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BSB Midweek Series Preview: Nebraska at Pepperdine

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March 18, 2025

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BSB Midweek Series Preview: Nebraska at Pepperdine

Nebraska baseball is once again limping its way into a midweek series.

The Huskers (7-11, 1-5 Big Ten) got somewhat back on track two weeks ago when it won the Game 3 home series finale against Washington to halt a four-game losing streak. Then, they rattled off a pair of midweek home wins over Wichita State to get things rolling.

The momentum was short lived.

Nebraska traveled to California and was promptly swept by UCLA over the weekend, giving the Huskers five losses in their first six conference games.

The Huskers remain on a West Coast swing, now traveling to face Pepperdine (4-14, 0-0 WCC) for a two-game midweek series on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here is a look at the two-game set as Nebraska hopes to get back on the winning side of things ahead of a three-game series at USC over the upcoming weekend.

Nebraska @ Pepperdine: How to watch, stream, listen

TUESDAY

Time: 5 p.m. CT

Pitching: RHP Carson Jasa (1-1, 4.00 ERA) vs. TBA

TV/Streaming: ESPN+

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

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SATURDAY

Time: 5 p.m. CT

Pitching: RHP TJ Coats (0-0, 8.31 ERA) vs. TBA

TV/Streaming: ESPN+

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

>> Both games will be played at Eddy D. Field in Malibu, Calif.

Follow the games

>> Both of the midweek contests at Pepperdine can be seen on ESPN+.

>> Fans can also listen to Ben McLaughlin and Nick Handley call the action this week in Malibu 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. Pepperdine: Series History

>> Through four all-time meetings, the Huskers and Waves are deadlocked at two victories each.

>> Nebraska and Pepperdine last met on the diamond in the 1985 NCAA Western 1 Regional in Palo Alto, Calif., where they split two games against each other.

>> Nebraska is 1-0 all-time in Malibu against the Waves after picking up a 3-2 win at Pepperdine on March 18, 1979.

Nebraska Game Notes

Midweek Starters

>> Carson Jasa is set to make his second career collegiate start at Pepperdine on Tuesday afternoon, while TJ Coats is set to make his second start at Nebraska against the Waves on Wednesday afternoon.

>> Jasa fired five shutout innings and allowed just two hits and a walk with a career-high eight strikeouts in Nebraska’s 10-1 win against Wichita State last week.

>> Coats has made three appearances on the season, including his first start with the Huskers last week against Wichita State. The sophomore pitched a season-high two innings and struck out a season-high three batters against the Shockers.

Lucky Number 6

>> Nebraska is 110-23 under head coach Will Bolt when scoring at least six runs.

>> The Big Red have scored six-plus runs in six of the seven victories this season, defeating No. 16 Vanderbilt (6-4), San Diego State (13-0), Louisiana (6-1), Washington (6-2) and Wichita State (10-1).

>> 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.

Top Bats in Husker Lineup

>> Devin Nunez is slashing .348/.400/.543 with a team-leading three homers, 10 RBI and eight runs scored in 14 games, including 10 starts this season.

>> Cayden Brumbaugh has scored a team-high 15 runs and is second on the team with a .324 batting average while tallying a team-high seven multi-hit contests this season.

>> Case Sanderson is hitting .250 with a pair of doubles and has drawn a team-leading 12 walks this season, while Will Jesske is batting .250 with two doubles, a triple and six runs scored on the year.

>> Dylan Carey has a team-high five doubles and is second on the team with seven extra-base hits this season, followed by Gabe Swansen with three doubles, five extra-base hits and a team-leading 14 RBI.

>> Joshua Overbeek and Rhett Stokes have split time in the lineup this season. Overbeek has doubled three times and scored seven runs, while Stokes has pieced together a pair of multi-hit performances this year.

>> Max Buettenback is one of six Huskers with multiple homers on the year, homering twice this season and scoring nine runs in 35 at-bats.

>> Cael Frost has appeared in 16 games, making 14 starts, and has reached base safely in 15 of 16 games.

Bullpen Breakdown

>> Luke Broderick has appeared in five games for the NU bullpen, picking up three saves against No. 16 Vanderbilt, Washington and Wichita State.

>> Drew Christo has appeared in a team-high eight relief appearances and struck out a season-high six hitters in three one-run innings against Washington earlier this season.

