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Nebraska baseball rallies to beat Northeastern in NCAA Tournament opener, will face Arkansas on Saturday

Spencer Schwellenbach nebraska baseball
Posted at 9:58 PM, Jun 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-05 17:50:41-04

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KMTV) — The Nebraska baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Northeastern, 8-6, in the Huskers' NCAA Tournament opener on Friday night in Fayetteville.

NU will now play #1 overall seed Arkansas on Saturday.

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Cam Chick started the Big Red rally on Friday with a three run home run in the 4th inning.

Nebraska took a 5-4 lead on a RBI single by Omaha Skutt Catholic alum MoJo Hagge in the 6th.

NU will now face #1 overall seed Arkansas on Saturday at 8 p.m. on ESPN3.com.