walk off homerun in game one by Daniel Bruce to force game two Saturday night. The night game was all about Husker offense as they drop the tigers 17-9.

The championship game is at 1:00 pm on Sunday with TV coverage from Fox Sports.

Thanks in part to a series sweep over Kansas State and a crucial loss by Baylor to Missouri, Nebraska Baseball finishes the regular season tied with Baylor as Conference Champions. This is the third title for the Huskers in the past 5 years.

The Big 12 Tournament starts Wednesday with Nebraska rated as the number 1 seed by virture of their head-to-head matchup against Baylor in season play.

Further Reading:
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The Huskers take Sunday’s game in dramatic fashion with a walk-off home run from Jesse Boyer in the bottom of the 11th to give Nebraska a 6-5 win and taking the series 2 games to 1.

Next up for Nebraska Baseball is a Tuesday night game against Creighton at Rosenblatt on Tuesday, May 10, followed by a 3 game series at Texas Tech starting May 13.