Nebraska baseball (19-22) welcomed the Kansas Jayhawks (32-10) to Lincoln for a midweek single-game clash on Tuesday night. The Huskers failed to score, resulting in their second shutout loss of the season, 4-0. The Huskers' best opportunity occurred in the first inning, with two runners on and one in scoring position. But the Jayhawks tagged both runners out on steal attempts, ending the inning. Kansas immediately capitalized on the momentum swing, scoring twice in the second. The Jayhawks then scored two more times, one in the seventh and one in the ninth. Nebraska totaled seven hits, while Kansas recorded nine hits. Max Buettenback produced two hits, going 2-for-4 with a double. Robby Bolin , Tyler Stone , Gabe Swansen , Case Sanderson and Will Jesske all recorded one hit. Kansas sent six pitchers to the mound and shut down the Huskers on the day, combining for six strikeouts and allowing seven hits. The Huskers also sent six pitchers to the mound, with Tucker Timmerman (0-1) taking the loss after allowing two runs on two hits in 2.0 innings. Gavin Blachowicz and Pryce Bender followed, both pitching 2.0 innings and shutting out Kansas. Drew Christo pitched the seventh inning, coughing up one run and two hits. Casey Daiss also allowed one during his 1.1 innings pitched. Grant Cleavinger concluded the game, throwing one strikeout across 0.2 innnings. The Huskers head to the East Coast, facing off against Maryland for a three-game conference series starting Friday night. The first pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. CT on B1G+. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
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