What a weekend
It is a rare occasion that a sporting event lives up to the pregame hype. USC/Nebraska, is usually the norm.
But this weekend, 3 fantastic games occurred at Haymarket Park over the weekend. Texas A&M and Nebraska took to the field in a 1 vs. 2 matchup in the Big 12 standings and both were top 10 teams in the rankings. If there has been a team with more magic than Nebraska this year it has been the Aggies of A&M. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve heard scores from the nation and Texas A&M’s scores always start with “Texas A&M comes from behind to defeat ____”
Friday nights matchup was almost good enough for two complete games because it went 16 innings. The Aggies were the victor 6-3. And were a virtual lock for the Big 12 regular season crown.
Saturday’s matchup was washed out by rain which set up a fantastic Mothers Day.
Game 1 on Sunday was mostly all Texas A&M but Nebraska scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to collect the victory 9-8.
Game 2 on Sunday was a slugfest but Nebraska had to come from behind again, this time 5 runs down going into the bottom of the 6th inning. Nebraska scored 3 runs in the 6th, 7th AND 8th inning and came out on top 13-10.
It is rare in a 3 game series where the outcome of any of the 3 games could have gone either way. Nebraska could have very easily gone 3-0 but so could have Texas A&M.
Before this weekend Nebraska was pretty much assured hosting a regional. Nebraska was also in contention with about 12 teams for a coveted top 8 national seed and a home road to the College World Series. This weekends series win probably gave Nebraska one of those top 8 national seeds save a collapse at Missouri and the Big 12 tournament.
Did anybody take in either of the 3 games?
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