BSB series preview: Nebraska vs. Minnesota
Nebraska Basball Sophomore Utility Player Case Sanderson (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics)
On Tuesday night from Gab Swanssene’s amazing three-run-offs to defeat the Canasus State 7-6, the Nebraska baseball team enters an important conference series against Minnesota later this week.
The Huskers (22–23, in total, 9–12 Big Ten) will take at least two out of two out of two against gofters (21-22, 7-14) and will give themselves on some big scale.
Nebraska is ranked 10th in League Standing with Michigan State, Northwestern and Rutgars, while the T -14th with Minnesota Perdue.
All six teams are fighting for a place for a place with nine conference games at the 12-Tim Big Ten Tournament (May 20-25 in Omaha).
The following is the preview of the Nebraska-Mainnesota range with information provided by Nebraska athletics, to gear you for a three-game set tonight.
Nebraska vs. Minnesota: How to see, stream, listen
Friday
Time: CT at 6 pm
Pitching: LHP Will Walsh (4-6, 5.27 ERA) vs RHP Joe Sparry (4-1, 4.93 ERA)
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Haskars app
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Saturday
Time: 2 pm CT
Pitching: RHP Ty Horn (2-4, 6.31 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Remington (1-6, 4.58 ERA)
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Haskars app
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sunday
Time: 1 o’clock whistle
Pitching: LHP Jackson Broke (2-3, 4.01 ERA) vs TBD
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Haskars app
>> All games will be played in Hawks Field at Hammert Park in Lincoln
Follow games
>> All three games of this weekend vs. Minnesota can be seen on B1G+.
>> Fans Ben McLaglin and Nick Handle are called action on Husse Radio Network later this week.
>> This season, every game can be heard for free on the official Nebraska Haskars app for both Hussers.com and iOS and Android devices.
Nebraska vs Minnesota: Series History
>> Through 73 all-time meetings, Nebraska took advantage of 39–33–1 on Minnesota in the all-time chain.
>> The Huskers visited Goffeers in the last season in Minianpolis, where Big Red won two out of three matches in the road series.
>> Haskens is 12–4 against Minnesota in Lincoln since joining Big Ten in 2012.
*** Nebraska Game notes ***
‘may Day?’ For Gab Swansseen, more like ‘May Month’
>> Since the 2023 campaign, Gab Swansseen has been an important contributor to the NU crime in the last two sessions.
>> Senior has hit a joint 17 runs, seven couples, eight domestic runs and 28 in the plate with a .357 in the plate in the last two sessions.
>> Swansen batted .500 in a plate with 1.420 and seven additional-base hits, promoting Nebraska’s run for the title of Big Ten tournament in Nebraska’s last season.
>> In 2023, Swansen had five homers, scored 17 runs and scored 12 times in 15 matches in May.
Lucky Number ‘6’
>> Nebraska is 124-27 under the head coach while scoring at least six runs.
>> The Big Red has scored six-plus runs in 20 out of 22 wins in this season, defeating number 16 vendralt (6-4), San Diego State (13–0), Louisiana (6-1), Washington (6-2), Wichita State (10-1), Paperdine (9-6, 11-4). USC (6-5), Oregon State (7-3, 16-7), Rutgers (8-5, 10-5), Number 22 Kansas (7-5), Iowa (6-4), Kreyon (6-3), Northwestern (14-4), Maryland (7-2, 21-5) and Cannes State (7-6).
>> Haskar Crime reached a six-run mark 34 times in the previous season, giving 28–6 records.
>> Nebraska scored six-plus runs in 33 competitions (26-7) in 2023, at least six runs in 2022 23 times (19-4), 28 times in 2021 (26–2) and seven times in 2020 (5-2).
Aggressive outbreak vs Big Ten
>> Since joining Big Ten in 2012, Nebraska has scored 30-plus runs in a three-game conference series 10 times after winning the previous weekend series in Maryland.
>> Big Red got his fifth largest Big Ten series in total after scoring 33 runs against Terrapins at College Park in the last weekend.
Talk of an aggressive outbreak or explosion …
>> Nebraska recorded her highest scoring game under the head coach Will Will Head Coach Will Head Coach in 21-5 runs in Maryland last Sunday.
