Huskers Face Omaha on Wednesday

NEBRASKA at OMAHA
April 6, 2022
Tal Anderson Field | Omaha, Neb.
 
Wednesday, April 6 – 6:30 p.m.
Pitching: RHP Drew Christo (0-0) vs. RHP Jackson Gordon (0-2)
TV/Streaming: www.OMavs.com
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Nebraska makes the short trip on I-80 to Omaha, as the Huskers take on the Mavericks on Wednesday, April 6 at Tal Anderson Field.

 

First pitch between the Huskers and Mavericks is set for 6:30 p.m.

 

A live stream of Wednesday’s game is available on OMavs.com. Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call all of the action on the Huskers Radio Network. Wednesday night’s game will be carried on KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln and KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha. Every game this season can be heard for free on Huskers.com and the Official Nebraska Huskers App for both iOS and Android devices.

 

Last Time Out

Nebraska swept a road series against Big Ten foe Ohio State last weekend. The Huskers scored a run in the first and second innings in the series opener and never gave up the lead, as Nebraska held on for a 5-3 win on Friday night. The Big Red clinched the series with a 10-5 victory on Saturday, led by Griffin Everitt’s two-run homer, while Nick Wimmers was 2-for-3 with a double and a run in his first start at Nebraska and Max Anderson had a grand slam. The Huskers scored a season-high total of runs in a 17-5 rout at Ohio State on Sunday afternoon. Cam Chick was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with five walks and team-high four runs. Chick’s five walks ties a school record, joining Jim Bailey (vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999) and Tom Novak (vs. Denver College, April 18, 1949) in the record books. Luke Sartori went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, four RBI and three runs on the day. Sartori’s grand slam in the top of the ninth gave Nebraska a grand slam in back-to-back games for the first time since Kash Kalkowksi and Kale Kiser vs. Washington and Missouri State on Feb. 19-20, 2011.

 

4/1: Nebraska 5, Ohio State 3

4/2: Nebraska 10, Ohio State 5

4/3: Nebraska 17, Ohio State 5

 

Next Up

Nebraska returns to conference action this weekend, hosting Rutgers for a three-game series at Hawks Field on Friday-Sunday, April 8-10. Friday and Sunday’s games will be broadcat on B1G+, while Saturday’s game is set for a 3:17 p.m. first pitch on BTN.

Offensive Outburst

• With 32 runs scored in last weekend’s series at Ohio State, Nebraska tied its highest total of runs in a three-game conference series on the road since joining the Big Ten. The Huskers also scored 32 runs in a road series at Purdue in 2013.

• Nebraska posted a double-digit total in runs for the fifth and sixth time this season after posting wins of 10-5 on Saturday and 17-5 on Sunday.

• The Huskers posted a season-high 17 runs on a season-high 16 hits in Sunday’s win.

• Eight Huskers had at least one hit in the 17-5 win, with four players having a two-hit game and two players recording three hits each.

• The 12-run victory is the largest margin of victory for the Big Red since last season’s 17-5 win in seven innings vs. Minnesota on March 27 at Hawks Field.

 

Brice on Base

• Brice Matthews extended his on-base streak to 20 games after hitting .357 with five hits, a double, four RBI, three runs and two walks in last weekend’s series at Ohio State.

• In the 20-game stretch, Matthews is hitting .308 with six doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI and 17 runs.

• With Matthews stretching his on-base streak to 20 games, Nebraska has had a player with an on-base streak of 20 or more games in every season since at least 2000 (excluding shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19).

 

Walk This Way

• Cam Chick drew a career-high five walks in Sunday’s 17-5 win at Ohio State while going a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a team-high four runs.

• Chick’s five walks are tied for a single-game school record, joining Jim Bailey (vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999) and Tom Novak (vs. Denver College, April 18, 1949).

• Five other players in Division I have drawn five walks in a game this season, including Trey Lipsey (Ohio State), Daniel Cantu (South Florida), Tristan McAlister (Mount St. Mary’s), Kyle Teel (Virginia) and Garret Forrester (Oregon State).

• Since moving up to the second spot in the lineup at the start of the Michigan series, Chick is hitting .333 with two doubles, a homer, three RBI and 11 runs. In that seven-game stretch, Chick has drawn 11 walks and posted a .568 on-base percentage.

 

Freshmen Making an Impact

• 12 freshmen have made their collegiate debut this season for the Huskers.

• The six freshmen pitchers have combined for 33 appearances on the mound, including two starts, while the six other freshmen have totaled 93 games played, including 67 starts.

• The freshmen are responsible for 34.1 of the 223 innings pitched by the Husker pitching staff this season and 34 of the 218 strikeouts this season.

• At the plate, the freshmen have recorded 59 hits, 36 RBI and 33 runs through the first 26 games, which is 25.7 percent of Nebraska’s offensive production in runs, hits and RBI this season.

Scouting the Omaha Mavericks

• Omaha is 11-14 (4-2 Summit League) on the season after winning two of three games on the road last weekend against Summit League foe Oral Roberts.

• Mike Boeve leads the Mavericks at the plate, hitting .379 with 13 doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and 26 runs. Devin Hurdle has knocked in a team-high 21 run this season, while Drew Reetz is tied with Boeve in slugging four home runs this year.

• Jackson Gordon is 0-2 on the season with a 6.75 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings. Opponents are hitting .263 against Gordon this year and have scored 12 runs, 11 earned.

• As a team, Omaha is hitting .233 with 194 hits, 41 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 124 runs through 25 games.

• The Maverick pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.27, while allowing 127 runs, 104 earned, and striking out 204 in 219 innings.

• Head coach Evan Porter is in his sixth season leading the Maverick program and holds a record of 101-142-1. 

The Series

• Nebraska leads the all-time series over Omaha, 61-11.

• Since Omaha’s transition to DI, the Huskers have won 10 of the 12 meetings with the Mavericks.

• The two teams split a two-game home-and-home series last month, with both teams recording walk-off wins. Omaha won 4-3 on March 13 at Tal Anderson Field, while the Big Red notched a 6-5 victory at Hawks Field on March 14.