BSB Preview: at Michigan Preview & Notes
NEBRASKA at MICHIGAN
March 20-22, 2026
Ray Fisher Stadium | Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friday, March 20 – 3 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Ty Horn (0-0, 3.16 ERA) vs. TBA*
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App
Saturday, March 21 – 1 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Carson Jasa (3-1, 5.01 ERA) vs. TBA*
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App
Sunday, March 22 – 12 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Gavin Blachowicz (2-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. TBA*
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App
*- Michigan doesn’t exchange weekend rotations
Follow The Game
• All three games of this weekend's series at Michigan can be seen on B1G+.
• Fans can also listen to Nick Handley and Ben McLaughlin call this weekend'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. Michigan
• Through 38 all-time meetings, Nebraska holds a 21-17 advantage over Michigan in the all-time series.
• The Huskers and Wolverines met in a three-game series in Lincoln last season, where the Big Red took two of three against Michigan.
Best Start in the Bolt Era
• With a 16-5 record through 21 games, Nebraska has matched its best start under head coach Will Bolt.
• The Big Red also began the 2024 campaign with a 16-5 mark, where the Huskers earned to No. 2 seed in the Stillwater Regional.
Big Red on an 11-Game Win Streak
• Nebraska enters the weekend on an 11-game win streak, which is the 11th time the Huskers have strung together 10-plus consecutive wins since 2000.
• The 11-game win streak is tied for the third-longest active win streak in the country, trailing No. 15 Kentucky and No. 1 UCLA with win streaks of 13 and 12 games, respectively.
• In the 11 games, the Husker offense is hitting .317 at the plate and scoring 7.5 runs per game, while the NU pitching staff has compiled a 3.00 ERA and 119 strikeouts.
A Look at the Weekend Rotation
• Ty Horn takes the mound on Friday's series opener and is 0-0 on the season with a 3.16 ERA in 25.2 innings this season with 24 strikeouts in five starts.
• Redshirt sophomore Carson Jasa gets the nod on Saturday and is 3-1 with a 5.01 ERA and 37 punchouts in 23.1 innings.
• Gavin Blachowicz is scheduled to start the series finale and is 2-1 on the season with a 2.96 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 24.1 innings across five starts.
Notables on the 2026 Campaign
• With wins against No. 7 Auburn and No. 16 Florida State this season, the Big Red are 8-5 against ranked opponents in the last two seasons.
• Nebraska is one of eight programs, to rank in the top 25 nationally in batting average (24th, .312) and fielding percentage (18th, .983).
• The Husker offense ranks 12th nationally with 52 doubles and is 12th in the country with 2.48 doubles per game, a pace that would produce the fifth-most doubles in program history over the 55-game regular-season slate in 2026.
• Cooper Katskee is off to a strong start for the NU pitching staff, ranking sixth nationally in WHIP (0.66), 16th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.67), 23rd in hits allowed/9 inn. (4.81) and 34th with a 1.48 ERA.
• The NU pitching staff has recorded 14 strikeouts in four of the first 21 games this season, after totaling just six such performances combined in 2024 and 2025.
• Dylan Carey ranks among the top 15 of DI's active career leaders in four categories, including second in at-bats (751) , third in doubles (55), fifth in games played (196) and 11th in hits (215).
• Dylan Carey was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch list, while Ty Horn and Gavin Blachowicz landed on the Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.
• The Big Red completed its nine-game homestand with a perfect 9-0 mark, recording their best home start since opening the home slate in 2015 with an 11-0 record.
Mac of All Trades
• Junior Mac Moyer has been a mainstay in the leadoff spot and a key contributor for the Husker offense this season, ranking among the team leaders in a variety of categories.
• The center fielder has seen action in every game this season, reaching base safely in the last 20 contests
• Moyer leads the Huskers with a .421 batting average, .527 on-base percentage, eight doubles, 17 walks drawn and four stolen bases, while ranking second in hits (32) and runs scored (22).
Other Bats in the Husker Lineup
• Case Sanderson has scored a team-best 24 runs and is second on the team with 12 walks while batting .375 with eight doubles, a home run and 18 runs driven in.
• Jett Buck is batting .375 at the plate with six doubles, three homers, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored and team-high four stolen bases on the season.
• Joshua Overbeek is hitting .260 with six doubles, a homer, 11 RBI and 17 runs scored while tallying a .408 on-base percentage.
• Cole Kitchens has doubled five times and driven in 16 runs as NU's designated hitter, while Jeter Worthley is batting .304 with five doubles and 16 run scored.
• Drew Grego is hitting .314 with a triple, a homer, six RBI and six runs scored after homering for the first time on Wednesday at Wichita State.
Notable Arms in the Pen
• Caleb Clark has made a team-high eight relief appearances and holds a 3.86 ERA in seven innings, while Ryan Harrahill has compiled a 0.87 ERA with one run allowed in 10.1 innings across seven relief outings.
• Kevin Mannell is 1-0 on the year with a save in eight appearances and has totaled a 3.97 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 11.1 innings.
• J'Shawn Unger holds a 3-1 record and two saves in seven relief outings while posting a 4.50 ERA and 12 strikeouts with an opposing batting average of .186 in 12 innings.
• Chase Olson is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA across five relief appearances.
• Tucker Timmerman and Colin Nowaczyk have seen action in six relief outings, while southpaws Grant Cleavinger and Braxton Stewart have toed the rubber five and three times, respectively.
Lucky Number Six in the Bolt Era
• Nebraska is 142-29 under head coach Will Bolt when scoring at least six runs.
• The Husker offense has scored six-plus runs in 13 of the 16 victories this season after reaching the six-run mark 32 times last season, compiling a 25-7 record.
• Nebraska scored six-plus runs in 34 contests (28-6) in 2024 after tallying at least six runs 33 times (26-7) in 2023, 23 times (19-4) in 2022, 28 times (26-2) in 2021 and seven times (5-2) in 2020.
Carey Nearing All-Time Doubles Record
• With 55 career doubles in four seasons at Nebraska, Dylan Carey needs two doubles to become the program's all-time leader.
• Carey is tied for second all-time after doubling eight times through Nebraska's first 21 games this season.
• The Castle Rock, Colo., native is tied with Daniel Bruce (2002-05) and Matt Hopper (2000-03) and is one shy of tying Will Bolt 's (1999-02) program record of 56 career doubles.
Going the Extra Mile
• The Huskers have recorded at least four extra-base hits in 121 games under head coach Will Bolt, posting a 96-24-1 mark in those games since 2020.
• Additionally, the Big Red are 63-9-1 when the Husker offense tallies five-plus extra-base hits under Bolt.