>> 21 runs at the conclusion of >> Sunday series marked for the first time that Haskers have scored 20-Plus runs since opening the 2019 campaign with a 21–6 victory at UC Riverside.
>> Huskers have scored more than 17 runs in six sessions under Bolt, including three games with 19-or-run.
Five Huskers among national leaders
>> By April 30, five Huskers rank five individual aggressive and pitching figures at the top 50 nationally.
>> Ty Horn, 11 Games started – 1 (Big Ten) and 17th (NCAA)
>> Drew Christo, 21 Pitching showwear – 3 (Big Ten) and 37th (NCAA)
>> Dylan Carry, 6 Sacrifice flies – 1 (Big Ten) and 17th (NCAA)
>> Keden Brumba, 5 Sacrifice flies – 3 (Big Ten) and 47th (NCAA)
>> Luke Broaderick, 9 Saves – 1 (Big Ten) and 9th (NCAA)
Hot Huskar Bats in last 10
>> In the last 10 matches, under the leadership of four Huskers. 370-or-Behtar, Haskar Crime holds a .315 batting average with 43 additional-base hits in the last 10 matches of Nebraska.
>> Joshua Overbake has operated Huskers with a .389 batting average, killing three couples and three homes with a team-high 15 RBI posting .722 slugging percentage.
>> Keden Bruumbbo has a spark plugs at the top of the lineup, batting .387 with 12 hits, scored 12 runs and a .545 was increased by on-base percent 10 walks.
>> Gab Swansseen has hit .385 with 10 hits in major moments, including four couples and two homes, and 15 mixing RBI.
>> Dylan Carrie has provided production at the bottom of the lineup, batting .371 13 hits, five RBI, scored 11 runs and a .439 with on-base percentage.
Weekend rotation
>> Redshert Senior Will Walsh received the node on Friday night and kept a record of 4-6 in the season with 5.27 ERA, 46 punchouts and 56.1 innings.
>> Sofomore T Horn is ready to take the mound in game two for Huskers later this week. 2-4 with Horn 6.31 ERA and 51 strikes in 51.1 innings of 51.1 work.
>> Senior Jackson is set to introduce the closing of the brochest series, which includes 2-3 records with 4.01 ERA and 30 strikes in 11 performances, including 10 starts.
Walsh among career leaders active in nine walks
>> Redshirt Senior Will Walsh comes in the weekend among the active career leaders of DI, allowing the lowest walk per nine innings, which ranks sixth with 1.73 walks per nine innings.
>> Walsh has surrendered 32 free passes in 166.2 innings as a Husker in his time and is one of the three P4 pitchers ranked in the top 10.
Horn and Brokey Huskers become top mounds
>> Nebraska’s Saturday and Sunday in the last two weekends in the last two weekends have played a big role in winning the series of Huskers against Northwestern and Maryland.
>> The initial pair has a combined 4–0 records and 2.14 ERA in the last two weekends, with 20 strikeouts and seven walks in seven innings.
>> Horn played five strong innings with six punchouts against Northwestern and faced six shutout frames with five strikes in Maryland in the last weekend.
>> Broket hit five Northwestern batsmen in five scorers innings before scoring two earned runs on four hits in five innings in Maryland.
Bulpen Breakdown: Youth Movement in April
>> True Freshman Black Encarnasian, Gavin Blackoviz and Pris Bender have increased a strong number of NU Bulpen in the month of April.
>> All three have mixed a total of 3.12 ERAs in total, allowing six acquired runs in 17.1 joint innings in 17 total appearances.
>> Bandar won the first two wins of his career against number 22 cans and Creyton in Nebraska’s midweek matches, while Blackoviz improved 3–0 in the season at NU’s victory vs. State on Tuesday.
Bulpen Breakdown: Lockdown Luke
>> As of April 30, Junior Closure comes in the weekend tied to the ninth at the national level and is one of 16 closters with at least nine savings in the season.
>> Broaderick has 2–1 records and saves 21.2 innings in 18 performances this season with nine 4.15 ERA and 31 strikes.
>> Omaha, Neb., Nine Sews Nine Sews is the highest by a Husker Reliever since Spencer Shlavelanbach (10) in 2021.
>> Broaderick NU is shy to reach the ninth on the single-season chart and has become a 12th Haskkar Reliever in the history of the program to reach a double-digit savings in a season.
All data and information provided by Nebraska athletics