Nebraska doubled its pleasure against Creighton on Wednesday.
The Cornhuskers used a 13-run fifth inning to break open a 16-7 victory, their second win over the Bluejays in as many nights.
Unlike Tuesday, when the Huskers' 4-3 win was in doubt until the ninth inning, this game was all but over early.
Nebraska's 13 runs in the fifth were its most in one inning since 1999, during a NCAA-record setting 51-3 pummeling of Chicago State. Nebraska had five of its 10 doubles in the big inning.
Nebraska finished with 18 hits, including a school-record 10 doubles. DJ Belfonte's triple gave the Huskers 11 extra-base hits against seven Creighton pitchers.
The Huskers (30-7-1) posted season highs for runs and hits while Creighton (25-15) lost its fourth straight for the first time in four years.
Nebraska trailed by a run before sending 17 men to the plate in a 50-minute fifth inning that saw the Jays use five different pitchers. Every player in Nebraska's lineup scored in the fifth, and four of them crossed the plate twice.
"That's the key. Hitting is contagious for every team," Belfonte said. "We all got a little bit comfortable seeing each other doing what we were doing. We just thrived off each other."
Creighton walked two batters, hit two more with pitches and made a throwing error early in the fifth before Nebraska's bats took over.
"When we play some of these good teams, you can't give up free bases," Creighton coach Ed Servais said. "Good teams are going to get hits. But when you couple that with when you start an inning with a walk, it takes the air out of you."
Servais said he knew his team was in trouble when pitcher Pat Venditte lasted only into the fourth. Making just the second start of his career, the Jays' ambidextrous All-American gave up three runs on four extra-base hits early before leaving with a 4-3 lead.
Nick Nordgren, who drove in five runs, put Creighton on top with a three-run homer off Nebraska starter Erik Bird in the bottom of the third inning. But the free bases and the throwing error by first baseman Darin Ruf, his first of the season, allowed the lead to slip away in the fifth.
And once the Huskers started stringing together hits, the game got out of hand in a hurry.
"They didn't give up at-bats," Nebraska coach Mike Anderson said of his team. "They didn't let an at-bat die. A lot of base knocks happened early in the count and late in the count. That's what I would attribute it to."
Jake Opitz and Craig Corriston had three hits apiece, and Corriston, Bryce Nimmo and Cody Neer had two doubles apiece.
Michael Mariot (2-0) got the win with three innings of relief.
Zak Moore (4-5) took the loss, giving up three runs, two earned, in 2-3 of an inning.
The crowd of 9,044 at Rosenblatt Stadium was the largest of the season for both teams.
The Huskers return to action Friday night, as they begin a three-game conference series at Baylor. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be carried across Nebraska on the Husker Sports Network.
Nebraska 021 0(13)0 000 --16 18 2
Creighton 103 0 2 0 010-- 7 9 2
Bird, Mariot (5), Freeman (8), Hauptman (9) and Abeita; Venditte, Moore (4), Reommich (5), Patterson (5), Lackovic (5), Dooley (6), VanLeur (7) and Servais and Blair. W--Mariot, 2-0. L--Moore, 4-5. HR--Nordgren (7).
Big 12 Standings
Big 12 Overall
Texas A&M 15-3-0 34-7-0
Nebraska 13-4-1 30-7-1
Oklahoma State 11-7-0 28-11-0
Missouri 9-6-0 29-11-0
Texas 9-10-0 24-17-0
Baylor 8-11-0 24-18-0
Kansas 5-10-0 25-19-0
Kansas State 5-10-0 19-21-0
Oklahoma 4-10-1 26-15-1
Texas Tech 5-13-0 20-23-0
Tuesday's Games
Texas Tech 12, New Mexico State 2
Missouri 8, Eastern Illinois 2
Texas A&M 14, Texas State 11
Texas 13, Baylor 12, 11 innings
UC Irvine 4, Kansas State 3
Nebraska 4, Creighton 3
Wichita State 6, Kansas 4
Oklahoma 11, TCU 6
Wednesday's Games
Texas Tech 16, New Mexico State 10
Baylor 25, Texas State 13 (8)
UT-San Antonio 7, Texas 1
Southern Illinois 2, Missouri 1
Kansas State 9, UC Irvine 7
Nebraska 16, Creighton 7
Oklahoma State 5, Wichita State 3
Friday's Games
Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 6:05 p.m.
Kansas at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m.
Missouri at TexasA&M, 6:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Baylor, 6:30 p.m.
Texas at Kansas State, 6:30 p.m.
