Huskers Welcome Penn State in Final Home Series

NEBRASKA vs. PENN STATE
May 12-14, 2023
Hawks Field at Haymarket Park | Lincoln, Neb.
 
Friday, May 12 – 6:05 p.m. CT
Pitching: LHP Emmett Olson (5-3, 4.34 ERA) vs. TBA
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
 
Saturday, May 13 – 6:02 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Jace Kaminska (6-3, 4.77 ERA) vs. TBA
TV/Streaming: BTN
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
 
Sunday, May 14 – 11:02 a.m. CT
Pitching: TBD vs. TBA
TV/Streaming: ESPN2
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
 
Nebraska plays its final home series of the season, as the Huskers host Penn State for a three-game series this weekend at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
 
Friday’ series opener is set for 6:05 p.m., while Saturday’s first pitch is scheduled for 6:02 p.m. on BTN. The series finale between the Huskers and Nittany Lions is set for 11:02 a.m. on ESPN2 on Sunday.
 
The series opener on Friday can be seen on B1G+, while Kevin Kugler and Jeff Leise will have the call on BTN on Saturday night. Clay Matvick and Mike Rooney will call the action in Sunday’s series finale on ESPN2.
 
Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call the action this weekend on the Huskers Radio Network, which can be heard on KLIN (1400 AM, 99.3 FM) 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. Penn State
• Since joining the Big Ten in 2012, Nebraska holds a dominant 14-2 advantage in 16 all-time meetings against Penn State.
• The Huskers are 5-1 in the series in games played in Lincoln. The Big Red haven’t played the Nittany Lions in a home series since 2016.
• Nebraska enters the weekend riding an eight-game win streak over Penn State, dating back to the series opener in University Park in 2017.
 
Matthews Chasing Rare 20-20 Club
• With 19 home runs and 19 stolen bases, Brice Matthews is inching closer to becoming the first player in program history to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases in a season.
• On a national scale going back to at least 2011, six players have reached the 20-20 club, including two in the regular-season.

* – Reached 20-20 Club in Regular-Season

Anderson in Elite Company

• Through May 10, Max Anderson is one of two players nationally hitting at least .400 at the plate with 19-plus home runs and 60 or more RBI this season, joining Georgia’s Charlie Condron.

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• Max Anderson sits ninth nationally with 36 extra-base hits this season.
• With 15 doubles, two triples and 19 home runs, Anderson is three extra-base hits shy of cracking the top 10 by an NU player in a single-season.

Huskers Boast Most-Improved Offense
• The Husker offense is among the top 30 most-improved offenses in eight statistical categories this season.
• The Big Red rank among the top five most-improved offenses in four categories, including batting average (t-4th), hits (5th), home runs (t-4th) and slugging percentage (4th).

Three’s Company
• Nebraska is one of five teams nationally with at least three players with 14 or more home runs this season.
• Max Anderson and Brice Matthews leads the Big Red with 19 homers, followed by Gabe Swansen with 14 home runs.
• Nebraska is one of three Power Five schools with three players having 14-plus home runs, joining Florida (SEC) and South Carolina (SEC).
• FGCU (ASUN) leads the way with five players homering at least 14 times this season.
 
Big Red Among the National Leaders
• Through May 7, the Huskers rank among the Big Ten leaders and are top 50 nationally in 10 statistical categories, including three in the top 25.

Numbers to Know
5 – With seven strikeouts in the win at No. 23 Maryland, Shay Schanaman climbed to fifth all-time at Nebraska with 235 career strikeouts.
10 – Nebraska will celebrate its 10 seniors on Sunday, including Casey Burnham, Kyle Perry, Luke Sartori, Jake Bunz, Mason Ornelas, Michael Garza, Charlie Fischer, Shay Schanaman, Efry Cervantes and Griffin Everitt.
4 – The Huskers have held opponents to four runs or less 23 times this season and boast a perfect 23-0 mark.
14 – Nebraska is one of five teams nationally with at least three players with 14-plus homers this season, joining Campbell (Big South), FGCU (ASUN), Florida (SEC) and South Carolina (SEC).
7 – With 86 home runs this season, the Huskers are seven away from the program record set in 1985. This season is the first time the Big Red have had 75-plus homers since 2003.