Huskers Open Nine-Game Homestand with Rutgers

NEBRASKA vs. RUTGERS
April 8-10, 2022
Hawks Field | Lincoln, Neb.
 
Friday, April 8 – 6:35 p.m.
Pitching: RHP Shay Schanaman (2-3) vs. RHP Jared Kollar (5-0)
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
 
Saturday, April 9 – 3:17 p.m.
Pitching: TBD vs. Nathan Florence (4-1)
TV/Streaming: BTN
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
 
Sunday, April 10 – 12:05 p.m.
Pitching: RHP Dawson McCarville (2-3) vs. LHP Justin Sinibaldi (1-0)
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Nebraska hosts Rutgers in a three-game series this weekend at Hawks Field on Friday-Sunday, April 8-10.

First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6:35 p.m, while Saturday is set to start at 3:17 p.m. The Huskers and Scarlet Knights wrap up the series on Sunday at 12:05 p.m.

 

Friday and Sunday’s game will be broadcast on B1G+, while Saturday’s game can be seen on BTN, with Shane Sparks and Danan Hughes on the call. Fans can also listen to Nick Handley and Ben McLaughlin call all of the action on the Huskers Radio Network. All three games this weekend 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 scored four runs in the eighth and loaded the bases in the ninth but couldn’t plate the tying run in a 6-5 loss at Omaha on Wednesday night. Trailing 6-1, the Huskers scored a run on a Maverick error and Colby Gomes unleashed a three-run homer to left to make it a one-run game. Nebraska loaded the bases with one out in the top of the ninth, before the next two batters were retired on strikeouts with a full count to end the game.

 

Scouting the Rutgers Scarlet Knights

• Rutgers enters the weekend with a 22-6 overall record and 5-1 mark in Big Ten play after a 9-4 win vs. Monmouth on Tuesday night.

• Nick Cimillo paces the Rutgers offense, hitting .423 with 12 doubles, seven home runs, 23 RBI and 35 runs. Danny DiGeorgio is hitting .369 at the plate, followed by Tony Santa Maria hitting .356 with 10 doubles, a triple, six homers and team-high 34 RBI.

• Jared Kollar is 5-0 on the season with a 2.66 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 40.2 innings. Nathan Florence is 4-1 with a 3.19 ERA, while Justin Sinibaldi has a 4.34 ERA with a record of 1-0 this year.

• As a team, Rutgers is hitting .326 with 342 hits, 75 doubles, seven triples, 31 home runs and 254 runs through 26 games.

• The Scarlet Knight pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.08, while allowing 100 runs, 85 earned, and striking out 256 in 248 innings.

• Head coach Steve Owens is in his third season at Rutgers and has a record of 49-38 with the Scarlet Knights. Overall, Owens holds a career record of 963-521-3 in his 31st season as a head coach.

 

The Series

• Nebraska leads the all-time series over Rutgers, 11-6.

• The two teams met five times last season, with the Huskers winning two of five games against the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers swept the Big Red in Lincoln, while Nebraska went 2-0 against RU in Piscataway.

• Since the two teams joined the Big Ten, the series is an even 3-3 split in the six games played in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Rutgers in 2017, before the Scarlet Knights had a series sweep in 2021.

Freshmen Making an Impact

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

• The six freshmen pitchers have combined for 36 appearances on the mound, including three starts, while the six other freshmen have totaled 97 games played, including 69 starts.

• The freshmen are responsible for 39.1 of the 231 innings pitched by the Husker pitching staff this season and 37 of the 224 strikeouts this season.

• At the plate, the freshmen have recorded 62 hits, 36 RBI and 34 runs through the first 27 games, which is 25.6 percent of Nebraska’s offensive production in runs, hits and RBI this season.