Nebraska junior left-handed starter Cade Povich whizzed his third strike past the bat of freshman center fielder Kade Kern for the second out of the second inning and Povich’s fourth-straight strikeout of the game Friday.

Up came sophomore right fielder Mitchell Okuley, who helped the Buckeyes take a 1-0 lead over the Huskers by driving the fourth pitch of his at-bat beyond the curtain over the right field wall for his second home run of the season, and he picked up his own bat after touching home plate.