Nebraska Baseball needed a large Tuesday against the #10 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks to help out their RPI ranking as they motor through the Big Ten schedule.
And, boy, did they help their cause in the first game.
#Huskers win 3-0 over No. 10 Arkansas. #Huskers first no-hitter since March 6th 1993, also a combined no-hitter. Game 2 coming up. #GBR
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) April 16, 2013
Husker ace Sophomore pitcher Kyle Kubat made his first start Tuesday afternoon for the Big Red, and he was effective through 5 innings as he got 3 strikeouts, but was pulled after being on a strict pitch count of 60.
Then the bullpen, which has caught some brutal stuff the last couple weeks, came to shine.
Seniors Tyler Neiderklein and Dylan Vogt kept the 0 on the hit column for the Razorbacks through the last three innings. The only Arkansas players to make it on base were Catcher Jean Ramirez (3 times, 2x walk and a hit batter) and Outfielder Matt Vinson. Vinson's walk came in the 9th inning, but Vogt got the double play and then retired Tyler Spoon to fly out to end the game.
Today's #Huskers no no was the 8th in school history, 4th combined no-hitter in school history.
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) April 16, 2013
The second game of the doubleheader will start at 6:35 central and be on the Big Ten Network and BTN2go.com. Join us in the game thread and talk about the game in there!