The Husker baseball team continue its eight-game homestand this weekend with a three-game series against Louisiana at Hawks Field. Friday’s series opener is slated for 6:35 p.m. with as day-night doubleheader on Saturday.

Start times for that day are 12:05 p.m. and 6:35 p.m., and separate admission for both games is required. Tickets for all three games can purchased by calling the NU Ticket Office (800-8-BIGRED) or by visiting Huskers.com.

The Huskers (34-8-1) have won 10 of their last 12 games following a two-game sweep of Western Illinois (6-4, 6-1) this week. On Wednesday, Erik Bird tossed five shutout innings, while Tyler Farst and Jake Opitz drove in a pair of runs apiece, as Nebraska held WIU off the scoreboard until the top of the ninth.

Louisiana (22-23) has won its last two weekend series, but comes off a 5-3 loss at LSU on Tuesday night. The Ragin’ Cajuns reached the championship of the College Station regional a year ago, and were ranked in the top 20 in preseason polls, but ULL got out of the gate slowly with a 6-12 start before rebounding of late.

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