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Ducks Win Another Close One Over Nebraska 5-4

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April 12, 2026

Ducks Win Another Close One Over Nebraska 5-4

Everybody knew that this was a big series coming in. Anytime you get a couple of ranked teams together in a conference battle, there is going to be a big game feel. That was the case in Eugene this weekend, and with this being the rubber game, the atmosphere was tense.

When the dust cleared, Oregon took home a 5-4 win, primarily on the shoulders of two homeruns hit by Duck freshman Angel Laya. He accounted for three of the five Oregon runs.

Nebraska took a 1-0 in the top of the first when the very hot Case Sanderson hit his third homerun in two days.

Cooper Katskee had a much better first inning than his last couple of starts going three-up and three-down, but his struggles ended up coming in the second today thanks to Laya. Drew Smith had led the inning off with a double and scored when Laya hit his first blast. Oregon up 2-0.

Rhett Stokes got it going again for the Cornhuskers leading off the top of the third inning against Duck starter Cal Scalari. He chopped a single right in front of the plate that took a wicked bounce that catcher Burke Lee-Mabeus could not field in time to make a throw.

With Stokes on first, Mac Moyer got on base for the second time in as many at-bats, this time on a walk. Catcher Jeter Worthley stepped in and laced a double to the wall in leftfield to score Stokes and Moyer. Moyer scored from first base and made a beautiful slide at home to avoid a tag.

Worthley hustled home for Nebraska’s fourth run of the game on a Sanderson single. Going to the bottom of the third the Cornhuskers held a 4-2 lead. That held until Oregon put up three of their own in the sixth. Laya had his second homerun of Katskee to make it 4-3.

After giving up a single to the next batter, Katskee was pulled for Grant Cleavinger. The lefty had not given up a hit all season, but today Mabeus smacked a double that drove in the tying run. Coach Childress then brought in midweek starter Gavin Blachowicz.

Blachowicz came out of the bullpen for the first time this season and struggled to find the strike zone early on, surrendering the go ahead run when Naulivou Lauki reached on a fielder’s choice, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Jack Brooks’ first hit of the series. Oregon was now up 5-4 and that was how it would end.

Nebraska did not score another run after their three-run third and only had three hits from that point forward. Reliever Tanner Bradley in particular made it really tough on Cornhusker hitters, and closer Devin Bell pretty much shut the door on them.

One had to wonder how the teams would handle the big-game emotions today, particularly when things got hot during the coaches and umpire meeting before the game even started. Both coaches were reportedly animated and Will Bolt most likely was trying to impress on the umpires how important it was going to be to keep this game under control.

Both teams played hard today and kept things in check until the seventh inning when Rhett Stokes went in hard to second base on what was the front end of a double play by the Ducks. He came up chest to chest with Ryan Cooney and words were exchanged. It appeared there was a little chest bump as well, but none-the-less, Oregon players stormed out of the dugout.

Nothing ended up happening and players were quickly split up and ushered back to the dugout. Apparently, Nebraska players did not leave the dugout, though an angle was not shown on the live stream to confirm it.

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Nebraska baseball falls to 16th-ranked Kansas

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8 hours ago

April 22, 2026

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Nebraska baseball falls to 16th-ranked Kansas

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska baseball team lost to Kansas 9-7 on Tuesday in front of a record crowd at Hoglund Park. The Huskers took an early lead on an RBI single by National Freshman of the Week Drew Grego. After giving up three unanswered runs, Nebraska rallied to go back in front on a 3rd-inning single by Will Jesske. Both Grego and Jesske finished with two hits in the game.

Kansas, however, took control in the middle innings. The Jayhawks got home runs from Tyson Owens and Josh Dykoff in the sixth frame. Both round-trippers came off NU relief pitcher Ty Horn. Kansas added insurance in the 7th inning before a late rally by the Huskers.

Nebraska trimmed a five-run deficit to two, but couldn’t complete the comeback on the road.

The Huskers’ loss is their second to the Jayhawks this season. Nebraska’s record drops to 31-10 overall.

Will Bolt’s team returns to action on Friday at Illinois. Game one is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in Champaign.

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Nebraska jumps up to No. 2 in college softball Power 10 rankings

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April 21, 2026

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Nebraska jumps up to No. 2 in college softball Power 10 rankings

April 21, 2026

Check out Michella Chester’s updated college softball Power 10 rankings for the week of April 21, which sees Nebraska rise to No. 2 behind an 11-game win streak.

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Mental health by the numbers in Nebraska

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April 21, 2026

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Mental health by the numbers in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A deeper look tonight as First Alert 6 continues to dig deeper into the state of mental health care in Nebraska and possible solutions, ever since last week’s two instances involving law enforcement.

A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy was shot responding to a domestic call. Investigators said the suspect, Brian Huggins, had a history of behavioral health issues. Huggins died by suicide.

And then Noemi Guzman, who police say kidnapped a 3-year-old from inside an Omaha Walmart and cut him in the arm and face with a stolen kitchen knife. Omaha police officers shot and killed her before she could strike again.

Guzman had been on a court-ordered mental health treatment plan since last summer for her schizophrenia. According to court records, psychiatrists determined she could live in the community. Remember, this was after she was arrested for setting her father’s house on fire and threatening a priest with a knife.

Monitoring system

We wanted to know who is part of the system monitoring those who may not be following their mental health treatment plan and are a risk to others or themselves. When that happens, the Board of Mental Health will often notify the local sheriff so a warrant can be issued and deputies can track the individual down.

Here are the numbers since 2023:

In 2023, 842 warrants were issued for those not following their treatment plans according to the Board of Mental Health. In 2024, 756. In 2025, 690. So far in 2026, 190.

But out of these 2,500 warrants, 85% of them didn’t have a second warrant, meaning deputies picked them up, got them back into treatment and the individuals continued to thrive after the one hiccup.

But in 15% of these cases, the individuals messed up again and had another warrant issued by the Board of Mental Health. Twenty-five individuals had five or more issued in Douglas County.

Sheriff Hanson said there has to be a better way, a more team approach for this.

One model to explore is the way Nebraska’s problem-solving courts work like drug court and veterans’ treatment court where experts from a variety of stakeholders help individuals who are on the fringes to do everything to make them productive citizens.

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