Nebraska’s first venture out on the road in Big Ten play did not go smoothly, as they dropped two out of three games to Northwestern two weekends ago. They’ll hope to fare better in their second conference road trip beginning tonight in Columbus with the first of three games against Ohio State. The Huskers and Buckeyes enter this series entangled in a three-way tie for second place in the Big Ten. They’re even with Indiana with identical 5-4 conference records. The Huskers defeated Creighton on Tuesday to move their overall record to 23-12. The Buckeyes have won six straight, including a sweep of Minnesota last weekend. Nebraska will send lefty Tyler King to the mound tonight, followed by Brandon Pierce Saturday and Zach Hirsch on Sunday. First pitch for tonight’s series opener is set for 5:35.