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Nebraska baseball junior outfielder Robby Bolin
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Nebraska baseball captured its third Big Ten series victory of the season over the weekend.
The Huskers (21-23 overall, 9-12 Big Ten) took two of three over Maryland after stumbling in the opener on the road Friday night.
Winning two straight, though, gives Nebraska a boost of momentum – especially coming off a 21-run explosion in the Sunday finale – as it hosts Kansas State tonight.
This will be the third matchup of the year between the pair of former Big 12 foes. The Wildcats (26-18, 12-9 Big 12) won both of the previous matchups, winning 9-6 at the Frisco Classic on March 2 and then taking a 12-8 victory in Manhattan on March 25.
Below is a preview of Round 3 between Nebraska and Kansas State – with info provided by Nebraska Athletics – with the Huskers looking to get some revenge.
Nebraska vs. Kansas State: How to watch, stream, listen
TUESDAY
Time: 6 p.m. CT
TV/Streaming: BTN
Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App
Stadium: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park in Lincoln
Pitching: RHP TuckerTimmerman (0-1, 6.39 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Duke (2-2, 4.39 ERA)
Follow the games
>> Tuesday's midweek matchup with Kansas State can be seen on the Big Ten Network, with Larry Punteney and Jeff Leise on the call.
>> Fans can also listen to Ben McLaughlin and Nick Handley call the action Tuesday night 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. Kansas State: Series history
>> Nebraska and Kansas State have met 293 times on the diamond, with the Huskers holding a 174-119 advantage in the all-time series over the Wildcats.
>> K-State has two victories over the Big Red this season, collecting wins of 9-6 at the Frisco Classic and 12-8 in Manhattan.
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Nebraska baseball pitcher Jalen Worthley
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***Nebraska Game Notes***
Nebraska's highest-scoring game in Bolt Era
>> Nebraska recorded its highest-scoring game under head coach Will Bolt in the Huskers' 21-5 seven-inning, run-rule victory at Maryland on Sunday afternoon.
>> The 21 runs in Sunday's series finale marked the first time the Huskers have totaled 20-plus runs since opening the 2019 campaign with a 21-6 win at UC Riverside.
>> The Huskers have scored 17-plus runs nine times in six seasons under Bolt, including three games with 19-or-more runs.
Big bats over last 10
>> Led by four Huskers hitting .350-or-better in the last 10 games, the Husker offense holds a .307 batting average with 45 extra-base hits in Nebraska's last 10 games.
>> JoshuaOverbeek has powered the Huskers with a .405 batting average, hitting four home runs and driving in a team-high 16 RBI while posting a .811 slugging percentage.
>> CaydenBrumbaugh has been a spark plug at the top of the lineup, batting .400 with 12 hits, 11 runs scored and a .558 on-base percentage boosted by 11 walks drawn.
>> GabeSwansen has delivered in key moments, hitting .375 with nine hits, including three doubles and two homers, and tallying 12 RBI.
>> CaseSanderson has provided consistent production, batting .357 with 10 hits, five RBI and a .438 on-base percentage.
Swansen's career day
>> GabeSwansen matched his career-high totals in hits, runs and doubles and set a new career high in RBI in Nebraska's 21-5 win at Maryland in seven innings on Sunday.
>> Swansen went 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, two doubles, seven RBI and three runs scored in the series finale against the Terrapins.
>> With the seven runs driven in, the senior became the first Husker since Josh Scheffert in 2012 to tally seven RBI in a game.
Six shooters
>> Nebraska is 123-27 under head coach WillBolt when scoring at least six runs.
>> The Big Red have scored six-plus runs in 19 of the 21 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), Iowa (6-4), Creighton (6-3), Northwestern (14-4) and Maryland (7-2, 21-5).
>> 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.
Offensive outburst in Big Ten play
>> Since joining the Big Ten in 2012, Nebraska has scored 30-plus runs in a three-game conference series 10 times after last weekend's series win at Maryland.
>> The Big Red totaled its fifth-highest Big Ten series total after racking up 33 runs against the Terrapins in College Park last weekend.
Lockdown Luke
>> Junior LukeBroderick enters Tuesday night tied for ninth nationally and is one of 16 closers with at least nine saves on the season.
>> Broderick holds a 2-1 record and nine saves with a 4.19 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 19.1 innings across 17 appearances this season.
>> The Omaha, Neb., native's nine saves are the most by a Husker reliever since Spencer Schwellenbach (10) in 2021.
>> Broderick is one save shy of reaching ninth on the single-season charts at NU and becoming the 12th Husker reliever in program history to reach double-digit saves in a season.
Youth movement on the bump this month
>> True freshmen BlakeEncarnacion, GavinBlachowicz and PryceBender have put up strong numbers in the month of April for the NU bullpen.
>> The trio have totaled a combined 2.81 ERA, allowing five earned runs across 16 combined innings of work in 15 total appearances.
>> Bender picked up the first two wins of his career in Nebraska's midweek matchups against No. 22 Kansas and Creighton.
Silva HBP tracker
>> RileySilva has been hit by pitch 41 times in his two seasons as a Husker, which sits sixth all-time in program history.
>> Silva is five away from tying Kale Kiser (2009-12) in fifth and six shy of Kash Kalkowski (2009-13) and Bryan Peters (2010-13) in third.
All stats & info provided by Nebraska Athletics
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