Over two days the Nebraska Huskers' Baseball team shut down one of the most potent offenses in college baseball. In the first game the Huskers only allowed two runs as senior Erik Bird threw a complete game for a 4-2 victory over the New Mexico Lobos.
Casey Hauptman turned in another great relief performance to get the victory in game two as the Huskers won 9-5. New Mexico came in with one of the best lineups in the nation as all but one of their starters has a batting average over .300.
While New Mexico's players were shut down, the Husker offense thrived. Catcher Cody Neer had six hits in the series and went 4-for-4 on Wednesday raising his average for the season to .312.
The series was a big victory for a Huskers team that has struggled this year. The Huskers have not had a losing record in over a decade but are currently two games under .500.
However, next year looks promising as the Huskers will be returning a large majority of their players. If their pitching improves they should be ready to compete in 2010.
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