Series Opener vs. Iowa Moved to 3:35 PM

Nebraska’s series opener on Friday vs. Iowa has been moved to 3:35 p.m. due to forecasted inclement weather.

With the schedule change, Friday’s game will no longer be broadcast on BTN and will be available on B1G+. Fan with tickets to Friday night’s previously scheduled 7:02 game can still use them for the newly scheduled 3:35 start.

The Huskers and Hawkeyes continue the series on Saturday, with first pitch set for 2:02 p.m. The series finale on Sunday is scheduled for 12:05 p.m.

Saturday’s game can be seen on Nebraska Public Media with John Bishop, Jeff Leise and Ana Bellinghausen on the call. Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call all the action of this weekend’s 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.

Scouting the Iowa Hawkeyes

• Iowa enters the weekend with a 24-13 overall record and 8-4 mark in Big Ten play after taking two of three games at league-leading Rutgers last weekend.

• Peyton Williams is hitting a team-best .374 at the plate with 15 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 31 RBI. Keaton Anthony has slugged a team-high 17 doubles while hitting .353 with seven homers and 35 RBI. 

• Friday night starter Adam Mazur is 4-2 on the season in 10 starts with a 2.76 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 62 innings. Connor Schultz has posted a 2-0 record and 1.97 ERA in 10 appearances this season with 36 strikeouts in 32 innings. Ty Langenberg is 4-1 with 51 strikeouts in 39.1 innings and a 3.89 ERA in  nine appearances this season, including seven starts.

• As a team, Iowa is hitting .277 with 356 hits, 75 doubles, eight triples, 30 home runs and 234 runs through 37 games.

• The Hawkeye pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.49, while allowing 157 runs, 129 earned, and striking out 444 in 332.1 innings.

• Head coach Rick Heller is in his ninth season at Iowa, boasting a 264-169 record. Heller is in his 35th season overall as a head coach and holds a career record of 954-734-4.

Series History

• Nebraska holds a slim 22-21 advantage in the all-time series over Iowa.

• The Huskers and Hawkeyes met five times last season, playing two games in Minneapolis and a three-game series in Iowa City.

• The two teams split the two games in Minneapolis, while Nebraska posted two wins in the weekend series at Iowa last year. The Hawkeyes tallied a 3-0 win in the series opener, before the Huskers recorded wins of 10-8 and 13-8 to clinch the series on the road.