LINCOLN, Neb. (Interstat) — Jeter Worthley went 5 for 5 with an RBI and J’Shawn Unger pitched two scoreless innings of relief as Nebraska rallied for a 7-6 walk-off victory over Kansas State on Tuesday at Haymarket Park.

The Cornhuskers improved to 34-11, while the Wildcats fell to 25-18.

Nebraska scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning, taking advantage of a fielding error by Kansas State’s right fielder and two wild pitches from starter James Guyette. Moyer M. scored on the first wild pitch and Worthley followed on the next wild pitch, then Carey D. crossed when Buck J. reached on the error.

Kansas State answered in the top of the third. Gallagher G. doubled and scored on a groundout by Murray C. to cut the deficit to 3-1. The Wildcats took the lead in the fourth. Kendrick M. singled, and Ty Smolinski homered to right center, driving in both runs to make it 6-3.

Nick English extended the lead in the fifth, launching a two-run homer to left field that scored Gallagher, who had walked. The blast put Kansas State ahead 6-3.

Nebraska chipped away in the bottom of the seventh. Grego D. was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a single by Moyer M. Worthley then tripled to center, scoring Moyer to tie the game at 6-6.

The score remained deadlocked until the bottom of the ninth. Overbeek J. led off with a double to left center off Miles Smith, who had entered in the sixth. After Grego D. grounded out, Stokes R. lined a single down the left-field line that plated Overbeek for the walk-off win.

Worthley finished a perfect 5 for 5, including the game-tying triple. He also singled in the first, third and sixth innings. Nebraska outhit Kansas State 14-8.

For the Wildcats, English went 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBI. Smolinski was 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBI, and Bear Madliak went 2 for 4 with a solo homer in the sixth.

Nebraska starter Tucker Timmerman allowed three runs on three hits with three strikeouts in four innings. Kansas State’s Guyette gave up three runs, none earned, on five hits with six strikeouts in four innings. Aaron Arnold pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout. Smith took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Unger earned the win for Nebraska, striking out two while allowing one hit in two innings. Ty Horn struck out two in a scoreless seventh. Kansas State left five runners on base; Nebraska stranded eight.

The game was the second meeting between the teams this season. Nebraska defeated Kansas State 14-9 on March 24 in Manhattan, Kansas, and the Wildcats won 5-3 in 10 innings on Feb. 21 in Lincoln.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nebraska 7, Kansas State 4, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Nebraska a 58.80 percent probability to win.