>> Jalen Worthley and Caleb Clark are tied for second on the team with seven appearances. Worthley is 1-0 in eight innings of work, while Clark has pitched 5.2 innings, allowing just two earned runs across seven appearances.

>> Casey Daiss has dealt three scoreless frames across two appearances this season, while Ryan Harrahill has toed the rubber four times this season, pitching three innings for the Big Red on the year.

>> Freshmen Pryce Bender, Colin Nowaczyk, Gavin Blachowicz and Blake Encarnacion have combined to allow just three runs in 18.1 innings in their debut season at Nebraska.

>> Grant Cleavinger tallied a season-high four punchouts in 1.2 innings of action in last week’s matchup vs. Wichita State in Lincoln.

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The western US is in a significant ‘snow drought’: what it means for neighbors in Nebraska and Iowa

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February 8, 2026

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The western US is in a significant ‘snow drought’: what it means for neighbors in Nebraska and Iowa

You may not be surprised, but winter in Nebraska and Iowa has been dry…again.

On average, we see about 16″ of snow up to early February. This winter, Omaha has received 6.5″. Not as bad as last year, but nowhere near our seasonal average. We are in a ‘snow drought’, but we are not alone.

The hotspots for snow this year have been to our east and south, leaving much of the western US high and dry. In fact, the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana are experiencing some of the driest winters on record.

Why is this? Ridging in the atmosphere has kept winter storms away from the west and favored the east. Likewise, a series of rainstorms in early January melted much of the snowpack, which means less to melt come spring.

You can see this in these two images. The first shows the “snow water equivalent (SWE)” over the west, which is the water content in the snowpack. The numbers are in %. Anything below 100% is below average, anything above 100% is above average. This time last year, much of the West was seeing above-average snowpacks.

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2025 Snow Water Equivalent numbers over the western United States.

This year, nearly every station is well below average.

2026 SWE in West.png — 2026 Snow Water Equivalent map for the western United States

This is shown in the satellite imagery of the western US snowpack. Last year, the snowpack was quite healthy.

2025 Satellite Image.jpg — Satellite image from 2025 depicting a healthy snowpack over the western US (NOTE: Some of the white is due to cloud cover)

This year, it’s a much different story, with only the tallest mountains having any snow.

2026 Satellite Image.jpg — Satellite image from 2026 depicting a barren snowpack over the western US (NOTE: Some of the white is due to cloud cover)

So, what does this mean for Nebraska and Iowa? In the short-term, disappointed skiiers, sledders, and kids, alongside happy drivers.

However, in the long term, the lack of moisture out west could be a serious concern.

Take the Platte River in Nebraska. The Platte gets a lot of its water from snow runoff in Colorado and Wyoming. If those states see little snow, there is less water that flows into the river. Since the reservoirs in Nebraska are already low, this could create some water issues come the summer.

Likewise, runoff into the Missouri River will be lower, with the Army Corps of Engineers predicting a lower runoff in 2026. This could impact river levels, which widens into impacted river travel & recreational activities.

While this sounds doom and gloom now, it’s only early February. We are just entering the snowiest time of the season for many of these places. All we need is a pattern change, and the snow issues out west could go away. Time will tell.

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HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – We’ll Take That Split: #9 Nebraska Upsets #1 Texas 8-5!!

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February 8, 2026

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HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – We’ll Take That Split: #9 Nebraska Upsets #1 Texas 8-5!!

As much as people think Jordy Frahm was unbeatable on the mound last season, I can assure you she was not.

There was the 1/3 of an inning 6-run beating at Ohio State. And there was a 3rd inning 5-run meltdown at Iowa City which included her drilling 3 straight Hawkeyes – although I 100% understand the urge. And then she had similar experience last night in San Antonio being run after allowing 6 runs in 3 innings against Texas in the 15-10 loss.

But if there’s one thing that all of these outlier performances have in common, it’s a return to All-American for Jordy in her very next appearance and Saturday afternoon was no different. When start Alexis Jensen struggled, Frahm moved from 1st base to the circle replacing her in the bottom of the 4th with an 8-5 lead (more on that below).

She gave up an immediate double to Jaycie Nichols. After a strikeout, the speedy Kayden Henry bunted her way on and then promptly stole 2nd putting runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out.

