NEB BSB: Lincoln Regional Preview & Notes
2026 LINCOLN REGIONAL
May 29 – June 1, 2026
Hawks Field at Haymarket Park | Lincoln, Neb.
Friday, May 29 – 3 p.m.
Pitching: RHP Carson Jasa (9-2, 3.76 ERA) vs. RHP Sam Schlecht (4-4, 5.88 ERA)
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Official Huskers App
Follow the Game
• Every game of the Lincoln Regional can at least be seen on ESPN+, with Karl Ravech and Kyle Peterson on the call all weekend.
• 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.
In the Polls
• Nebraska checked in at No. 20 in the D1Baseball Top 25 while also appearing 15th in Perfect Game's Top 25, No. 18 in the USA Today/Coaches Poll and NCBWA rankings and No. 21 in Baseball America's Top 25.
• The Huskers are one of three Big Ten teams to appear in the rankings this week, with UCLA (No. 1) and Oregon (No. 15) also landing spots in D1Baseball's Top 25.
Nebraska vs. South Dakota State
• Nebraska and South Dakota State have met 23 times on the diamond, with the Huskers holding a 19-4 lead over the Jackrabbits in the all-time series.
• Earlier this season, the Big Red picked up a 5-4 win against the Jackrabbits in a midweek matchup on March 4.
Home Sweet Home at Haymarket Park
• Nebraska finished the regular-season home slate with a 23-1 record at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, recording the most home wins in a season since compiling a 29-5-1 record in 2008.
• Additionally, the Big Red set a ballpark record with a .958 winning percentage in home games, surpassing the previous record set in 2005 with a 33-4 home record and an .892 winning percentage.
• The Huskers are 463-184-1 in 648 all-time games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park after concluding this season's home slate with a sweep of Iowa.
Huskers Appear in 20th NCAA Regional
• This weekend marks the 20th NCAA Regional appearance for the Big Red in program history, including the first back-to-back-to-back appearances since 2008.
• Nebraska has recorded 30 wins in its first 19 NCAA Regional appearances, reaching three wins in six of the 19 appearances.
• The Huskers host a Lincoln Regional for the seventh time in program history after totaling a 13-6 record across the previous six home regionals.
• The Big Red have advanced to the regional final six times, while advancing to the Super Regional in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
Huskers Clinch Ninth NCAA Regional Since 2014
• The Big Red continued their recent trend of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. NU has made it to the NCAA Regional in eight of the last 12 seasons (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026) (2020 not included due to COVID-19).
Big Red Reach 40-Win Mark For 19th Time
• Nebraska reached 40 wins for the 19th time in program history with the sweep of Minnesota in Minneapolis to end the regular season.
• Additionally, the Huskers reached 40 regular-season wins for the 12th time in program history and first time since 2005.
• With a 41-14 overall record, Nebraska finished as one of 13 teams nationally with at least 40 regular-season wins, including one of eight Power Four teams.
Jasa gets the Nod on Friday Afternoon
• Redshirt sophomore Carson Jasa is set to toe the rubber and make his 16th start of the season in tomorrow afternoon's regional opener.
• Jasa is 9-2 on the season with a 3.76 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 81.1 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a .209 batting average.
Jasa Climbing NU Single-Season Strikeout List
• Carson Jasa has 109 strikeouts on the year, which is the most by a Husker in the Big Ten era and seventh all-time in program history.
• Jasa is four away from tying Aaron Marsden (2003) in sixth and six shy of matching Shane Komine (2002) in fifth.
Carey, Grego Highlight Huskers' Big Ten Honors
• Senior Dylan Carey was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, while Drew Grego was recognized as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
• Carey was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by Carson Jasa, and J'Shawn Unger, Case Sanderson and Grego were selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team.
• Grego and Jeter Worthley were named to the All-Freshman Team, and Carey and Moyer landed on the All-Defensive Team.
Grego's Freshman Campaign Among NU's Best
• Drew Grego has put together one of the top freshman seasons at Nebraska in recent history, becoming the sixth player in program history to be named conference freshman of the year.
• Max Anderson (2021) and Chad Luensmann (2016) were named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while Shane Komine (1999), Matt Hopper (2000) and Johnny Dorn (2005) were all named Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
• Grego has appeared in 50 games, including 44 starts, and is hitting .339 with 13 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 44 RBI and 33 runs scored.
• The freshman tied a school record with three doubles in a win at Creighton and has recorded 17 multi-hit games and driven in multiple runs in 17 contests this season.
• Grego's 44 RBI are the third-most by an NU freshman this century, trailing Matt Hopper (71 in 2000) and Alex Gordon (48 in 2003).
• 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 in April.
Huskers Plunked 119 Times, Set Program Record
• The Husker offense set a program record after being hit by a pitch 119 times this season, surpassing the previous record of 111 in 2025.
• Nebraska has reached the century mark in hit by pitches three times in the last four seasons after totaling 111 last season and 103 in 2023.
Nebraska Sets Attendance Record in Big Ten Era
• In a sweep of Iowa earlier this month, Nebraska set a program record for the largest home Big Ten series with an attendance of 22,815 fans.
• The series attendance is the third-largest conference series all-time at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, including the most since 2006.
•Sunday's season-high attendance of 7,948 was the program's largest crowd in the Big Ten era and the 22nd all-time in ballpark history, followed by Saturday's attendance of 7,773 fans.
Big Red's First 75-Hit Trio Since 2005
• Mac Moyer, Dylan Carey and Case Sanderson are the first Husker trio with at least 75 hits in a season since Alex Gordon (94 hits), Curtis Ledbetter (92 hits) and Joe Simokaitis (86 hits) in 2005.
• Sanderson leads the NU offense with a .370 batting average at the plate with 17 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 48 RBI and 60 runs scored.
• Moyer is hitting .361 with 12 doubles, two triples, four homers, 35 RBI and 63 runs, and Carey has 16 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 63 RBI and 52 runs while batting .342 this season.
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 season, 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.
• 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 saw his 45-game on-base streak come to an end earlier this month at Ohio State, which is the longest streak by a Husker since Brice Matthews' string of 52 straight games in 2023.
• The Husker offense is scoring 7.5 runs per game 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 five walk-off victories this season. Going back to the final three weeks of the regular season in 2025, Nebraska has totaled nine wins in walk-off fashion.
• The Big Red have run-ruled their opponent eight times and has scored 10-plus runs 18 times through 55 games this season.
• The NU pitching staff is holding opponents to a .234 batting average through 57 games, which would be the second-lowest opponent batting average for a full season this century, trailing the current low of .227 in 2005.
• Dylan Carey ranks among the DI's active career leaders in five categories, including second at-bats (895), third in doubles (63), fifth in games played (232), ninth in hits (260) and 16th in total bases (430).
Lucky Number Six in the Bolt Era
• Nebraska is 166-31 under head coach Will Bolt when scoring at least six runs.
• The Husker offense has scored six-plus runs in 37 of the 42 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.