NO. 20 NEBRASKA AT NO. 16 KANSAS
April 21, 2026
Hoglund Ballpark | Lawrence, Kan.
Tuesday, April 21 – 6 p.m.
Pitching: RHP Tucker Timmerman (3-1, 3.75 ERA) vs. RHP Kannon Carr (2-1, 3.48 ERA)
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Official Huskers App
Follow the Game
• Tuesday’s midweek matchup between the Huskers and Jayhawks can be seen on ESPN+.
• Fans can also listen to Kyle Crooks and Ben McLaughlin call tomorrow night’s action on the Huskers Radio Network.
• Every game of the 2026 season can be heard for free on Huskers.com and the Official Nebraska Huskers App for both iOS and Android devices.
Nebraska vs. Kansas
• Nebraska and Kansas have met 257 times on the diamond, with the Huskers holding a 150-105-2 lead over the Jayhawks in the all-time series.
•Kansas picked up a 5-3 win over the Big Red earlier this season in Lincoln, and the two teams split last season’s two midweek contests.
In the Polls
• Nebraska checked in at No. 20 in the D1Baseball, Baseball America and NCBWA rankings while also appearing 14th in Perfect Game’s Top 25 and No. 16 in the USA Today/Coaches Poll after going 4-0 last week against Creighton and No. 12 USC.
• Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams to appear in the rankings this week, with UCLA (No. 1), Oregon (No. 19) and USC (No. 23) also landing spots in D1Baseball’s Top 25.
Grego Garners Big Ten Honors
• Freshman Drew Grego was named the Big Ten’s Co-Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week after leading the Huskers to a perfect 4-0 week against Creighton and No. 12 USC last week.
• The outfielder sparked the Husker offense across the four-game stretch last week, going 8-for-18 with two doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI and six runs scored with a 1.500 OPS.
• The Papillion, Neb., native recorded the second-most RBI nationally last week and posted a 1.056 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage.
Timmerman Gets the Nod on Tuesday Night
• Junior is set to toe the rubber and make his second start of the season tomorrow night at Kansas.
•Timmerman is 3-1 on the season with a 3.75 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 24 innings while holding opposing batters to a .264 batting average.
Big Red Set for 10th Midweek Matchup
• Nebraska enters Tuesday’s tilt at No. 16 Kansas with an 8-1 record in midweek games this season.
• In the nine midweek contests, the Husker offense is batting .305 at the plate with 17 doubles, two triples and five home runs while scoring 7.8 runs per game.
• The NU pitching staff has recorded a 3.65 ERA and a 2.87 strikeout-to-walk ratio while limiting opponents to a .218 batting average in the midweek games.
Best 40-Game Start Since 2008
• With a 31-9 record through 40 games, the Huskers have compiled their winningest start since opening the 2008 campaign with a 32-7-1 record.
• The 31 wins in the first 40 games are tied for fifth most this century, trailing the 34 wins in 2006 and 32 victories in 2008, 2005 and 2001.
• This season marks the third time the Huskers have reached 27-plus wins in the first 40 games under head coach Will Bolt after beginning the 2021 campaign with 29 wins and opening with 27 wins in 2024.
NU’s First Ranked Sweep Since 2015
• With last weekend’s sweep of No. 12 USC, Nebraska recorded its first series sweep against a ranked team since sweeping No. 19 Texas in a non-conference series in 2015.
• The Huskers overcame a five-run deficit and came away with an 8-7 walk-off victory against the Trojans in the series opener before run-ruling USC twice on Saturday and Sunday with wins of 12-2 in seven innings and 16-6 in eight innings in the series finale.
• The Husker offense finished the series with a .367 batting average, 18 extra-base hits and 36 runs against the Trojans’ pitching staff that came into the weekend ranked fifth nationally in ERA.
Notables on the 2026 Campaign
• With wins against No. 7 Auburn, No.12 USC (3x), No. 16 Florida State and No. 21 Oregon this season, the Big Red have 12 wins against ranked opponents in the last two seasons.
• Nebraska has recorded multiple 10-game win streaks in the same season for the first time since 2006 after posting win streaks 10 and 11 games this season.
• With Dylan Carey and Mac Moyer leading the Big Red with 64 and 63 hits, respectively, the Huskers are one of two teams nationally with two players with 60-plus hits on the season.
• Mac Moyer has reached base safely in 39 consecutive games this season, which is the longest streak by a Husker since Brice Matthews’ string of 52 straight games in 2023.
• The Husker offense is scoring 7.8 runs per game through 40 games this season. The Big Red have finished a full season above 7.0 runs per game once since 2013 after scoring 7.5 runs per game in 2023.
• The Huskers have recorded four walk-off victories this season. Going back to the final three weeks of the regular season in 2025, the Big Red have totaled eight wins in walk-off fashion.
• Nebraska has run-ruled their opponent seven times and has scored 10-plus runs 13 times through 40 games this season.
• The Husker offense is batting .310 with two outs this season and has recorded 100 of its 282 RBI with two outs.
• The NU pitching staff is holding opponents to a .225 batting average through 40 games, which would be the lowest opponent batting average for a full season this century, besting the previous low of .227 in 2005.
• The NU pitching staff has recorded 14 strikeouts four times in 40 games this season, after totaling just six such performances combined in 2024 and 2025.
• Dylan Carey ranks among the top five of DI’s active career leaders in four categories, including second in at-bats (828), third in doubles (59) and fifth in hits (245) and games played (215).
• Dylan Carey was named a third-team midseason All-American by Perfect Game and selected to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch list, while Ty Horn and Gavin Blachowicz landed on the Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.
Unger Holding Down NU’s Closer Role
• Sophomore J’Shawn Unger is 5-1 with a team-high eight saves in 15 relief appearances this season.
• The right-hander holds a 3.04 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 26.2 innings while limiting opponents to a .143 batting average.
• Unger’s eight saves are the most by an NU underclassman since Colby Gomes’ 13 saves in 2019 as a freshman.
Offensive Outburst Against Big Ten Foes
• Since joining the Big Ten in 2012, Nebraska has scored 30-plus runs in a three-game conference series 12 times after last weekend’s series sweep of No. 12 USC.
• The Big Red totaled its second-highest Big Ten series total after racking up 36 runs against the Trojans in Lincoln last weekend.
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