The Husker baseball team was unable to earn a series victory over 16th-ranked Purdue at Hawks Field this weekend, falling in Sunday’s rubber game 8-3. After dropping the series opener 8-5 on Friday night, the Huskers rebounded and won Saturday’s game 8-3, setting up big stakes for both teams in the finale. The Boilermakers came out strong, taking a 6-0 lead thanks to a four-run fourth inning that chased Husker starting pitcher Zach Hirsch from the game. Nebraska responded with a three-run fourth inning of their own, keyed by Josh Scheffert’s two-run single. But the Huskers would be unable to generate any more offense, and Purdue tacked on insurance runs in the seventh and ninth. Nebraska falls to 8-7 in the Big Ten and 26-15 overall with the defeat. They visit Creighton on Tuesday night.