NEB BSB: Creighton Preview & Notes

NEBRASKA at CREIGHTON

April 15, 2025

Omaha, Neb. | Charles Schwab Field

Tuesday, April 15 – 6 p.m. CT

Pitching: RHP Ryan Harrahill (0-0, 3.97 ERA) vs. RHP Shea Wendt (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

TV/Streaming: FS1

Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Huskers App

Follow the Game

• Tuesday night's matchup at Creighton can be seen on FS1, with David Brown and Rob Simms on the call.

• Fans can also listen to Ben McLaughlin and Nick Handley call the action on Tuesday on the Huskers Radio Network.

• Every game this season can be heard for free on Huskers.com and the Official Nebraska Huskers App for both iOS and android devices.

Nebraska vs. Creighton

• Through 151 all-time meetings, Nebraska holds an 86-63-2 advantage over Creighton in the all-time series.

• The Huskers and Bluejays meet for the second time this season after Creighton recorded a 9-5 win in Lincoln on April 1.

McConnaughey to Miss Remainder of 2025 Season

• Nebraska Coach Will Bolt announced the first week in March that junior right-handed pitcher Mason McConnaughey will miss the remainder of the 2025 season after suffering an arm injury against Sam Houston at the Frisco Classic.

• McConnaughey began the season as the first husker named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List since 2016 and earned Preseason All-American recognition from D1Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Big Red vs. Ranked Foes in 2025

• Nebraska has played six games against four different ranked opponents this season after the Huskers' 7-5 win at No. 22 Kansas on Tuesday night.

• The Big Red are 4-2 against ranked teams this year after facing No. 16 Vanderbilt, No. 2 LSU, No. 5 Oregon State (3x) and No. 22 Kansas.

Lucky Number Six in the Bolt Era

• Nebraska is 119-26 under head coach Will Bolt when scoring at least six runs.

• The Big Red have scored six-plus runs in 15 of the 16 victories this season, defeating No. 16 Vanderbilt (6-4), San Diego State (13-0), Louisiana (6-1), Washington (6-2), Wichita State (10-1), Pepperdine (9-6, 11-4). USC (6-5), Oregon State (7-3, 16-7), Rutgers (8-5, 10-5), No. 22 Kansas (7-5) and Iowa (6-4).

• The Husker offense reached the six-run mark 34 times last season, compiling a 28-6 record.

• Nebraska scored six-plus runs in 33 contests (26-7) in 2023 after tallying at least six runs 23 times (19-4) in 2022, 28 times (26-2) in 2021 and seven times (5-2) in 2020.

Big Red’s First Top-Five Series Win Since 2011

• Nebraska recorded its first top-five series win since UCLA in 2011 after taking two of three games against No. 5 Oregon State at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on March 28-30.

• The Huskers opened the series with a 7-3 win on Friday night and suffered a 16-5 setback in seven innings on Saturday, before wrapping up the series with a 16-7 eight-inning win on Sunday afternoon.

• The Oregon State pitching staff came into the weekend with a 2.81 ERA, before the Huskers plated 28 runs on three doubles, eight homers and a .370 batting average from the NU offense in the three-game series.

Sophomore Duo Pacing NU Offense in Midweek Matchups

• Max Buettenback and Case Sanderson have put up impressive numbers at the plate in midweek games this season, leading the Huskers to a 5-3 record in eight midweek contests this season.

• The sophomore duo is hitting a combined .568 (21-of-37) at the plate with five doubles, three homers, 13 RBI and 14 runs scored in Nebraska's eight midweek contests.

• Buettenback is batting .769 (10-of-13) with three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and an OPS of 2.227 in five midweek appearances, including a trio of starts.

• In seven midweek contests, including six starts, Sanderson holds a .458 batting average (11-of-24) with two doubles, a homer, four RBI, 10 runs scored and a 1.248 OPS.

Silva Climbing the All-Time HBP Chart

• Riley Silva has been hit by pitch 38 times in his two seasons as a Husker, which sits sixth all-time in program history.

• Silva is eight away from tying Kale Kiser (2009-12) in fifth and nine shy of Kash Kalkowski (2009-13) and Bryan Peters (2010-13) in third.

Bats in the Nebraska Lineup

• Case Sanderson leads the Big Red with a .303 batting average and .438 on-base percentage while recording five doubles, a home run, 13 RBI and 19 runs scored.

• Devin Nunez is batting .300 with three homers, 15 RBI and 14 runs scored over 26 games this season.

• Cayden Brumbaugh is hitting .298 and leads the team with 10 doubles, 29 runs and eight stolen bases in 35 starts this season.

• Max Buettenback holds a team-best .987 OPS and has totaled six doubles, five homers, 19 RBI and 17 runs in 25 games this year.

• Dylan Carey has driven in a team-high 29 runs, is tied for the team lead with six home runs and has nine doubles in 36 starts, while Riley Silva is batting .268 and is second on the team with a .422 on-base percentage.

• Tyler Stone is hitting .253 with eight doubles, six homers and 20 runs driven in, while Cael Frost has slugged four doubles and six home runs and is second on the team with 22 RBI this season.

• Joshua Overbeek is up to 10 extra-base hits on the season after homering twice last weekend at Iowa, while Will Jesske has recorded three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored in 28 games.

Huskers in the Pen

• Luke Broderick has earned two wins and seven saves in 14 appearances, totaling 21 punchouts in 16 innings.

• Drew Christo has pitched in a team-high 17 games with a 1-1 record and a save, recording a 6.35 ERA over 28.1 innings. He has struck out 32 batters and walked 13 while holding hitters to a .257 hitting clip.

• Caleb Clark has logged 12 innings in 13 relief outings with 10 strikeouts and five walks.

• Casey Daiss has pitched 11 innings in 10 relief appearances with a 1.64 ERA, allowing just two earned runs on 11 hits with 10 punchouts.

• Jalen Worthley has a 2-0 record in 12 appearances over 16.2 innings with 12 strikeouts, while Carson Jasa is 2-2 in 18.2 innings over 11 outings with 24 punchouts.

• TJ Coats has tossed 10.1 innings with 14 strikeouts in seven appearances, including three starts.

• Gavin Blachowicz has made nine appearances with a 4.26 ERA in 12.2 innings of work. The freshman has struck out 12 and allowed six earned run on 13 hits.

• Grant Cleavinger has made 10 relief appearances, picking up 12 strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work.

• Tucker Timmerman has made two appearances out of the bullpen, allowing one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts and no walks across five innings.

• Pryce Bender is 1-0 in 12.1 innings across 10 relief appearances, while Colin Nowaczyk has struck out seven in seven innings of action across seven relief outings.

• Blake Encarnacion has thrown 3.0 scoreless innings over seven relief outings, allowing no hits and striking out four.