Nebraska Starts Off the Weekend with a Big 10-0 Win Over Iowa

Perfect placement. 🤩

Sandy scores Moyer off a RBI single.

B3 | Nebraska 2, Iowa 0 pic.twitter.com/FdLEZ1yk45

— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 8, 2026

Iowa missed a golden opportunity in the top of the fifth, and Jasa did what Jasa does.  The Hawkeyes had two runners on base thanks to a hit and a walk with their three-hole hitter Miles Risley at the plate.  The two of them faced off in an eight-pitch battle with Jasa falling behind 3-0 before battling to ultimately get a swinging strikeout, bringing Cornhusker fans to their feet in appreciation of his toughness.

With that 105-mph smash back to the pitcher in the second inning at the front over everyone’s mind, Trey Fikes led off the fifth with another hard-hit ball, this time down the third baseline for a double.  That brought Coach Rick Heller out of the dugout to take the ball from Guerin and pull in another righty, their top arm out of the bullpen, Kyle Alivo.

Mac Moyer greeted Alivo with his second base hit of the game, moving Fikes to third base.  Will Jesske then hit a sacrifice fly to right that put Nebraska’s third run on the scoreboard.  Carey followed with a single and the Cornhuskers looked to break it open.  That would have to wait as Alivo struck out Sanderson and Buck back-to-back to end it.  After five innings, Nebraska held a 3-0 lead.

In the top of the sixth inning, Jasa was back in the zone, sitting the Hawkeyes down in order with a groundout to Sanderson at first base and two strikeouts.  Once again, the crowd showed their appreciation and hoped the Cornhuskers could find a couple of insurance runs

Joshua Overbeek was plunked by Alivo with one out and then Rhett Stokes struck out looking. With two outs, can you say Larry Eugene Fikes the 3rd have yourself a day!  After crushing the ball twice already, Fikes went yard over the leftfield wall for a two-run homer – his first of the season – to put the Cornhuskers up 5-0.

First of many. ✊ pic.twitter.com/JAv0n7reZ4

— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026

Jasa pitched the seventh inning before calling it a night, leaving without surrendering a run and recording nine strikeouts, two walks and three hit batters.  He threw 106 pitches and dropped his ERA to 3.31.  The young man from Colorado has handled the pressure and solidified himself as the Friday starter.

After roughing up Alivo, the Cornhusker offense saw a different righthander in the bottom of the seventh inning, Nick Terhaar.  He walked Will Jesske, which brought Iowan Reed Strohmeyer in to pinch-run.  Terhaar then struck out Carey, but hit Sanderson to put two on with one out.  That was basically repeated as Buck struck out and then Drew Grego earned a walk.  That brought Overbeek to the plate with bases loaded and two outs.  Hitting from the left-side, Overbeek laced a single that scored two.

Rhett Stokes, who had struggled up to this point in the game, fooled everyone in the ballpark pushing a two-out bunt toward shortstop that no Hawkeye could get to in time to make a play.  That drove in Grego, putting the Big Red up 8-0.  Fans in the stands were feeling a run-rule ending, especially after Fikes was hit by a pitch to once again load the bases.  However, they’d have to wait for a bit as Mac Moyer’s sharp hit to third base was gloved and Frost stepped on the bag to force out Stokes.

Caleb Clark came in relief of Jasa and got the first two Iowa batters to fly out to rightfield.  But the Canadian couldn’t close it out, hitting the next two batters.  Coach Rob Childress came out of the dugout and called for Tucker Timmerman.  He ended it by striking out pinch-hitter Ben Swails.

When Max Buettenback stepped into the batter’s box against Ty Mikkelsen to pinch-hit, there was a sense of anticipation and he delivered, crushing a Roy Hobbs-esque home run well over the rightfield wall.  With the lights flashing and the crowd on its feet, Nebraska was one run away from ending it.  That came quickly two pitches later when Dylan Carey hit is own towering home run to rightfield.  Ball game!  Nebraska 10, Iowa 0.

EVERYBODY EATS. 🍽️

BUETTENBACK GETS AN HR ON HIS FIRST APPEARANCE.

B8 | Nebraska 9, Iowa 0 pic.twitter.com/7tHwML1EnC

— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026

The Cornhuskers answered the question of whether they could come back in a big way.  They showed their grit, grinding in the early going with a run here and a run there.  They felt the energy of the crowd of 7094 and came up big in the moment late in the game, scoring seven runs in the final three innings.  They played solid defense and made plays when they needed to.

This was a good first step into the weekend, but anyone who follows college baseball knows that Iowa is led by one of the best coaches in the game.  While they have not faced the level of competition as Nebraska this season, they have won their last two series, including one against Illinois.  Rick Heller will have his team ready to play and will put out their best pitcher tomorrow to put one in the win column.

The same two teams will be back at it tomorrow at 2:00.  Ty Horn will return to his role as a weekend starter and will face-off against Maddux Frese and his 2.56 ERA.  A win tomorrow will secure a top-four finish in the conference standings and the all-important top-four position in the tournament.

Goodnight from Hawks Field. pic.twitter.com/rIWUGxhmSW

— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026

Notes:

• Nebraska had 12 hits tonight, one less than all three games last weekend.
• Reed Strohmeyer, who came in the came to pinch run for Will Jesske in the seventh inning, looked across the diamond tonight at his older brother Kellen.  The two Strohmeyers are graduates of Dubuque Hempstead High School.
• Trey Fikes had a huge game going 2-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI.  Not bad for a catcher known more for his defense!
• Mac Moyer, Dylan Carey, and Joshua Overbeek all had two hits.  Overbeek had three RBI.
• Keeping with tradition, Iowa wore yellow shoes.

All guts. 😤 pic.twitter.com/AK5bhWcgmp

— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) May 9, 2026