Huskers Set for Midweek Matchups Against UNO, SDSU

NEBRASKA at OMAHA
April 25, 2023
Tal Anderson Field | Omaha, Neb.

NEBRASKA vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

April 26, 2023

Hawks Field at Haymarket Park | Lincoln, Neb.

Tuesday, April 25 – 7 p.m. CT

Pitching: RHP Corbin Hawkins (2-0, 2.33 ERA) vs. RHP Jackson Gordon (0-1, 11.12 ERA)

TV/Streaming: www.omavs.com

Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Wednesday, April 26 – 6:02 p.m. CT

Pitching: TBD vs. TBD

TV/Streaming: Nebraska Public Media/B1G+

Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Nebraska is set for midweek matchups against Omaha and South Dakota State this week.

The Huskers travel to Omaha on Tuesday to take on the Mavericks at 7 p.m. at Tal Anderson Field. The Big Red return to Lincoln and welcome South Dakota State to Hawks Field on Wednesday night at 6:02 p.m.

Wednesday’s game can be seen on Nebraska Public Media, with Larry Punteney and Jeff Leise on the call. Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call the action on the Huskers Radio Network, which can be heard 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.

Nebraska vs. Omaha

• Through 76 all-time meetings, the Huskers hold a 62-14 advantage over the Mavericks in the all-time series.

• Nebraska and Omaha meet for the third time this season after the Mavericks came away with a pair of victories in the first two games between in the two in-state foes in Lincoln.

• Since Omaha’s transition to DI, the Huskers have won 11 of the 16 meetings against the Mavericks.

Nebraska vs. South Dakota State

• Nebraska and South Dakota State have met 20 times on the baseball diamond, with the Huskers holding a dominant 18-2 advantage in the series.

• Going back to the 1971 season, the Big Red have won 11 consecutive games against the Jackrabbits.

• In their last meeting, the Huskers posted a 12-3 win over South Dakota State on March 13, 2012 in Lincoln.

2-For-.400 

• Nebraska is one of two teams nationally with two starters hitting at least .400 at the plate while starting every game this season, joining Virginia.

• Brice Matthews is hitting .409 with 10 doubles, two triples, 14 homers, 54 RBI and 44 runs, while Max Anderson is adding 13 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, 46 RBI and 29 runs with a .407 hitting clip.

All Three Facets

• Nebraska is one of six teams nationally to be ranked in the top 50 in all three facets of the game.

• The Huskers are ranked 26th in batting average (.306), 49th in earned run average (4.68) and 10th in fielding percentage (.981)

• Nebraska is one of four Power Five schools to be ranked in the top 50 of all three categories, joining Kentucky (SEC), LSU (SEC) and Virginia (ACC).

Numbers to Know

6 – Nebraska is one of six teams nationally ranked in the top 50 in batting average, earned run average and fielding percentage this season.

1 – Sophomore Corbin Hawkins is set to make his first collegiate start on Tuesday night at Omaha. The Omaha native has made 11 relief appearances this year, going 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in 19.1 innings.

4 – The Huskers are a perfect 4-0 on the season when holding opponents to four runs or less.

15 – Casey Burnham has been hit by pitch 15 times this season, which ranks 17th nationally. Burnham is two away from tying Jake Mullinax for 10th-most by a Husker in a single-season.

11 – With 189 career hits, Max Anderson is 11 hits shy of becoming the 27th Husker in program history to reach the 200-hit mark in his career at Nebraska.