NO. 16 NEBRASKA VS. KANSAS STATE
April 28, 2026
Hawks Field at Haymarket Park | Lincoln, Neb.
Tuesday, April 28 – 6:02 p.m.
Pitching: RHP Tucker Timmerman (3-1, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP James Guyette (5-2, 5.72 ERA)
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Official Huskers App
Follow the Game
• Tuesday night’s matchup between the Huskers and Wildcats can be seen on B1G+.
• Fans can also listen to Nick Handley 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 State
• Nebraska and Kansas State have met 296 times on the diamond, with the Huskers holding a 176-120 lead over the Wildcats in the all-time series.
• The Huskers and Wildcats have split a pair of games this season, as K-State picked up a win at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field and the Big Red won a midweek contest in Manhattan last month.
In the Polls
• Nebraska checked in at No. 16 in the D1Baseball Top 25 and USA Today/Coaches Poll while also appearing 14th in Perfect Game’s Top 25 and No. 17 in the NCBWA rankings after going 2-2 last week at No. 16 Kansas and Illinois.
• Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams to appear in the rankings this week, with UCLA (No. 1), Oregon (No. 13) and USC (No. 21) also landing spots in D1Baseball’s Top 25.
Home Sweet Home at Haymarket Park
• Nebraska is in its 25th season playing at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park this year and hasn’t had a losing season at home in any of the last 24 seasons.
• Following the sweep against No. 12 USC earlier this month, the Huskers are 459-184-1 in 644 all-time games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
• The Big Red are off to their best start in ballpark history with a 19-1 record in 20 home games, surpassing the 18-1-1 start in 2008 and 18-2 starts in the 2015, 2006, 2005 and 2003 seasons.
Nebraska Sets Attendance Record in Big Ten Era
• In the sweep of No. 12 USC, Nebraska set a program record for the largest home Big Ten series with an attendance of 21,383 fans.
• Saturday’s attendance of 7,602 fans was the program’s second-largest crowd in the Big Ten era and the 25th all-time at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
Huskers Post Best 44-Game Start Since 2008
• With a 33-11 record through 44 games, the Huskers have compiled their winningest start since opening the 2008 campaign with a 35-8-1 record.
• The 33 wins in the first 44 games are tied for fifth most this century, trailing the 36 wins in 2006, 35 wins in 2005 and 2008 and 34 wins in 2001.
Timmerman Gets the Nod on Tuesday Night
• Junior Tucker Timmerman is set to toe the rubber and make his second start of the season tomorrow night vs. Kansas State.
•Timmerman is 3-1 on the season with a 3.94 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 29.2 innings across 17 appearances on the mound.
Big Red Set for 11th Midweek Matchup
• Nebraska enters Tuesday’s tilt vs. Kansas State with an 8-2 record in midweek games this season.
• In the 10 midweek contests, the Husker offense is batting .304 at the plate with 18 doubles, two triples and five home runs while scoring 7.7 runs per game.
• The NU pitching staff has recorded a 4.14 ERA and a 2.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio while limiting opponents to a .230 batting average in the midweek games.
All Three Facets
• Nebraska is one of six teams nationally to be ranked in the top 50 in all three facets of the game, joining Mississippi State, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA and West Virginia.
•The Huskers are ranked 14th in batting average (.317), 47th in earned run average (4.52) and 11th in fielding percentage (.983).
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.
• With the series sweep of No. 12 USC earlier this month, Nebraska recorded its first sweep against a ranked team since sweeping No. 19 Texas in a non-conference series in 2015.
• 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.
• Head coach Will Bolt recorded his 200th career win at Nebraska in the Huskers’ 12-2 run-rule victory in seven innings vs. No. 12 USC, becoming the sixth head coach in program history to reach the 200-win mark.
• With Mac Moyer and Dylan Carey leading the Big Red with 70 and 68 hits, respectively, the Huskers are the only team in the country with two players with at least 68 hits on the season.
• Dylan Carey is the ninth Husker in program history, and the first since Scott Schreiber in 2018, to record at least 200 hits, 150 runs and 150 RBI.
• Mac Moyer has reached base safely in 43 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 7.7 runs per game through 44games this season. Since 2013, the Big Red have finished one full season above seven runs per game 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, Nebraska has totaled eight wins in walk-off fashion.
• The Big Red have run-ruled their opponent seven times and has scored 10-plus runs 14 times through 44 games this season.
• The Husker offense is batting .302 with two outs this season and has recorded 105 of its RBI with two outs.
• The NU pitching staff is holding opponents to a .229 batting average through 44 games, which would be the second-lowest opponent batting average for a full season this century, trailing the current low of .227 in 2005.
• The NU pitching staff has recorded 14 strikeouts four times in 44 games this season, after totaling just six such performances combined in 2024 and 2025.
• Dylan Carey ranks among the DI’s active career leaders in five categories, including second at-bats (848), third in doubles (61), fifth in games played (219), sixth in hits (249) and 14th in total bases (411).
Grego Among Top True Freshman Impact Since 2000
• Freshman Drew Grego has driven in 35 runs this season, which ranks fifth-most by an NU true freshman this century.
• Grego is batting .325 on the season with seven doubles, a triple, seven homers, 35 RBI, 24 runs scored and a .982 OPS.
• The outfielder is two RBI of tying Pat Kelly (2012) and six away from matching Daniel Bruce (2002).
•Grego was named Big Ten’s Co-Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, NCBWA’s National Hitter of the Week, Perfect Game’s Freshman of the Week and to Baseball America’s National Team of the Week after leading the Huskers to a perfect 4-0 week against Creighton and No. 12 USC earlier this month.
Unger Holding Down NU’s Closer Role
• Sophomore closer J’Shawn Unger has been named to the NCBWA’s Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List, the organization announced last week.
• Unger is one of seven Big Ten pitchers on the 57-player list and is tied for seventh in the country with nine saves on the season.
• The right-hander is 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 29.2 innings while limiting opposing batters to a .165 batting average across 17 relief outings.
• Unger’s nine saves are one shy of the program’s single-season top-10 list and are the most by an NU underclassman since Colby Gomes’ 13 saves in 2019 as a freshman.
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