OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — Will Sanford pitched six no-hit innings and the Oregon Ducks shut out the Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-0 Saturday in the Big Ten Baseball Championship at Charles Schwab Field. Sanford struck out nine and walked none. Tanner Bradley added two hitless innings with three strikeouts, and Luke Morgan worked a perfect ninth.

Oregon took a 1-0 lead in the first on Drew Smith’s groundout. Michael Molony homered in the fourth and Angel Laya homered in the fifth. Smith doubled home two runs in the seventh and Brayden Jaksa followed with a two-run homer. Smith added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

The Ducks (40-15) collected 10 hits. Nebraska (42-15) managed four hits and struck out 13 times. Gavin Blachowicz took the loss, allowing three earned runs over five innings with nine strikeouts. Drew Smith drove in four runs and Laya and Jaksa each homered. The Cornhuskers were shut out for the first time in the tournament.