Huskers Venture to K-State on Tuesday

NEBRASKA at KANSAS STATE
April 4, 2023
Tointon Family Stadium | Manhattan, Kan.

Tuesday, April 4 – 6 p.m. CT
Pitching: LHP Caleb Clark (1-1, 17.42 ERA) vs. RHP Mason Buss (3-0, 2.93 ERA)
TV/Streaming: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Nebraska treks south for a midweek matchup at Kansas State on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan. First pitch between the Huskers and Wildcats is set for 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium.

Tuesday night’s game will be broadcast live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call the action on Tuesday night 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. Kansas State

• Nebraska has faced off against Kansas State in 288 all-time meetings and holds a 171-117 record against the Wildcats.

• The two teams split a home-and-home two-game slate last season, with each team recording a win in their home ballpark.

• The Huskers’ last win over K-State in Manhattan came in a 6-1 victory over the Wildcats on April 11, 2017.

2-For-.400

• Nebraska is one of three teams nationally with two everyday starters hitting at least .400 this season at the plate.

• Max Anderson is hitting .410 with nine doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 32 RBI and 19 runs, while Brice Matthews is adding seven doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 39 RBI and 28 runs with a .404 hitting clip.

• The other two teams with at least two players hitting above .400 and have started every game this season are Florida and Georgia.

Matthews Masterful in Month of March

• Junior Brice Matthews led the Huskers to an 11-5 record in the month of March, hitting a scorching .417 at the plate.

• With a .417 hitting clip, the junior totaled three doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 29 RBI and 18 runs in the 16-game stretch. The 29 runs driven in matches Matthews’ total in all of last season.

• In the 16 games, Matthews had seven multi-hit games, recording four two-hit games and a trio of three-hit performances. The Humble, Texas, native tallied nine multi-RBI games in March, including a pair of five-RBI contests.

Big Red Blasts

• Nebraska has been leaving the yard at an impressive rate this season with 42 long balls through 25 games, which ranks 37th nationally heading into Tuesday night’s matchup at Kansas State.

• So far this season, 11 different players have gone deep for the Big Red. All 11 of those players have hit multiple homers, led by Brice Matthews (8), Max Anderson (8) and Gabe Swansen (6).

• NU has homered in eight of its last nine games and has gone deep multiple times in 10 games this season.

Matthews, Columbus a Constant on the Bases

• Brice Matthews and Ben Columbus have been a constant on the base paths for the Huskers recently. Matthews enters Tuesday having reached base safely in 28 games while also riding an 11-game hitting streak.

• Columbus comes into Tuesday night’s matchup with the Wildcats with a 14-game reached base streak, dating back to the home opener against Northern Colorado.

Meyers, Bummer Make MLB Opening Day Roster

• Nebraska tied for the second-most active MLB players on an MLB Opening Day Roster, as Jake Meyers (Astros) and Aaron Bummer (White Sox) represented the Big Red.

• Meyers is coming off a World Series title last season after hitting .227 with a home run and 15 RBI for Houston, while Aaron Bummer was 2-1 with two saves and a 2.36 ERA in 32 relief appearances for the White Sox in 2022.

Numbers to Know

3 – Nebraska is one of three teams nationally with two everyday starters hitting above .400 this season, joining Florida and Georgia.

17 – The Huskers have scored first in 17 of their first 25 games this season. Nebraska is 13-3-1 when scoring first, including 7-3-1 when scoring in the first inning.

13 – The NU pitching staff ranks 13th nationally and leads the Big Ten with a WHIP of 1.24.

4 – Four Huskers have reached 100 starts in their collegiate career, led by Max Anderson’s 123 starts. Casey Burnham (120), Brice Matthews (105) and Charlie Fischer (101) have also reached 100 career starts.

39 – Brice Matthew is second among Big Ten players and ranks 20th in the country with a team-leading 39 RBI on the season.