Time to get to work. Frahm first struck out Viviana Martinez. Then Reece Atwood drove a ball to left which the charging Natalia Hill slid and caught to end the threat. In the bottom of the 5th, another bunt single and then a bad snap throw pickoff attempt put a Horns runner at 3rd again with one down. Liners to 2nd and right ended that scare. Jordy finally got a 3-up 3-down inning in the 6th.

Then she turned up the fire for the bottom of 7.

First it was a ground out to Lauren Camenzind at 2nd base. Then it was just mow them down time. Two straight strikeouts – and just coming right at Texas with the heat on the two-strike counts. Final line for Frahm: 4 IP 3 H’s scattered 5 K’s 0 BB’s.

Nebraska 8 #1 & defending national champ Texas 5

But this wasn’t just the Jordy show…although she did get it started with her bat by blasting a 1-0 pitch well over the center field fence for a leadoff homer and a 1-0 lead. Ava Kuszak, who went hitless on Friday, immediately busted that streak with a 3-run shot to up the margin to 4.

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Texas got 2 back in the bottom half, but Nebraska erupted again for 4 more runs in the 3rd, this time with Emmerson unloading a long 3-run shot of her own followed by Lauren Camenzind going deep for the second time in two days. The Huskers took an 8-2 lead, but Texas again got to Jensen in the bottom cutting the lead to 8-5 courtesy of yet another 3-run homer, this time by Leighann Good.

But that would do it for both teams and Nebraska would grab a huge signature win in their first of several weekends of murderer’s row competition.

Alexis Jensen after a Jekyll (10 K’s) and Hyde (4 HR’s surrendered) against Washington improved somewhat against the #1 Longhorns’ brutal lineup. She struck out 6 in 3 innings, while giving up 8 hits and, to be fair, there were a few bunts and bleeders in there. She did still get some pitches up in the zone deep into counts when a ball or a walk would’ve been fine. However, she cut the homers from 4 to 1 and clearly has elite stuff. She will improve.

The Husker bats showed they’re not dropping off in ‘26 after a historic 2025 as evidenced by strapping a combined 18 runs in the two games on Texas in addition to the 8 versus Washington. Ava Kuszak led the way Saturday with a 2-for-4 3-RBI 2-run day.

The Huskers looked much cleaner in the field, but Jessie Farrell was a little shaky – she needs to improve on blocking pitches in the dirt to keep those in front of her. But she has a cannon and has been very close to picking runners off of first base with snap throws after the pitch. Those will come. Lauren C. with her pair of homers and continued defensive work appears to have held onto the 2nd base job for now. I had wondered if previous 2-year starter Katelyn Caneda would mount a challenge.

The Huskers will finish out the season against host Texas-San Antonio tonight and a rematch with Washington tomorrow morning at 10:05 PM.

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No. 22 Maryland Dominates Nebraska Behind 16 Points From Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu

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February 7, 2026

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No. 22 Maryland Dominates Nebraska Behind 16 Points From Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu

Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and No. 22 Maryland pulled away down the stretch for a 78-60 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

Oluchi Okananwa scored nine of the Terrapins’ 15 first-quarter points, and Maryland (19-6, 7-6 Big Ten) led 45-28 at halftime after a 30-17 second quarter.

Nebraska closed within 50-33 early in the third, but Maryland answered with Addi Mack’s layup off a steal and a Yarden Garzon 3-pointer to stretch the margin back to 52-33. The Terrapins won the third quarter, 25-18, and pushed the lead past 30 on a Rainey Welson 3-ball with 5:09 left in the period.

Okananwa had 14 points and four steals, Garzon scored 11 points with six assists and Kyndal Walker added 13 off the bench. Welson finished with a career-high 13 points.

Ozzy-Momodu added nine rebounds, and Maryland finished with a 44-22 advantage in points in the paint. The Terrapins shot 50% from the field, out-rebounded Nebraska 39-26 and forced 22 turnovers.

Logan Nissley led Nebraska (16-8, 5-8) with a career-high 22 points, including 13 by halftime, and hit six 3-pointers for her first 20-point game. Britt Prince made her 54th straight free throw in the third quarter, a Nebraska school record.

Next, Maryland hosts Penn State on Thursday, while Nebraska travels to Minnesota.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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