Duensing, a 6-0, 185-pounder from Omaha, hurled his first career shutout, scattering five hits and striking out five Demon Deacons to improve to 3-0 on the season. The sophomore from Omaha, who had never pitched more than 7.1 innings in his brief Husker career, now has a 1.31 ERA and a team-best 20 strikeouts in 20.2 innings this spring.

The Huskers gave the left-hander all the support he would need in the third, scoring five times off Wake Forest starter and loser Seth Hill, who fell to 1-2 with the loss. Hill came into tonight�s game with a 0.66 ERA, but surrendered five runs (four earned) on 10 hits in just three innings of work, equaling the shortest start of his career.

Brandon Fusilier led a 13-hit attack, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, as the junior outfielder from Coppell, Texas, now has a team-high 15 RBIs.

The Huskers, who improved to 6-2 with their second win over a ranked opponent in as many days, sent 10 men to the plate in the third, as Fusilier delivered the key blow, a two-run double to right. Daniel Bruce led off the frame with a bunt single and moved into scoring position on Matt Hopper�s single to center. A wild pitch moved both runners up a base before Fusilier�s base hit gave Duensing all the runs he would need. Matt Wells brought home the Huskers� third run of the frame with a sacrifice fly to center before NU would add a pair with two outs on an RBI single Joe Simokaitis, who had two hits, and a Wake Forest error, as shortstop Ben Ingold misplayed an attempted steal, allowing Jake Mullinax to score from third.

After facing one batter over the minimum through three innings, Wake Forest opened the fourth with a pair of hits, putting runners on first and second with no outs, but could not break into the scoring column, as Duensing got a strikeout and a pair of fielder�s choices to end the threat.

Duensing would run into his only other significant threat in the seventh, as Wake Forest, which dropped to 6-2, put runners on the corners with two outs on a walk - the first free pass issued by Husker pitching in the last three games - and a base hit, but Duensing got Steven Malinowski to ground into an inning-ending fielder�s choice.

It would be Wake�s final offensive threat, as Duensing capped his first complete game by retiring the final six batters he faced. NU pitchers have now allowed one run during the weekend, and have a 31-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over the last three contests.

The Huskers tacked on an insurance run in the top of the eighth, as Bruce, who had a pair of hits and scored twice, doubled down the line in left before eventually coming home on a sacrifice fly by Fusilier.

The Huskers will conclude the tournament Sunday afternoon, when they take on the host Golden Gophers at 3 p.m. Junior Quinton Robertson (1-0, 7.71) will make his first career start for the Huskers, while Minnesota will counter with right-hander Craig Molldrem (0-0, 7.36 ERA).

Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.