#1 NEBRASKA vs Grand Canyon Preview – NCAA Lincoln Regional Game 3: How To Watch/Listen & More

TL;DR

Nebraska faces Grand Canyon in NCAA Lincoln Regional Game 3. The game features strong pitching from both teams and a potent offense from GCU.

Key points

Nebraska faces Grand Canyon in NCAA Lincoln Regional Game 3
Grand Canyon has a 53-8 record and a potent offense
Oakley Vickers is a key pitcher for Grand Canyon
Jordy Frahm leads Nebraska with 11 saves this season

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Game 2 vs Grand Canyon – THINGS TO LOOK FOR:

Grand Canyon may not have played the toughest schedule (SOS #111), but it’s hard to fake your way to a 53-8 record. They were ranked for most of the season and, like the Huskers, won their conference’s regular season and conference tournament titles.
Oakley Vickers is the Antelope’s ace, but unlike South Dakota, GCU has a very deep staff and likely will not lean on Vickers to start every game. Natalie Fritz, Taryn Batterton and Abi Jones are all very effective and threw significant innings in 2026.
Oakley Vickers should also be a shoo-in for the Lincoln regional’s Coolest Name team.
The Mountain West Tourney is double-elimination (Big 10 is single) and after losing their second game, GCU had to battle back through the loser bracket to finish with a 4-1 record. In that run, their pitching staff would start Vickers, then go with a committee approach in the following games. Don’t be surprised to see that in today’s game – but fully expect to see Vickers close out a close one – much like Jordy Frahm.
Also, unlike South Dakota, GCU has a potent offense (.319 BA) with power (89 HR’s) comparable to Nebraska’s (Yes, against lesser competition) and lots of speed (79 SB’s). The ‘Skers may not want to go the come-from-behind route in this one. Ok, wait, they did it against UCLA.
You be you, Nebraska.
Jordy Frahm closed out yesterday’s game with her nation-leading 11th save. The Shohei Ohtani comparisons are now insufficient. She’s Freddie Freeman, Bob Gibson AND Mariano Rivera all rolled into one.
Today, she picks up where she left off Friday evening, the bats get going earlier and the Huskers win another lower-scoring game. Huskers 5 GCU 2. And yes, yesterday’s prediction wasn’t even close. If I was any good at these, I would be gambling professionally, not writing.