Nebraska baseball swept its second consecutive midweek non-conference series this week and now heads back into Big Ten play.
The Huskers (9-11, 1-5 Big Ten) got past struggling program Pepperdine on Tuesday, 9-6, and Wednesday, 11-4, to drop the Waves' record to 4-16 overall. Those back-to-back wins came one week after Nebraska toppled Wichita State on the prior Tuesday and Wednesday - pushing the Shockers down to a 6-11 record, and they now sit at 7-13 overall.
Whether or not the latest mini midweek momentum swing against a lower-quality opponent will pay off for Nebraska in conference play remains to be seen.
The two wins over Wichita State didn't parlay into any success against UCLA last weekend during a sweep at the hands of the Bruins (16-4, 5-1). Now, the Huskers will be pitted against USC (12-8, 2-4) looking to find some sort of answers in-conference this weekend.
Here is a look at the three-game set as Nebraska gears up for a battle against its third consecutive West Coast team and another battle with an above-.500 club on the road.