McGrath's bouncer between short and third scored two runs in the fifth and gave the Bulldogs a 10-4 lead. They put the game away in the eighth on Wiese's 19th homer and a two-run double by Rock. Nebraska, which had 17 hits to Mississippi State's 20 in the tournament opener, kept chipping away. The Cornhuskers added two runs in the fifth on Adam Shabala's triple, a wild pitch and Justin Cowan's RBI single, then put together three singles in the seventh for another run before Adam Larson came on in relief to get the final two outs. The nine Nebraska hits went to nine batters.
Pressure's a neat word.
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