Huskers Set for Rematch with K-State and Omaha

NEBRASKA vs. K-State & OMAHA
April 26-27, 2022
Hawks Field | Lincoln, Neb.

Tuesday, April 26 vs. Kansas State – 6:35 p.m.
Pitching: LHP Jackson Brockett vs. LHP Wesley Moore
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Wednesday, April 27 vs. Omaha – 6:32 p.m.

Pitching: TBD vs. TBD

TV/Streaming: Nebraska Public Media

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

Nebraska hosts a pair of non-conference foes in midweek games this week, as the Huskers are set for a rematch with Kansas State on Tuesday and Omaha on Wednesday at Hawks Field.

First pitch on Tuesday between the Huskers and Wildcats is set for 6:35 p.m. Wednesday’s night game is scheduled for a 6:32 p.m. start with Nebraska and Omaha.

Tuesday’s game can be seen on B1G+, while Wednesday’s game with Omaha will be broadcast on Nebraska Public Media with Larry Punteney, Jeff Leise and Ana Bellinghausen on the call. Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call all of the action of this week’s midweek games 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.

Quick Hits

• Griffin Everitt is hitting a team-best .310 at the plate, with 11 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 34 RBI on the season.

• Garrett Anglim is hitting .282 with nine doubles and four triples, while Cam Chick has four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and team-high 29 runs.

• Max Anderson and Brice Matthews have four home runs each, while Anderson is tied for the team lead with 29 runs and Matthews has stolen a team-best 10 bases this year.

• Tyler Martin has made a team-high 17 appearances on the mound this season, followed by 15 appearances from Emmett Olson and 14 appearances by CJ Hood.

• Braxton Bragg has four saves on the season with 22 strikeouts and only one walk in 20.1 innings of work.

• As a team, Nebraska is hitting .244 with 304 hits, 59 doubles, 11 triples, 31 homers and 208 runs.

• The Husker pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.94, while allowing 230 runs, 179 earned, and striking out 310 in 326 innings.

Scouting the Kansas State Wildcats

• K-State comes into Tuesday night’s game with a 21-18 overall record and 3-9 mark in Big 12 play after winning two of three games in a non-conference series with UC Irvine last weekend.

• Dominic Johnson is hitting a team-best .363 at the plate with a team-high 15 doubles, seven home runs and 30 RBI in 39 starts this year. Brady Day is hitting .348, followed by Justin Mitchell with a hitting clip of .337 at the plate, while Dylan Phillips has slugged a team-best 11 home runs this season.

• Tuesday night starter Wesley Moore is 0-0 on the season in six appearances, including three starts. Moore has posted a 7.84 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 10.1 innings of work for the Wildcats.

• As a team, K-State is hitting .292 with 392 hits, 95 doubles, six triples, 59 home runs and 256 runs through 39 games.

• The Wildcat pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.38, while allowing 234 runs, 205 earned, and striking out 378 in 342.2 innings.

• Head coach Pete Hughes is in his fourth season at K-State, boasting an 90-81 record. Hughes is in his 25th season overall as a head coach and holds a career record of 742-153-3.

The Series vs. K-State

• Nebraska leads the all-time series over Kansas State, 170-117.

• In their last meeting earlier this season, the Wildcats posted a 6-4 win over the Huskers on March 9 in Manhattan.

• The Wildcats jumped ahead 6-1 with five runs in the fourth and another in the fifth to grab a five-run lead. Nebraska plated two in the seventh and one in the ninth to get within two, but the Wildcats held off the late Husker rally.

Scouting the Omaha Mavericks

• Omaha enters Wednesday night with a 19-18 overall record and 10-5 mark in Summit League play, while riding a three-game win streak after sweeping Western Illinois on the road last weekend.

• Mike Boeve leads the Mavericks at the plate, hitting .378 with 17 doubles, seven home runs and 29 RBI. Jack Lombardi is second on the team with a .299 batting average and has nine doubles, a triple and a home run, while Devin Hurdle is hitting .266 with nine doubles, a triple, three home runs and 25 RBI.

• Joey Machado has made a team-high 13 appearances on the mound this season, followed by Jarrett Blunt with 12 appearances and Wyatt Sellers and Tanner Howe with 11 appearances apiece.

• As a team, Omaha is hitting .250 with 310 hits, 68 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 191 runs through 37 games.

• The Maverick pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.02, while allowing 171 runs, 144 earned, and striking out 313 opposing batters in 322.2 innings.

• Head coach Evan Porter is in his sixth season as the helm of the Maverick program and holds a career record of 109-146-1 at Omaha.

The Series

• Nebraska leads the all-time series over Omaha, 61-12.

• Since Omaha’s transition to DI, the Huskers have won 10 of the 13 meetings with the Mavericks.

• The Mavericks have won two of the three games between the in-state foes this season after posting a 6-5 win over Nebraska on April 6 at Tal Anderson Field in Omaha.

Leading Off With the Long Ball

• The Huskers had three consecutive innings with a leadoff homer in Nebraska’s 19-7 win in the series finale at Indiana on Sunday.

• It marked the first time Nebraska has had a leadoff home run in three straight innings since at least 1999.

• Gabe Swansen lifted a 0-1 pitch down the left field line to open the fifth for this first career home run, while Leighton Banjoff began the sixth by lining a solo shot to left center to give the Huskers a 9-4 lead. Brice Matthews capped the three-inning streak by blasting a 1-0 pitch 450-feet over the fence in left center, extending the Nebraska lead to 14-5 in the seventh.

Anglim Among the National Leaders

• Garrett Anglim notched his fourth triple on the season with a one-out triple down the right field line in the first inning of Nebraska’s 19-7 win at Indiana on Sunday, which is tied with Purdue’s Mike Bolton Jr. for the lead in the Big Ten.

• Anglim is currently tied for 19th nationally with four triples in 2022.

• The redshirt freshman is currently tied for second among all freshman in the country with the four triples on the season. Bowling Green’s Nathan Archer leads all freshman with six three-baggers this year.

Sunday Runday in Bloomington

• Nebraska pounded out season-high totals of 19 runs and 20 hits in a 19-7 rout over Indiana on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.

• The 19 runs are the second-most by the Huskers against a conference foe since joining the Big Ten, trailing 21 runs scored at Penn State in 2017.

• The Huskers scored 19 runs behind a season-high 20 hits, marking the fifth time the Husker offense has reached the 20-hit mark in a Big Ten game.

• Nebraska totaled 21 hits against Northwestern in 2013 and Penn State in 2014, while tallying 20 hits vs. Michigan in 2012 and Maryland in 2018.

Chick Finds Success in Lineup Change

• Cam Chick’s numbers at the plate have continued to climb since the senior was moved to the top two spots in the lineup in the series opener vs. Michigan on March 25.

• Chick began the season hitting .174 at the plate with two home runs and six RBI, while bouncing around the final six spots in the lineup in the first 19 games of the season.

• Since the transition to the first or second spot in the lineup, the senior is hitting a team-best .323 with four doubles, a triple, five home runs and 12 RBI.

• The Columbia, Mo., native has found success in getting on base at the top of the lineup, sporting a .532 on-base percentage. Chick has drawn 20 walks and has been hit by pitch nine times in the last 19 games.